Alex Okafor

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-6
Weight:
205
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
San Jose, CA
High School:
Archbishop Mitty

2005-06
Played in 15 games off the bench ... averaged better than 12 minutes per game ... 10 games with double-digit minutes ... fought through hand injury that limited him through much of the season ... played season-high 23 minutes in first collegiate game against Drexel Nov. 14 ... had team-high three rebounds in that game ... season-high five points as well as three blocked shots and two rebounds in OT win against Columbia Jan. 13 ... four points and two rebounds against Carnegie Mellon ... played 16 minutes at No. 16 Wake Forest and had two assists and two rebounds ... also played 15 minutes against Stanford at Pete Newell Classic in return to Bay Area.

At Archbishop Mitty H.S.
A McDonald’s All-America nominee ... named third-team all-area by the San Jose Mercury-News as a senior ... honorable mention All-Bay Area by the San Francisco Chronicle as both a senior and a junior.

Personal
Full name is Alexander C. Okafor ... born May 21, 1987 ... son of Eugene and Josephine Okafor ... has brothers Joseph and Derrick and sister Eugenia ... majoring in politics.