Josh Okogie

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Josh Okogie
Josh Okogie (cropped).jpg
Okogie with the Phoenix Suns in 2022
No. 2–Phoenix Suns
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 25)
Lagos, Nigeria
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school Shiloh (Snellville, Georgia)
College Georgia Tech (2016–2018)
NBA draft 2018: 1st round, 20th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2022 Minnesota Timberwolves
2022–present Phoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-ACC (2018)
  • ACC All-Freshman Team (2017)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Joshua Aloiye Okogie (born 1 September 1998) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at Georgia Tech, and was selected 20th overall in the 2018 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He also represents the Nigeria national team.

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Early life

Okogie immigrated with his family to the United States when he was three years old. The family settled in Snellville, Georgia, where Okogie started playing basketball for Shiloh High School. [1]

College career

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Okogie in 2016

As a 6'4" shooting guard, he was not ranked by ESPN in the recruiting class of 2016. [2] He signed with Georgia Tech and as a freshman, Okogie averaged 16.1 points 5.4 rebounds per game and was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team. [3] He was a third team 2017–18 All-ACC selection as a sophomore. [4] As a sophomore, Okogie led Georgia Tech in scoring with 18.2 points per game. After the season he declared for the 2018 NBA draft but did not hire an agent, thus leaving open the possibility of returning to school. [5] However, he confirmed his intentions on entering the NBA Draft on May 21. [6]

Professional career

Minnesota Timberwolves (2018–2022)

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Okogie with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2018

On June 21, 2018, the Minnesota Timberwolves drafted Okogie with the 20th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft. [7] On July 2, 2018, he signed with the Timberwolves. [8] He participated in the 2018 NBA Summer League. After Jimmy Butler was traded from Minnesota in early November, Okogie entered the starting lineup, averaging nearly 22 minutes a game on the season. After the season, he participated in the 2019 NBA Summer League. On January 29, 2019, he was named a member of the World Team for the 2019 Rising Stars Challenge. [9]

Phoenix Suns (2022–present)

On July 2, 2022, Okogie signed with the Phoenix Suns. [10] On December 7, Okogie scored a career-high 28 points in a 125–98 loss to the Boston Celtics. [11]

National team career

Okogie plays for the Nigerian national basketball team and participated in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. [12]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 Minnesota 745223.7.386.279.7282.91.21.2.47.7
2019–20 Minnesota 622825.0.427.266.7964.31.61.1.48.6
2020–21 Minnesota 593720.3.402.269.7692.61.1.9.55.4
2021–22 Minnesota 49610.5.404.298.6861.4.5.5.22.7
2022–23 Phoenix 722618.8.391.335.7243.51.5.8.57.3
2023–24 Phoenix 601116.0.417.309.7452.61.1.8.44.6
Career37616019.5.402.293.7483.01.2.9.46.3

Play-in

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022 Minnesota 10.1———.0.0.0.0.0
Career10.1———.0.0.0.0.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022 Minnesota 102.2———.0.0.0.0.0
2023 Phoenix 10517.5.378.143.8462.11.3.6.24.1
2024 Phoenix 407.3.556.333.5001.0.5.5.03.5
Career15513.8.413.176.7371.71.0.5.13.7

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Georgia Tech 373730.8.453.384.7475.41.61.3.716.1
2017–18 Georgia Tech 242436.4.416.380.8216.32.51.81.018.2
Career616133.0.437.382.7775.82.01.5.816.9

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References

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  2. ↑ "Josh Okogie, Shiloh , Shooting Guard". 247Sports. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Basketball: Pastner, Lammers, and Okogie Earn All-ACC Honors". From The Rumble Seat. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "ACC Announces All-Conference Team, Postseason Awards". TheACC.com. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Georgia Tech' G Josh Okogie to enter NBA draft". ESPN . Associated Press. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Bradley, Mark (21 May 2018). "Josh Okogie is leaving Tech, which is bad news for Josh Pastner". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Sugiura, Ken (21 June 2018). "Timberwolves draft Josh Okogie at No. 20". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
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  9. ↑ "Doncic, Simmons headline Mtn Dew Ice Rising Stars rosters". NBA.com. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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  12. ↑ Rafferty, Scott (31 August 2019). "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019: Scores and highlights from Day 1" . Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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