Kario Oquendo (born January 28, 2000) is an American

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player for the

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of the

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. He previously played for the Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers,

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, and

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High school career

Oquendo attended both

Titusville High School Titusville High School is part of the Brevard Public Schools System. It is located at 150 Terrier Trail South, Titusville, Florida. History In 1927, Titusville High School was founded at the current location, the first building devoted solely t ...

and

Astronaut High School Astronaut High School is located in Brevard County, in the city of Titusville, Florida, United States. It is part of the Brevard County School District. The school's name comes from its location, near the Kennedy Space Center. The school was b ...

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. As a junior, Oquendo averaged 21.2 points and 8.3 rebounds per game leading his team to a 20–6 record. He would forgo his senior season and enroll at

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College career

Florida SouthWestern State

Oquendo played one season at Florida SouthWestern State. As a freshman, he averaged 13.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. He decided to transfer. He had offers from

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, and Marquette but he ultimately transferred to

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Georgia

Oquendo scored 24 points in a 82–79 upset win over

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. He scored a then career-high 28 points vs

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in an 88–72 defeat. He would later best that vs

Texas A&M Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...

with a 33 point showing resulting in an 91–77 defeat. Oquendo would enter the transfer portal, but he ultimately returned to Georgia. The following season, Oquendo averaged 12.7 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. On March 21, 2023, he announced his decision to enter the transfer portal, and enter his name into the

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Oregon

On April 21, 2023, Oquendo announced his decision to transfer to the

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. In his lone season at Oregon, Oquendo appeared in 36 games, averaging 7.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and one assist per game. Following the season, he entered the transfer portal for the third time.

SMU

On April 19, 2024, Oquendo announced his decision to transfer to

Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a Private university, private research university in Dallas, Texas, United States, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico. SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, ...

to play for the

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , style="text-align:left;", Florida SouthWestern , 23 , , 10 , , 22.2 , , .554 , , .403 , , .696 , , 3.8 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , .5 , , 13.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;",

, 31 , , 31 , , 29.5 , , .453 , , .272 , , .712 , , 4.3 , , .8 , , 1.2 , , .5 , , 15.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , style="text-align:left;",

, 29 , , 28 , , 25.4 , , .392 , , .267 , , .747 , , 2.6 , , .6 , , .5 , , .3 , , 12.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , style="text-align:left;",

, 36 , , 3 , , 17.7 , , .459 , , .333 , , .660 , , 2.4 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , .3 , , 7.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2024–25 , style="text-align:left;", SMU , 35 , , 12 , , 23.5 , , .494 , , .423 , , .814 , , 3.3 , , 1.0 , , .9 , , .3 , , 11.2

References

External links

SMU Mustangs bioOregon Ducks bioGeorgia Bulldogs bioFlorida SouthWestern Buccaneers bio
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