Eyassu Worku (Amharic: እያሱ ወርቁ; born 18 October 1998) is an American basketball player of Ethiopian descent.
| MZT Skopje | |
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| Position | Guard |
| League | Macedonian First League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 18 October 1998 Los Alamitos, California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Listed weight | 174 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Los Alamitos High School |
| College |
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| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020 | Zadar |
| 2021 | Zabok |
| 2021–2022 | Gostivar |
| 2023–present | MZT Skopje |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early and personal life edit
Eyassu Worku was born in the United States to Ethiopian immigrants Shibeshi and Yodit Berhanu.[1]
Worku originally played more soccer than basketball. He completely switched to basketball in high school.[1]
Worku's former fellow UC Irvine wingman Evan Leonard is a childhood friend.[1] Just like Worku, Leonard went on to play professionally in North Macedonia.
High school and college career edit
Worku left Los Alamitos High School as its all-time leading scorer. In 2017, he led his team to an undefeated Sunset League championship.[2]
Worku played 119 games for the Los Alamitos Griffins over four years and piled up 1,777 points, good enough for highest career total in school history, breaking Landry Fields’ record. Worku shot 44 percent from the field and 78 percent from the free-throw line.[2]
He played for the 2018–19 UC Irvine Anteaters team under head coach Russell Turner.[3] As starter at point guard, he helped his team win the 2019 Big West Conference tournament.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Whicker: UC Irvine’s Evan Leonard and Eyassu Worku hope to dance like nobody’s watching Mark Whicker (Orange County Register), 11 March 2020. Accessed 2 December 2021.
- ^ a b Los Alamitos’ Eyassu Worku is 2016 Press-Telegram boys basketball Dream Team Player of the Year Mike Guardabascio (Press-Telegram), 12 April 2016. Accessed 7 December 2021.
- ^ Bob Keisser (8 December 2018). "Eyassu Worku sparks UC Irvine to comeback victory over Montana". Orange County Register. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
External links edit
- Eyassu Worku at Eurobasket.com
- Eyassu Worku at RealGM
- Eyassu Worku at UC Irvine Anteaters
- Eyassu Worku international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- Eyassu Worku at ABA League