Cecilia Okoye
American-born Nigerian basketball player
| No. 7 – B.B.C. Etzella | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | N1D | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American/Nigerian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 167 lb (76 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | McNeese State (2014) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2014: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
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Cecilia Nkemdilim Okoye (born 13 September 1991) is an American-born Nigerian basketball player for B.B.C. Etzella and the Nigerian national team.[1]
Early life
She was born in New York to Nigerian parents.[2]
International career
She participated at the 2017 Women's Afrobasket.[3] she averaged 4pts, 2.4rebounds and 0.5 assists per game during the tournament for the D'Tigress.[4] The team won Gold at the tournament.
Nigeria Club Career
She played for the Nigerian side First Bank women's basketball club of lagos also known as the Elephant Girls during the 2017 FIBA Africa champions cup for women tournament at Angola. The tournament took place from 10–19 November, while the Spanish league was not yet started.[5] She averaged 10.3pts, 5.3 rebounds and 1 assists per game during the tournament.[6]
References
- ^ "archive.fiba.com: Players". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "2017 FIBA Women's Afrobasket Nigeria roaster". fiba.com. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ 2017 Women's Afrobasket profile
- ^ "archive.fiba.com: Players". Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Cecilia Okoye Makes First Bank Team List to FIBA Women Championship in Angola".
- ^ "Cecilia OKOYE at the FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup 2017".
External links
- Cecilia Okoye at FIBA
