Emeka Okafor Bio
Rarely does an athlete come along that so epitomizes what's good in sports - an athlete that's smart, good-looking, fiercely competitive, and most important an outstanding human being.
Meet Emeka Okafor.
With chiseled facial features and a killer smile, Emeka Okafor could easily be mistaken for a model rather than a rising NBA star. Yet, it wasn't his 5-page spread in GQ or feature in People Magazine as one of the Sexiest Men Alive that won him NBA Rookie of the Year honors last season. It was his ability to single handedly change the game. Lethal on both ends of the court, Emeka’s equally adept at beating opponents with a low-post move or a mid-range jumper as he is at defending the leagues best scorers. A rebounding machine, both offensive and defensive, Emeka had more consecutive double doubles in his rookie season than any player since 1969.
In addition to being one of the NBA's most talented young players, Emeka is one of the league's smartest and well-spoken leaders. He not only graduated from the University of Connecticut in 3 years with a 3.8 grade point average in Finance, he did so while leading the University of Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team to a