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Position
  
Center

Name
  
Chris Obekpa

Nationality
  
Nigerian

Role
  
Basketball Player


Listed height
  
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)

Height
  
2.06 m

Listed weight
  
223 lb (101 kg)

Weight
  
101 kg

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League
  
Mountain West Conference

Born
  
November 14, 1993 (age 30) Makurdi, Nigeria (
1993-11-14
)

High school
  
Our Savior New American (Centereach, New York)

Current team
  
St. John's Red Storm men's basketball (#12 / Forward)

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Parents
  
Alizabeth Ameh, Prince Gabriel Obekpa

Siblings
  
Martha Obekpa, Onyeje Obekpa, Nancy Obekpa

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Christopher Ewaoche Obekpa (born 14 November 1993) is a Nigerian basketball player for Trabzonspor of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He played college basketball for St. John's University in Jamaica, New York from 2012 to 2015. As a freshman in 2012–13 he led NCAA Division I in blocks per game with a 4.03 average. After three years at St. John's, Obekpa transferred to UNLV, redshirted 2015–16, but then declared for the 2016 NBA draft. On April 23, 2016, Obekpa hired an agent, which officially prohibited him from finishing his college career.

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Early life

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Chris Obekpa was born in Makurdi, Nigeria to parents Elizabeth O. Ameh, his mother, and Gabriel Obekpa. He has six sisters and three brothers. His grandfather used to be the king of the Idoma tribe, his father is a prince, and his uncle Elias Ikeoyi Obekpa is the current king.

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Obekpa's grew up around soccer fans, but his interest in basketball was stronger. Word of his talents spread and he eventually was selected to play for the Nigerian under-16 national team. In 2010, he moved to the United States to attend his final two years of high school in hopes of being noticed by college programs (Chris' older brother, Ofu, played one year of basketball at the University of Maine at Machias). He moved to New York City and enrolled at Our Savior New American School (OSNAS) in Centereach. As a junior in 2010–11 he helped the school finish with a 17–10 record behind averages of 10 points, eight rebounds and five blocks per game. In three separate tournaments he was named the Most Valuable Player.

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The following season, Obekpa's senior year in 2011–12, he led OSNAS to a 25–5 overall record as well as a final national top-10 ranking by MaxPreps.com. He nearly averaged a triple-double: 12 points, 13 rebounds and nine blocks per game. The National Association of Christian Athletes named him a first team All-American, and national recruiting services listed him as a top-100 overall recruit (top-20 for centers).

College career

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Colleges that expressed interest in him were UCLA, Connecticut, DePaul, Cincinnati, Oregon, and St. John's, among others. Obekpa ultimately chose St. John's because it was in his adopted home city and he did not want to have to re-adjust to another city's culture so quickly; he felt comfortable in New York.

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Obekpa quickly established himself as a premier shot blocker during his freshman campaign in 2012–13. In his first collegiate game, he set a St. John's record with eight blocks. Less than one month later, on 8 December 2012, he recorded a new school record 11 blocks in a game against Fordham; this total was one shy of the Big East Conference record. Obekpa finished his first year as the top shot blocker in the nation with a 4.03 per game average after recording 133 blocks in 33 games. St. John's earned a berth into the 2013 National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Virginia in the second round.

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On August 4, 2015, Obekpa announced he was transferring to UNLV. After sitting out the 2015–16 season due to NCAA transfer rules, Obekpa declared for the NBA draft. On April 23, 2016, he hired sports agent Aaron Turner, which officially ended his collegiate eligibility.

Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Obekpa joined the Miami Heat for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On October 21, he signed with the Golden State Warriors, but was waived the next day. On October 31, 2016, he was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of Golden State.

On July 3, 2017, Obekpa joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2017 NBA Summer League.

References

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