Josh Okogie

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Basketball player
Josh Okogie
Okogie in December 2016
Player information
birthday September 1, 1998 (22 years and 0 days)
place of birth Lagos , Nigeria
size 193 cm
position Shooting Guard
Point Guard
college Georgia Tech
NBA draft 2018 , 20th pick , Minnesota Timberwolves
Club information
society Minnesota Timberwolves
league NBA
Clubs as active
2018– United StatesUnited States Minnesota Timberwolves

Joshua Aloiye Okogie (born September 1, 1998 in Lagos ) is a Nigerian / American basketball player . The development player is under contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves .

career

Okogie was in Nigeria Lagos born and came up with three years in the United States. He is a citizen of Nigeria and the United States.

Okogie played at Shiloh High School, Georgia, and received offers from several colleges, including the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Clemson University , University of Tennessee, and Kansas State University . He chose Georgia Tech and was part of its basketball team from 2016 to 2018. In 61 games Okogie came to averages of 16.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, two basket assists and 1.5 ball wins. He left Georgia Tech in May 2018 to pursue a professional basketball player.

In the NBA draft process in June 2018, the Minnesota Timberwolves secured Okogie's services in 20th place.

National team

In 2017 Okogie took part in the World Cup in Egypt with the U19 national team of the United States and won the bronze medal there.

Web links

Commons : Josh Okogie  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ NBA Mock Draft: Chicago Bulls Select Josh Okogie • Connect Nigeria. Retrieved June 25, 2018 (UK English).
  2. ↑ Georgia Tech enjoying having Josh Okogie while They Can . In: myajc . ( myajc.com [accessed June 25, 2018]).
  3. ↑ How rising star Josh Okogie ended up at Georgia Tech . In: myajc . ( myajc.com [accessed June 25, 2018]).
  4. ↑ Josh Okogie College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 25, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Georgia Tech guard Josh Okogie remains in NBA draft . In: USA TODAY . ( usatoday.com [accessed June 25, 2018]).
  6. ↑ Wolves target perimeter D, get Okogie at No. 20 . In: ESPN.com . ( espn.com [accessed June 25, 2018]).
  7. ↑ Joshua Aloiye OKOGIE at the FIBA ​​U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 - FIBA.basketball. Retrieved June 25, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Final standings of the FIBA ​​U19 Basketball World Cup 2017. Accessed on June 25, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Okogie, Josh
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Okogie, Joshua Aloiye (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1998
PLACE OF BIRTH Lagos