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Born in Santa Clara, California, Obazuaye graduated from Andrew Hill High School in nearby San Jose, California in 2002.
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He is 188 cm (6" 2") tall. Obazuaye committed to the University of Colorado Boulder, having been recruited by local colleges Santa Clara and California, as well as Iowa State and Oklahoma. Obazuaye majored in ethnic studies and played four years for the Colorado Buffaloes men"s basketball team from 2002 to 2006
Obazuaye began his professional career in the 2006-2007 season with Gipsar Stal Ostrów of the Polish Basketball League.
He averaged 3.1 points and 1.1 rebounds in 10 games.
In the 2007-2008 season, Obazuaye played for the Chester Jets of the British Basketball League. Obazuaye was the BBL"s January 2008 Player of the Month and a 2nd-Team All-Star for the season.
In the 2008-2009 season, Obazuaye played for the BBL"s Milton Keynes Lions. He averaged 18.8 points and 4.0 rebounds in BBL Trophy games and 14.4 points and 4.0 rebounds in the playoff and championship rounds.
After two seasons with the BBL, Obazuaye played for First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ahli Benghazi of the Libyan Basketball League for the 2009-2010 season.
He averaged 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. In the 2010-2011 season, Obazuaye played for another Middle East team, First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Wakrah of the Qatari Basketball League. In 2011-2012, Obazuaye played for Smouha of Egyptian Basketball Super League.
Obazuaye returned to First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Wakrah in the 2012-2013 season for 8 games, averaging 14.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 5.5 assists.
In 2013-2014, Obazuaye played for First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Jazeera of Libyan Basketball League. In 2014-2015, he played for First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Karkh of Iraqi Division I Basketball League.
He represented Nigeria at the 2007 African Championship and 2009 African Championship averaging 8.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.
