Chris Obekpa
Nigerian professional basketball player (born 1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Christopher Ewaoche Obekpa (born 14 November 1993)[1] is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the AS Douanes of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
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Position | Center |
League | BAL |
Personal information | |
Born | (1993-11-14) 14 November 1993 (age 30) Makurdi, Nigeria |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Our Savior New American School (Centereach, New York) |
College | St. John's (2012–2015) |
NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2017 | Santa Cruz Warriors |
2017–2018 | Trabzonspor |
2018–2019 | Al Riyadi |
2019–2020 | New Zealand Breakers |
2021-2022 | SLAC |
2022 | Al-Ahli Benghazi |
2022 | Rivers Hoopers |
2023 | ABC Fighters |
2023 | Dynamo |
2023–2024 | Sichuan Blue Whales |
2024–present | AS Douanes |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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He played college basketball for St. John's University in Jamaica, New York from 2012 to 2015. As a freshman in 2012–13 he led NCAA Division I in blocks per game with a 4.03 average. After three years at St. John's, Obekpa transferred to UNLV, redshirted 2015–16, but then declared for the 2016 NBA draft.