Emeka Okafor

Emeka Okafor
	Okafor with the Washington Wizards in 2012
Personal information
Born	September 28, 1982 (age 42); Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school	Bellaire (Bellaire, Texas)
College	UConn (2001–2004)
NBA draft	2004: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
	Selected by the Charlotte Bobcats
Playing career	2004–2013; 2017–2020
Position	Center / power forward
Number	50
Career history
2004–2009	Charlotte Bobcats
2009–2012	New Orleans Hornets
2012–2013	Washington Wizards
2017–2018	Delaware 87ers
2018	New Orleans Pelicans
2019–2020	Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
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); Chip Hilton Player of the Year (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); NCAA blocks leader (2003);
Career NBA statistics
Points	7,370 (12.0 ppg)
Rebounds	5,967 (9.7 rpg)
Blocks	1,003 (1.6 bpg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's Basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi "Emeka" Okafor // ^ⓘ (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.