Teddy Okereafor

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Teddy Okereafor
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Personal information
Born (1992-11-11) 11 November 1992 (age 31)
London, England
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Christchurch
(Christchurch, Virginia)
College
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Position Point guard
Career history
2016 Pärnu
2016–2017 Pistoia 2000
2017–2018 Kymis
2018 Fortitudo Bologna
2018–2019 Holargos
2019–2020 Iraklis
2020–2021 Bristol Flyers
2021–2022 Cheshire Phoenix
2022–2023 Apollon Limassol
2023–2024 Slavia Prague
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-MAAC (2015)
  • Third-team All-MAAC (2016)

Teddy Okereafor (born 11 November 1992) [1] is a British professional basketball player. Okereafor played college basketball for Virginia Commonwealth University and Rider University. He is also a member of the Great Britain Men's National team.

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High school career

Okereafor attended the Christchurch School in Christchurch, Virginia where he led his high school team to a 23-6 record as the Virginia Prep League Player of the Year. He earned First Team All-State, averaging 13.1 points and 7.2 assists.

College career

After graduating from Christchurch School, Okereafor played two years of college basketball for VCU. After the 2012–13 season, Dillard transferred to Rider. [2] He had to sit out one season under NCAA rules. He was named to the All-MAAC Second Team, as a junior [3] and to the All-MAAC Third Team, as a senior.

Professional career

Okereafor went undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft. On 2 November 2016 he signed a one-year deal with Pärnu of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga. [4] On 2 December 2016 he left Pärnu and joined Pistoia 2000, signing a short-term deal with the club. [5]

On 17 August 2017 he signed with Kymis of Greece for the 2017–18 season. [6] Okereafor finished out the season with Fortitudo Bologna.

On 28 June 2018 he signed with Holargos of the Greek Basket League. [7]

On 25 August 2019 Okereafor signed with Iraklis; on 26 February 2020 he was released from the Greek club.

On 18 November 2020 Okereafor signed a short-term contract with the Bristol Flyers for the 2020–21 BBL season. [8] On 25 May 2021 he signed with the Cheshire Phoenix. [9]

National team career

Okereafor made his debut for the Great Britain Men's National Team in a closed international test match against New Zealand in 2015. Since then, Teddy has featured in every game Great Britain has played. He participated at EuroBasket 2017 and was one of the best players for Great Britain, averaging 9.6 points, 4.8 assists, and 4.2 rebounds per game.

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References

  1. ↑ Eurobasket.com Player Profile Teddy Okereafor.
  2. ↑ Teddy Okereafor to transfer to Rider
  3. ↑ "Teddy Okereafor Named to All-MAAC Second Team". hoopsfix. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Teddy Okereafor agreed terms with Parnu". eurobasket.com. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Teddy Okereafor Signs Short-Term Deal with Serie A Side Pistoia". hoopsfix.com. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "GS Kymis adds Teddy Okereafor". sportando.com. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Holargos signed Teddy Okereafor". a1basket.gr. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Flyers sign Okereafor on short-term contract". bbl.org.uk. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "PHOENIX SNAP UP GB GUARD TEDDY OKEREAFOR". Cheshire Phoenix . 25 May 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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