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Emeka Okafor is an American basketball player who competed as a power forward and center. Born in Houston in 1982, he was educated at the University of Connecticut, where he played for the UConn Huskies men's basketball team. He was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets and began his professional career in 2004.
Okafor played in the National Basketball Association and the NBA G League for teams including the Washington Wizards, New Orleans Pelicans, and Philadelphia 76ers. His work period ended in 2018. He received the NBA Rookie of the Year Award and represented the United States in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2003 Pan American Games.
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Key facts
- 2018
- New Orleans Pelicans
- Born
- ( 1982-09-28 ) September 28, 1982 (age 43) , Houston, Texas , U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
- Listed weight
- 255 lb (116 kg)
- High school
- Bellaire ( Bellaire, Texas )
- College
- UConn (2001–2004)
- Nba draft
- 2004 : 1st round, 2nd overall pick
- Drafted by
- Charlotte Bobcats
- Playing career
- 2004–2013; 2017–2020
- Position
- Center / power forward
- 2004 2009
- Charlotte Bobcats
- 2009 2012
- New Orleans Hornets
- 2012 2013
- Washington Wizards
- 2017 2018
- Delaware 87ers
- 2019 2020
- Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
- Points
- 7,370 (12.0 ppg)
- Rebounds
- 5,967 (9.7 rpg)
- Blocks
- 1,003 (1.6 bpg)
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Position
- Forward/Center
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Okafor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Houston
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Native language
- English language
- Participant in
- 2003 Pan American Games
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- UConn Huskies men's basketball
- Position played
- center
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 114
- Image
- Emeka Okafor Washington at Orlando 002.jpg
- Height
- 208
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- Commons category
- Emeka Okafor
- date of birth
- 1982-09-28
- drafted by
- Charlotte Hornets
- end of work period
- 2018-00-00
- start of work period
- 2004-00-00
- pronunciation
- eh-MEEK-ah OH-ka-for
- social media followers
- 19478
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Encyclopedic overview
Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi "Emeka" Okafor (pronunciation; born September 28, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Okafor attended Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas and the University of Connecticut, where in 2004 he won a national championship. In his first season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2004–05, Okafor played for the Charlotte Bobcats and was named Rookie of the Year. He was traded to the New Orleans Hornets in 2009 and was then dealt to the Washington Wizards in 2012. However, a herniated disc in his neck caused Okafor to miss four consecutive seasons from 2013 to 2017 before being medically cleared to play.
Early life
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