Topics: Sports Tags: Emeka Okafor View |
CBC Sports Emeka Okafor is sticking with the Bobcats for $72 million US over six years Kevin P Casey Associated Press No sooner had Charlotte Bobcats centre Emeka Okafor signed on the dotted line Tags: Emeka Okafor View |
Tags: Emeka Okafor View |
|||||||||
Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi Okafor, abbreviated as Emeka Okafor (eh-meh-KAH oh-KAH-FOR) (born September 28, 1982), is a Nigerian-American basketball player playing at power forward (power forward (basketball)) and center (center (basketball)) for the New Orleans Hornets of the National Basketball Association. Prior to the NBA, Okafor attended Houstons Bellaire High School (Bellaire High School (Bellaire, Texas)), and the University of Connecticut.
Position: Center (Center (basketball))/Power forward (Power forward (basketball))
Height: 6ft 10in
Weight Lb: 255
Number on List: 50
Nationality: American
Date of birth: 1982-09-28
Birth Location: Houston, Houston, Texas
High School: Bellaire (Bellaire High School (Bellaire, Texas)),,Bellaire, Texas
Draft Round: 1
Draft Pick: 2
Career Start: 2004