CC Uche

Position:
Defender
Height/Weight:
6-1 / 175
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Lawrenceville, Ga.
High School:
Collins Hill

Career Statistics

2016

2017

Career: Played in 18 games with 17 starting assignments on defense ... Totaled 1,485 minutes.

2017: Saw time in 3-0 win over Fordham (8/27) ... Played three minutes against the Rams.

2016: Started all 17 games at center back … Played 1,482 minutes … Anchored the defense to two shutouts, including a 1-0 win at No. 9 UCLA (9/2) … Went the distance in nine games … Led all Duke rookies in minutes played.

Before Duke: Played for Georgia United of the U.S. Development Academy … Played for the U16s during the 2014-15 season, starting 15 of 18 games at center back … Team finished second in the Eastern Conference with a 21-8-7 overall record … Helped Georgia United to fourth-place finish at the Academy Playoffs in 2015 … Anchored a defense that allowed the third-fewest goals in the conference … Invited to the U-17 U.S. Men’s National Team training camp in November 2015 … Spent time training in Argentina and Chile at clubs River Plate and O’Higgins.

Personal: Son of Nelson Uche and Dr. Scholar Ibezim Uche … Has three sisters, O’dez Oraedu, Ijeoma Uche and Nunso Uche … Older sister Odez played basketball at Emory University … Born March 3, 1998 in Queens, N.Y.