Teddy Okereafor

Teddy Okereafor
No. 5 – Holargos
Position Point guard
League Greek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1992-11-11) 11 November 1992
London, England
Nationality British
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Christchurch
(Christchurch, Virginia)
College
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016 Pärnu
2016–2017 Pistoia Basket 2000
2017–2018 Kymis
2018 Fortitudo Bologna
2018–present Holargos
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 for Holargos of the Greek Basket League. Okereafor played college basketball for the Virginia Commonwealth University and Rider University. He entered the 2016 NBA draft but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds. He is also a member of the senior men's Great Britain national basketball team.

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]

On 28 June 2018, he signed with Holargos of the Greek A2 League.[7]

International career

From 2016, Okereafor is a member of the Great Britain national team. He participated at the EuroBasket 2017 and was one of the best players for Great Britain, averaging 9.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game.

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. Retrieved September 27, 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.
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