Cecilia Okoye

Cecilia Okoye

No. 7–B.B.C. Etzella
Position	Forward
League	N1D
Personal information
Born	(1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 33) New York, U.S.
Nationality	American/Nigerian
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	167 lb (76 kg)
Career information
College	McNeese State (2014)
WNBA draft	2014: undrafted
Medals Women's basketball Representing   Nigeria AfroBasket 2017 Mali

Cecilia Nkemdilim Okoye (born 13 September 1991) is an American-born Nigerian basketball player for B.B.C. Etzella and the Nigerian national team. ^[1]

Early life

She was born in New York to Nigerian parents. ^[2]

International career

She participated at the 2017 Women's Afrobasket. ^[3] she averaged 4pts, 2.4rebounds and 0.5 assists per game during the tournament for the D'Tigress. ^[4] The team won Gold at the tournament.

Nigeria club career

She played for the Nigerian side First Bank women's basketball club of lagos also known as the Elephant Girls during the 2017 FIBA Africa champions cup for women tournament at Angola. The tournament took place from 10–19 November, while the Spanish league was not yet started. ^[5] She averaged 10.3pts, 5.3 rebounds and 1 assists per game during the tournament. ^[6]

References

1. "archive.fiba.com: Players". archive.fiba.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
2. "2017 FIBA Women's Afrobasket Nigeria roaster". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
3. 2017 Women's Afrobasket profile
4. "archive.fiba.com: Players". Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
5. "Cecilia Okoye Makes First Bank Team List to FIBA Women Championship in Angola".
6. "Cecilia OKOYE at the FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup 2017".

External links

• Cecilia Okoye at FIBA ( archive )
• Cecilia Okoye – college basketball player statistics at Sports Reference
• Cecilia Okoye at Eurobasket.com