University of Toledo Athletics

Outlook
A relentless rebounder who has the potential to develop into a solid all-around performer...Possesses a great work ethic.

High School - Champlin Park H.S.
A 2008 graduate of Champlin Park High School...Averaged 12.2 points and 11.4 rebounds per game as senior to go along with 56.2 field-goal percentage...Helped team to 15-12 win-loss mark and was named team’s Most Valuable Player as well as Defensive Player of Year...Also tabbed team’s Defensive Player of Year as junior in addition to being honorable-mention all-conference selection.

Personal
Full name: Chukwuemeka Chikwelu Okafor...Age: 18 (born October 24, 1990 in Lagos, Nigeria)...Son of Emeka Okafor Sr. and Patience Okafor...Has two brothers, Nonso (21) and T.J. (15), and two sisters, Chinealo (19) and Ral (10)...Third cousin of Charlotte Bobcats forward Emeka Okafor, who played collegiately at Connecticut and was No. 2 overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft...Other interests include reading, weightlifting and video games...Planning to major in biology/pre-med.

Up Close With Emeka Okafor, Jr.
Nicknames: “Mek,” “E,” “Big O.”
Favorite Food: Chinese and Italian.
Favorite All-Time Movie: “The Notebook” and “Cloverfield.”
Favorite Pro Sports Team: Madden.
Favorite Pro Sports Team: Minnesota Vikings.
My Basketball Hero Growing Up Was: Charles Barkley.
Favorite Class: Biology.
Favorite Vacation Spot: Washington, D.C.
If I could play another sport, it would be: Football.
Other than Toledo ? what team do you use in the NCAA Basketball video game? North Carolina.
The reason I chose my uniform number it: I had it in high school.
A Hidden Talent that I have is: I am a very good poet.
Song you use to pump yourself up before a game: “Moment of Clarity” by Jay-Z.
Age When You Started Playing Basketball: 13 years old.
If I could invite anyone, dead or alive, to dinner, it would be: Martin Luther King, Jr. 
One word to describe myself is: Different.
What do you want to be doing 10 years from now? Playing pro ball or practicing dermatology.