Onyeka Okongwu

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Basketball player
Onyeka Okongwu
Okongwu in 2020
Player information
birthday December 11, 2000 (19 years and 265 days)
place of birth East Los Angeles , United States
size 206 cm
position Power forward
college USC
Clubs as active
2019-2020 United StatesUnited States Univ. of Southern California

Onyeka Okongwu (born December 11,  2000 in East Los Angeles ) is an American basketball player .

career

Okongwu was of Nigerian parents and attended Chino Hills High School in California . Twice he was in the US state with the award "Mr. Basketball ”. In May 2018 he announced his decision to play at the University of Southern California from the 2019/20 season . In the 2019/20 game year, he was the leader of the USC university team in the statistical values ​​of points per game (16.2), rebounds per game (8.6) and blocks per game (2.7).

End of March 2020, it announced that it would move to the professional and for the draft process of the NBA enroll in the same year. Okongwu is listed in several preview rankings as a candidate for one of the top places, sometimes also in the top five.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Onyeka Okongwu - Men's Basketball. In: usctrojans.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020 (English).
  2. ↑ US college star of Nigerian heritage opts for NBA Draft. In: sports.inquirer.net. Retrieved April 18, 2020 (English).
  3. ↑ USC lands 5-star hoops recruit Okongwu. In: ESPN. May 14, 2018, accessed April 18, 2020 .
  4. ↑ USCmen Combo 0307 (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2020 (English).
  5. ↑ Thank You 'Big O': Onyeka Okongwu Declares for NBA Draft. In: usctrojans.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020 (English).
  6. ↑ 2020 NBA mock draft 4.0: First-round pick projections, predictions. February 24, 2020, accessed April 18, 2020 .
  7. ↑ NBA Draft 2020 Best Remaining Players - ESPN Draftcast. Retrieved April 18, 2020 (English).
  8. ↑ NBA Mock Draft. In: NBADraft.net. Retrieved April 18, 2020 (American English).
personal data
SURNAME Okongwu, Onyeka
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 2000
PLACE OF BIRTH East Los Angeles