(1999-09-01) 1 September 1999 (age 24) Kingston, Jamaica
Listed height
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight
293 lb (133 kg)
Career information
High school
Christ the King (Middle Village, New York)
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
College
Illinois (2019–2022)
NBA draft
2022: undrafted
Playing career
2022–present
Career history
2022–2023
Niigata Albirex
2023–present
Seoul Samsung Thunders
Career highlights and awards
Consensus first-team All-American (2022)
Consensus second-team All-American (2021)
2× First-team All-Big Ten (2021, 2022)
Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2020)
2× Nike Hoop Summit (2018, 2019)
Kofi Cockburn (/ˈkoʊbɜːrn/KOH-burn;[1] born 1 September 1999) is a Jamaican professional basketball player for the Seoul Samsung Thunders of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He previously played for the Niigata Albirex of the Japanese B. League. He played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini.
^Daniels, Matt (25 April 2019). "Future Illini on sizable expectations: Bring it on". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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