New York Knicks Logo
Precious Achiuwa Headshot

New York Knicks | #5 | Forward

Precious

Achiuwa

PPG

7.6

RPG

6.6

APG

1.3

PIE

9.5

HEIGHT

6'8" (2.03m)

WEIGHT

243lb (110kg)

COUNTRY

Nigeria

LAST ATTENDED

Memphis

AGE

25 years

BIRTHDATE

September 19, 1999

DRAFT

2020 R1 Pick 20

EXPERIENCE

4 Years

6'8" | 243lb | 25 years

DRAFT

2020 R1 Pick 20

BIRTHDATE

September 19, 1999

COUNTRY

Nigeria

LAST ATTENDED

Memphis

EXPERIENCE

4 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

AS A PROFESSIONAL: Averaging 7.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 19.9 minutes in 263 career NBA games (62 starts) with New York, Toronto and Miami … Shooting .481 (820-1704) from the field, .307 (111-362) from three-point distance and .608 (290-477) at the foul line…Has scored in double figures in 94 games and 20+ points seven times … Has collected 10 or more rebounds in 37 games … Owns 28 career double-doubles … Selected to participate in the Rising Stars Game as part of NBA All-Star as both a rookie (2021) and sophomore (2022) – the game was not played in 2021 … Playoffs: Averaging 6.4 points, 4.1 rebounds over 20.2 minutes in 18 career postseason contests (three starts) … Shooting .495 (49-99) from the floor…Has scored 20+ points once and 10+ points three times in the playoffs … In three games (all starts) with the Raptors’ entry at NBA Summer League 2021 in Las Vegas, averaged 16.7 points, a team-high 7.3 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and 26.1 minutes … Shot 60 percent (21-35) from the field … Scored 19 points Aug. 12 vs. Houston … Recorded lone double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds Aug. 11 against Golden State

2023-24 (Knicks/Raptors): Averaged 7.6 points on 50.1 percent shooting, 6.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 0.9 blocks…Recorded nine double-doubles this season…Recorded a season-high 23 points, 14 rebounds, with a season-high 10 offensive rebounds in 43 mins against Orlando (Feb. 14)…Registered eight points, a season-high 17 rebounds and three blocks against Houston (Feb. 12)…Amassed 12 points, 16 rebounds with eight offensive rebounds, a season-high four steals, and two blocks…Recorded 15 points, 14 rebounds, four assists, a career-high five blocks and two steals vs. Orlando (Mar. 8). Achiuwa became the sixth player this season, to record 15+ points, 14+ rebounds, two+ steals, and five+ blocks in a game, joining Anthony Davis, Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Victor Wembanyama, and Daniel Gafford. Achiuwa also became the third Knick in team history, and the first Knick since 1996, to record 15+ points, 14+ rebounds, at least four assists, at least five blocks, and at least two steals. He joined Patrick Ewing (last: 1996) and Bob McAdoo (1978) as the only Knicks to record this stat line.…In 18 starts this season, he tallied 12.5 points on 53 percent shooting, 9.5 rebounds, 3.9 offensive rebounds, and 1.8 blocks in 36.5 minutes.

CAREER HIGHS: MINUTES—43 (three times); 3PT FGM---5 (Toronto vs. Philadelphia); REBOUNDS—22 (Toronto at Miami Oct. 24, 2022); REBOUNDS w/NY---17 (Feb. 12, 2024 at Houston); ASSISTS—5 (four times); STEALS---5 (Toronto vs. Charlotte Jan. 12 2023); BLOCKS---5 (Mar. 8 vs. Orlando); POINTS---27 (Jan. 28, 2023 Toronto at Portland);

BEFORE NBA

AS A COLLEGIAN: 2019-20 (Memphis): Played one season at Memphis (2019-20), averaging 15.8 points, 10.8 rebounds (led AAC), 1.9 blocks and 30.4 minutes in 31 games (all starts) … Shot .493 (182-369) from the floor … Totaled 334 rebounds - second most by a freshman in Tigers history … Voted the American Athletic Conference (ACC) Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year, becoming the first player in conference history to win both awards in the same season … Additional accolades included All-AAC First Team, All-AAC Freshman Team and NABC All-District 24 First Team … Scored in double figures in 27 games, including 20 or more 10 times … Led all freshmen nationally with 18 double-doubles and was the only freshman to average a double-double … Scored a season-high 25 points twice: Mar. 8 at Houston and Nov. 23 vs. Mississippi … Recorded 22 points and a season-best 22 rebounds Feb. 29 at Tulane.

PERSONAL LIFE

Name is pronounced Precious ah-CHEW-uh ... Wears the number five because he has five siblings - God’s gift, God’swill, Peace, Grace and Promise ... Parents, Eunice and Donatus are Pentecostal ministers ... Represented Nigeria at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, averaging 8.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 18.4 minutes in three games during the group phase … Was a McDonald’s All-American in 2019 ... Growing up in Africa, participated in Masai Ujiri’s Giants of Africa Camp and the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders program.