![]() Okafor with the Washington Wizards in 2012 | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Houston, Texas, U.S. | September 28, 1982||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||
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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.com | |||||||||||||||
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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.