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Emeka Okafor
NameEmeka Okafor
PositionCenter/Power forward
Height6 ft 10 inch
Weight115.77 kg (255 lb)
LeagueNBA
TeamNew Orleans Hornets
Number50
CollegeUConn
NationalityAmerican
Personal information
Date of birthSeptember 28, 1982(age 27)
Birth placeHouston, Texas
HighschoolBellaire,
Bellaire, Texas
Draft2nd overall
Draft year2004
Draft teamCharlotte Bobcats
Career start2004
Former teamsCharlotte Bobcats (2004-2009)
Awards2005 NBA Rookie of the Year
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 and center for the New Orleans Hornets of the National Basketball Association. Prior to the NBA, Okafor attended Houston's Bellaire High School, and the University of Connecticut.
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Emeka Okafor: Okafor's mediocrity continues - Rotoworld.com Tweet this news

Rotoworld.com---Emeka Okafor- had seven points, nine rebounds and no blocks in Wednesday's loss to the Bobcats. We know what we're going to get nightly from -Okafor-, ...
Date : Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:10:41 GMT+00:00

Hornets coach Bower ejected - USA Today Tweet this news

USA Today--Bower appeared upset that Bobcats center Tyson Chandler, a popular former Hornet who was traded for -Emeka Okafor- last summer, was not called for a foul when ...
Date : Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:27:05 GMT+00:00

Duke beats Butler: Thoughts on the game and the Blue Devils' place within the ... - San Jose Mercury News (blog) Tweet this news

San Jose Mercury News (blog)--Connecticut '04: Five future first-round picks, including two of the top-three selections that June (-Emeka Okafor- and Ben Gordon). ...
Date : Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:58:01 GMT+00:00

Zen Ways Define Jackson - The Emory Wheel Tweet this news

The Emory Wheel--He talked about a recent game in which he called out Gasol for letting his matchup, -Emeka Okafor-, dominate him inside the paint and on the score board, ...
Date : Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:41:47 GMT+00:00

Nigeria: Neco - is This a Sign of Things to Come? - AllAfrica.com Tweet this news

AllAfrica.com--The time was 10;45am on a Tuesday morning and -Emeka Okafor- did not display any sign that he was late for school, as he saunter along the busy Karu Jikwoyi ...
Date : Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:12:55 GMT+00:00

Huskies answer every question - TheDay.com Tweet this news

TheDay.com--How much mileage did the male Huskies get from -Emeka Okafor- and Hasheem Thabeet swatting everything that flew at them? Charles (21 points, 13 rebounds) made ...
Date : Mon, 05 Apr 2010 08:07:03 GMT+00:00

New Orleans Hornets' willingness to quit shows they're not easily embarrassed ... - NOLA.com Tweet this news

NOLA.com--The Associated PressNew Jersey's Brook Lopez shoots over New Orleans' -Emeka Okafor-.Washington hadn't won in March - had lost 16 consecutive games, in fact. ...
Date : Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:22:45 GMT+00:00

Bucks-Bobcats Preview - NBA.com Tweet this news

NBA.com--Chandler has been hampered by injuries since being acquired from New Orleans for -Emeka Okafor- in the offseason. He's been limited to 43 games and is ...
Date : Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:15:12 GMT+00:00

Pau Gasol's toughness is all in his head - Los Angeles Times Tweet this news

Los Angeles Times--Or so he says, Jackson knowing differently, telling Gasol the other night Gasol has difficulty posting up New Orleans center -Emeka Okafor-, ...
Date : Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:45:17 GMT+00:00

Chandler, feeling like himself again, leads Bobcats past 76ers - Gaston Gazette Tweet this news

Gaston Gazette--Certainly, Chandler put a lot of pressure on himself to live up to the deal that sent the Bobcats' first standout player, -Emeka Okafor-, to New Orleans last ...
Date : Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:17:10 GMT+00:00




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