Nick Okorie

{{Infobox basketball biography

|name = Nick Okorie

|image = Nick Okorie Island Storm.jpg

|image_size = 230px

|caption = Okorie (top) jumps on Tyrone Watson in 2015

|position = Point guard

|height_ft = 6

|height_in = 1

|weight_lb = 195

|league = Liga Ouro

|team = Unifacisa

|number = 2

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|7|22}}

|birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota

|nationality = American

|high_school = Kempner (Sugar Land, Texas)

|college =

South Plains (2006–2008)
Texas Tech (2008–2010)

|draft_year = 2010

|career_start = 2010

|career_end =

|years1 = 2010–2011

|team1 = Salon Vilpas

|years2 = 2011–2012

|team2 = Saar-Pfalz Braves

|years3 = {{nblcy|2012|start}}–{{nblcy|2013|end}}

|team3 = Oshawa/Mississauga Power

|years4 = 2014

|team4 = Aalborg Vikings

|years5 = {{nblcy|2014|end}}

|team5 = Island Storm

|years6 = 2015

|team6 = WBC Wels

|years7 = {{nblcy|2015|full=y}}

|team7 = London Lightning

|years8 = {{nblcy|2016|full=y}}

|team8 = Island Storm

|years9 = {{nblcy|2017|start}}

|team9 = Niagara River Lions

|years10 = 2017–2018

|team10 = Universo/Vitória

|years11 = 2018

|team11 = CR Vasco da Gama

|years12 = 2019

|team12 = Unifacisa

|years13 = 2019-present

|team13 = Horse Owners Club

|highlights =

3× All-NBL Canada Third Team (2013–2015)
NBL Canada All-Star (2013)
Big 12 All-Newcomer Team (2009)

}}

Nick Okorie (born July 22, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Horse Owners Club in Alexandria, Egypt. He played college basketball for South Plains College and Texas Tech.

High school career

Okorie attended Kempner High School in Sugar Land, Texas, where he played basketball under head coach Ronnie Edwards. He was a member of the team's starting lineup for three years.{{cite news|last1=Hainline|first1=L. Scott|title=Kempner thrives in uncertain 20-5A race|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/fortbend-sports/article/Kempner-thrives-in-uncertain-20-5A-race-1956868.php|work=Houston Chronicle|date=8 January 2004|accessdate=1 November 2015}} He was named All-District in his final two seasons with the Cougars.{{cite news|last1=Hainline|first1=L. Scott|title=Boys basketball: New year excites Kempner's Edwards|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/fortbend-sports/article/Boys-basketball-New-year-excites-Kempner-s-1919956.php|work=Houston Chronicle|date=29 December 2005|accessdate=1 November 2015}} Okorie averaged 19.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game as a senior and competed at the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) All-Star Game.

Collegiate career

Okorie played college basketball with the Texas Tech Red Raiders and South Plains College.{{cite web|title=Nick Okorie Bio|url=http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/nick_okorie_389083.html|website=TexasTech.com|accessdate=11 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001093012/http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/nick_okorie_389083.html|archive-date=1 October 2015|url-status=dead}}

Professional career

Okorie was named National Basketball League of Canada (NBL) All-Star in 2013, when he was with the Mississauga Power.{{cite web|title=Nick Okorie Profile|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Nick-Okorie/Summary/4132|website=RealGM|accessdate=11 May 2015}} Okorie has previously competed in the Danish Basketball League, 2. Basketball Bundesliga, and the Korisliiga outside of North America.{{cite web|title=Slan Sports|url=http://slansportsmanagement.com/nick-okorie|website=SlanSportsManagement.com|accessdate=11 May 2015}}

On September 30, 2015, Okorie signed with WBC Wels of the Austrian League.{{cite web|title=Wels sign Nick Okorie, ex The Island Storm to Try-Out|url=http://www.eurobasket.com/Austria/news/423002/Wels-sign-Nick-Okorie,-ex-The-Island-Storm-to-Try-Out|website=Eurobasket.com|author=Stefan Prager|accessdate=30 September 2015}}

On November 16, 2015, Okorie signed a training camp deal with the London Lightning in his return to the NBL Canada. He was acquired after the Lightning traded Renaldo Dixon and rights to Brent Jennings to the Island Storm. The Lightning also received the fifth and seventh picks in the 2015 NBL Canada draft.{{cite news|title=Lightning welcome Nick Okorie to training camp|url=http://www.nblcanada.com/news/100779/lightning-welcome-nick-okorie-to-training-camp|website=NBL Canada|publisher=London Lightning Media|date=16 November 2015|accessdate=22 November 2015}}

In October 2016, the Island Storm announced Okorie had signed to return for the 2016–17 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.islandstorm.ca/p/14647/nr/100198/nick-okorie-two-time-nbl-all-star-returns-to-the-storm |title=Nick Okorie, two-time NBL all-star, returns to the Storm |website=www.islandstorm.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220194123/http://www.islandstorm.ca/p/14647/nr/100198/nick-okorie-two-time-nbl-all-star-returns-to-the-storm |archive-date=2016-12-20}} On March 13, 2017, Okorie was traded to the Niagara River Lions in exchange for Mike Allison and Niagara's 2nd round pick in the All-Canadian draft.

References

External links

[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Nick_Okorie/Austria/WBC_Raiffeisen_Wels/120436 Nick Okorie] at Eurobasket.com
[http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Nick-Okorie/Summary/4132 Nick Okorie] at RealGM
[http://www.scout.com/player/111454-nick-okorie/ Nick Okorie] at Scout.com
[https://web.archive.org/web/20151001093012/http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/nick_okorie_389083.html Texas Tech bio]

Category:1988 births

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