Jahlil Okafor
Jahlil Obika Okafor (/ˈdʒɑː liːl/; born December 15, 1995) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Capitanes de Arecibo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played his freshman season of college basketball for the 2014–15 Duke national championship team. He was selected with the third overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
Okafor during the 2015 NBA Summer League | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capitanes de Arecibo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | BSN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 15, 1995 Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nigerian / American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Whitney Young (Chicago, Illinois) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Duke (2014–2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2015: 1st round, 3rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Brooklyn Nets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | New Orleans Pelicans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhejiang Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Capitanes de Ciudad de México | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Casademont Zaragoza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Zhejiang Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Capitanes de Arecibo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Okafor had been heavily recruited before high school and was at the top of the recruiting rankings for several years. He played high school basketball in Chicago, Illinois for Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, where he earned high school national player of the year awards from McDonald's, USA Today and Parade. Okafor signed with Duke as a package with Tyus Jones, with widespread recognition as the preseason Collegiate National Player of the Year. At Duke, he earned the USBWA National Freshman of the Year and ACC Player of the Year, and a unanimous 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American first-team selection.