Emeka Okafor

Emeka Okafor
	Okafor during his tenure with the Washington Wizards
Personal information
Born	September 28, 1982 (age 42); Houston, Texas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school	Bellaire (Bellaire, Texas)
College	UConn (2001–2004)
NBA draft	2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
	Selected by the Charlotte Bobcats
Playing career	2004–2018
Position	Center / Power forward
Career history
2004–2009	Charlotte Bobcats
2009–2012	New Orleans Hornets
2012–2013	Washington Wizards
2017–2018	Delaware 87ers
2018	New Orleans Pelicans
Career highlights and awards
	NBA Rookie of the Year (2005); NBA All-Rookie First Team (2005); NCAA champion (2004); NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (2004); NABC Co-Player of the Year (2004); Consensus first-team All-American (2004); Third-team All-American – NABC (2003); 2× NABC Defensive Player of the Year (2003, 2004); Pete Newell Big Man Award (2004); Big East Player of the Year (2004); 2× First-team All-Big East (2003, 2004); 2× Big East Defensive Player of the Year (2003, 2004);
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's Basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi "Emeka" Okafor (born September 28, 1982) is an American professional basketball player. Okafor attended Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas and the University of Connecticut, where in 2004 he won a national championship. Okafor played for the University of Connecticut from 2001 to 2004 where he was teammates with Charlie Villanueva, Marcus Williams, Ben Gordon, Hilton Armstrong and Josh Boone, who all went on to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He majored in finance during his time at Connecticut, and he graduated with honors after three years in May 2004 with a 3.8 GPA. Okafor was named the Academic All-American of the Year in 2004 for his work on and off the court. On February 5, 2007, he was inducted to the Husky Ring Of Honor at Gampel Pavilion on the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs during halftime of the men's basketball game against the Syracuse Orange as part of a ceremony which recognized personal accomplishments of 13 former players and 3 coaches.