Emeka Okafor

Emeka Okafor
Okafor with the Washington Wizards in 2012
Personal information
Born (1982-09-28) September 28, 1982 (age 42)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High schoolBellaire (Bellaire, Texas)
CollegeUConn (2001–2004)
NBA draft2004: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Charlotte Bobcats
Playing career2004–2013; 2017–2020
PositionCenter / power forward
Number50
Career history
20042009Charlotte Bobcats
20092012New Orleans Hornets
2012–2013Washington Wizards
2017–2018Delaware 87ers
2018New Orleans Pelicans
2019–2020Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points7,370 (12.0 ppg)
Rebounds5,967 (9.7 rpg)
Blocks1,003 (1.6 bpg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens United States

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.