Table of Biography
Emeka Okafor is a very famous former American basketball player from the United States. Emeka Okafor has played with different teams like; the New Orleans Hornets, Washington Wizards, Philadelphia 76ers, etc.
Early life
Emeka Okafor was born on 28th September 1982, in Houston, Texas, United States of America. This makes him 39 years old as of now. His real name is Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi Emeka Okafor. His father’s name is Pius Okafor, and his mother is Celestina Okafor. And, he also has a sister named Nneka Okafor.
He holds an American nationality and practices Christianity. Further, he belongs to the African-American ethnicity. According to astrology, he has Libra as his zodiac sign.
Talking about his formal educational status, he completed his schooling at Bellaire High School in his hometown. And, he also accomplished his higher studies at the University of Connecticut.
Emeka Okafor – Professional life
Emeka Okafor has established himself as one of the most skillful and beautiful basketball players in the history of sports. He showed unparalleled interest along with amazing determination to have a great career in it over the years from a very early age. Following his passion, he played basketball in high school, and also at university too. That is he played college football for 4 years with the team of the University of Connecticut. During that time, he was awarded as the most outstanding player in the NCAA tournament.
Caption: Emeka Okafor during the match (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Moreover, the amazing player also became a member of the U.S. National Basketball Team in 2004. He has competed and participated in many different national and international events like the Summer Olympics 2004. He has played professional football with different clubs. Initially, he started playing with the New Orleans Hornets, and he played his first-ever series of NBA seasons in 2011. Following his career, he later joined the Washington Lizards. Then he also joined teams like the Philadelphia 76ers and Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus.
Emeka Okafor – Net worth 2023
Emeka Okafor is living a comfortable life with his family. Thanks to the fame and fortune he has earned from his work as of today. Moreover, his total net worth is about $30 million US dollars as of 2022.
Personal life
Moving on to the romantic and private life of Emeka Okafor, he is married. He has tied the knot with Ilana Nunn Okafor in 2012. They are leading a comfortable life with two children. Apart from that, he has no affairs with any other person. While he is straight regarding gender choices. And, he does not have any kind of controversial events till today.
Caption: Emeka and his wife Ilana Nunn (Source: Zimbio)
Body measurement
He is very good-looking and has an amazing personality. The basketball player stands about 6 feet and 10 inches tall. While he weighs 114kg. Moreover, talking about the overall body measurement, the number has not been revealed yet. The color of his eyes is black, and he has black-colored hair.
Social media
He is also present on social media. He has a Facebook account under his name with around 42k followers. He also has a Twitter account @BigMek50 with around 19.6k followers.