Teddy Okereafor

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

Teddy Okereafor
Free agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1992-11-11) 11 November 1992
London, England
NationalityBritish
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolChristchurch
(Christchurch, Virginia)
College
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016Pärnu
2016–2017Pistoia 2000
2017–2018Kymis
2018Fortitudo Bologna
2018–2019Holargos
2019–2020Iraklis
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-MAAC (2015)
  • Third-team All-MAAC (2016)

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

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

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

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

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.

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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