Emmanuel Andújar

Emmanuel “Emmy” Andújar (born on January 27, 1992) is an American-Puerto Rican basketball for Cariduros de Fajardo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He also represents Puerto Rico internationally. Earlier, Andújar played college basketball for the Manhattan Jaspers.

Emmanuel Andújar
No. 22 – Cariduros de Fajardo
PositionSmall forward
LeagueBSN
Personal information
Born (1992-01-27) January 27, 1992
The Bronx, New York City, NY, USA
NationalityAmerican / Puerto Rican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolRice High School
College
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Força Lleida CE
2016–2017Palencia Baloncesto
2017–2018Capitanes de Ciudad de México
2018–2020Santeros de Aguada
2020–2022Cariduros de Fajardo
2022–2023Real Estelí
2023–presentCariduros de Fajardo
Career highlights and awards
  • BSN champion (2019)
  • Third-team All-America East (2018)
  • America East Defensive Player of the Year (2018)
  • 2× America East All-Defensive Team (2017, 2018)

Early life

Andújar played four years at Rice High School and helped guide the Raiders to the 2011 CHSAA class AA championship game. As a senior he averaged 12.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game and was named to the All-CHSAA Second Team. He was also selected to the New York Daily News All-Manhattan Second Team.[1]

College career

(2011-2012) As a freshman, Andújar averaged 8.5 points per game. He was selected to the MAAC All-Rookie team. As a sophomore, he played all 29 games. He averaged 7.8 points per game and 5.0 rebounds per game. As a junior, he averaged 8.6 points per game and 5.3 rebounds per game. He was selected to the MAAC All-Tournament team. As a senior, he started 31 of 32 games, making a jump across the board in production. He averaged 16.3 points per game, 7.6 rebounds per game, and 3.5 assists per game, earning a spot on the MAAC First team. He also earned All-MET and All-Tournament honors in the postseason.[1]

Professional career

Andujar began his professional career in the Liga Española de Baloncesto (Spain) with ICG Forca Leída. In 28 games, he averaged 10.7 points per game, 6.3 rebounds per game and 2.1 assists per game.[2]

He played in Puerto Rico with Atenienses de Manatí for five games and then with Santeros de Aguada for the next three seasons. In 2019, he won the BSN championship. In 2021, the team was moved to Fajardo. With Cariduros de Fajardo, he averaged 13.8 points per game, 6.5 rebounds per game, and 2.9 assists per game in 30 games.[2]

National Team career

Andújar first represented Puerto Rico in U18.[3] In the summer of 2021, he was selected to represent the men’s senior team in the trials in Belgrade, Serbia to advance to Tokyo, Japan for the 2021 Olympics.[4]

Personal life

In 2018, Andújar was diagnosed with cancer. Eighteen months later, he returned to basketball to play for Puerto Rico in the aforementioned Pan-Am games.[5]

Andújar is the son José Andújar and Migdalia Ortiz. He has three brothers; Franklin, Christopher and José. He lost his older brother, José, while he was a freshman in college.[5] He graduated with a degree in communications.[6]

References
  1. "Emmy Andujar - Men's Basketball". Manhattan College Athletics. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  2. Proballers. "Emmy Andujar, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  3. "Good PR: Rice's Andujar impressed on international stage this summer". New York Post. 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  4. "Puerto Rico announced its pre-selection for the Olympic playoff with many doubts and without JJ Barea". Amico Hoops. 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  5. "Forget cancer – Emmy Andújar is an all-around hero". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  6. "Emmy Andujar - Men's Basketball". Manhattan College Athletics. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
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