(1995-12-15) December 15, 1995 (age 28) Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.
Nationality
Nigerian / American
Listed height
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight
270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school
Whitney Young (Chicago, Illinois)
College
Duke (2014–2015)
NBA draft
2015: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career
2015–present
Career history
2015–2017
Philadelphia 76ers
2017–2018
Brooklyn Nets
2018–2020
New Orleans Pelicans
2020–2021
Detroit Pistons
Zhejiang Lions
2022–2023
Capitanes de Ciudad de México
2023
Casademont Zaragoza
2023–2024
Zhejiang Lions
2024–present
Capitanes de Arecibo
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2016)
NCAA champion (2015)
Consensus first-team All-American (2015)
USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2015)
Pete Newell Big Man Award (2015)
ACC Player of the Year (2015)
First-team All-ACC (2015)
ACC Rookie of the Year (2015)
McDonald's All-American Game co-MVP (2014)
First-team Parade All-American (2014)
Illinois Mr. Basketball (2014)
FIBA Under-17 World Cup MVP (2012)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
FIBA World U19 Cup
2013 Czech Republic
National team
FIBA World U17 Cup
2012 Lithuania
National team
FIBA Americas U16 Championship
2011 Mexico
National team
Jahlil Obika Okafor (/ˈdʒɑːliːl/;[1] born December 15, 1995) is a Nigerian-American[2] professional basketball player for the Capitanes de Arecibo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played his freshman season of college basketball for the 2014–15 Duke national championship team. He was selected with the third overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
Okafor had been heavily recruited before high school and was at the top of the recruiting rankings for several years.[3] He played high school basketball in Chicago, Illinois for Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, where he earned high school national player of the year awards from McDonald's, USA Today and Parade. Okafor signed with Duke as a package with Tyus Jones, with widespread recognition as the preseason Collegiate National Player of the Year. At Duke, he earned the USBWA National Freshman of the Year and ACC Player of the Year, and a unanimous 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American first-team selection.
^Jordan, Jason. "Okafor mystified by mispronunciations: Top junior Jahlil Okafor says most coaches recruiting him pronounce his name wrong". USA TODAY High School Sports. Archived from the original on March 31, 2013.
^"Jahlil Okafor commits to Nigeria for Olympic basketball". February 24, 2020. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
^Grimala, Mike (June 18, 2012). "Okafor taking recruiting cues from Parker". ESPN HS. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
Jahlil Obika Okafor (/ˈdʒɑː liːl/; born December 15, 1995) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Capitanes de Arecibo of the Baloncesto...
columnist Frank Burlison listed him second to JahlilOkafor on August 16, 2012. On September 11, when Okafor was named a monthly blogger for USA Today High...
season of the TV show Power Book II: Ghost. Okafor is a distant cousin of fellow NBA player JahlilOkafor. He has two children with his wife Ilana Nunn...
compared to Amar'e Stoudemire. He was also contrasted with crosstown rival JahlilOkafor, especially as a senior when they vied for national attention. Alexander...
McDonald's All-American Slam Dunk Contest, jumping over future Duke teammate JahlilOkafor. During Allen's freshman season at Duke, he averaged 4.4 points per...
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Brunson set the IHSA playoff single game scoring record against the JahlilOkafor–led Whitney Young High School by scoring 56 points in a 75–68 state...
matchup. Nunn, along with teammate Jabari Parker of Simeon and rival JahlilOkafor of Whitney Young high school, was selected to play in the 2012 FIBA...
– F, LSU (sophomore) Luis Montero – F, Westchester CC (sophomore) / JahlilOkafor – C, Duke (freshman) Kelly Oubre, Jr. – G, Kansas (freshman) Ashton...
Sun-Times named him to the Class 4A All-State first team along with JahlilOkafor, Keith Carter, Darius Paul and Fred VanVleet. He was also a first team...
analysts as well as being considered the No. 2 center in the nation behind JahlilOkafor. Originally going into his senior year in fall of 2013, Turner had already...
his NBA career. On December 7, 2017, Stauskas was traded, along with JahlilOkafor and a 2019 second round draft pick, to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange...
and Rookie of the Year honors in the ACC, joining former Duke players JahlilOkafor and Marvin Bagley III as the only recipients of both awards. Williamson...
Sports. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Norlander, Matt (17 March 2015). "JahlilOkafor wins Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year Award". CBS Sports. Retrieved...
featured Aaron Gordon, Justise Winslow, Elfrid Payton, Marcus Smart, and JahlilOkafor. Milutinov averaged 10.7 points and 5.9 rebounds per game at the tournament...
injury to Joel Embiid, and Holmes outplaying fellow 2015 Sixers pick JahlilOkafor. On February 24, 2017, he had 12 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks...
December 7, 2017: Philadelphia 76ers to Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn acquired JahlilOkafor, Nik Stauskas, and a 2019 second-round pick Philadelphia acquired Trevor...