Bio:
Personal -
Averaged 12.2 points and 11.4 rebounds per game as senior
for Rebels...Helped team to 15-12 win-loss mark and was
named team’s Most Valuable Player as well as Defensive
Player of Year...Also tabbed team’s Defensive Player of Year
as junior in addition to being honorable-mention
all-conference selection.Side
Facts -
Full
name: Chukwuemeka Chikwelu Okafor...Age: 18 (born October
24, 1990 in Lagos, Nigeria)...Son of Emeka Okafor Sr. and
Patience Okafor...Has two brothers, Nonso (21) and T.J.
(15), and two sisters, Chinealo (19) and Ral (10)...Third
cousin of Charlotte Bobcats forward Emeka Okafor, who played
collegiately at Connecticut and was No. 2 overall pick in
the 2004 NBA draft...Other interests include reading,
weightlifting and video games...Planning to major in
biology/pre-med. |
