Teddy Okereafor

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Teddy Okereafor

| image = File:Teddy Okereafor.jpg

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| caption =

| position = Point guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 193

| league =

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|11|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = London, England

| high_school = Christchurch
(Christchurch, Virginia)

| college =

VCU (2011–2013)
Rider (2014–2016)

| draft_year = 2016

| career_start = 2016

| career_end =

| years1 = 2016

| team1 = Pärnu

| years2 = 2016–2017

| team2 = Pistoia 2000

| years3 = 2017–2018

| team3 = Kymis

| years4 = 2018

| team4 = Fortitudo Bologna

| years7 = 2018–2019

| team7 = Holargos

| years8 = 2019–2020

| team8 = Iraklis

| years9 = 2020–2021

| team9 = Bristol Flyers

| years10 = 2021–2022

| team10 = Cheshire Phoenix

| years11 = 2022–2023

| team11 = Apollon Limassol

| years12 = 2023–2024

| team12 = Slavia Prague

| years13 = 2024–2025

| team13 = Caledonia Gladiators

| highlights =

Second-team All-MAAC (2015)
Third-team All-MAAC (2016)

}}

Teddy Okereafor (born 11 November 1992)[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Teddy-Okereafor/Greece/GS-Kymis/203278 Eurobasket.com Player Profile Teddy Okereafor.] is a British professional basketball player. Okereafor played college basketball for Virginia Commonwealth University and Rider University. He is also a member of the Great Britain Men's National team.

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.[https://rvanews.com/sports/teddy-okereafor-to-transfer-to-rider/89429 Teddy Okereafor to transfer to Rider] He had to sit out one season under NCAA rules. He was named to the All-MAAC Second Team, as a junior{{cite web|url=http://www.hoopsfix.com/2015/03/teddy-okereafor-named-to-all-maac-second-team/ |title=Teddy Okereafor Named to All-MAAC Second Team |work=hoopsfix |date=2 March 2015 |accessdate=September 27, 2017}} and to the All-MAAC Third Team, as a senior.

Professional career

Okereafor went undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft. On 2 November 2016 he signed a one-year deal with Pärnu of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga.{{cite news|title=Teddy Okereafor agreed terms with Parnu|url=http://www.eurobasket.com/United-Kingdom/news/467976/Teddy-Okereafor-agreed-terms-with-Parnu|accessdate=15 September 2017|work=eurobasket.com|date=27 September 2017}} On 2 December 2016 he left Pärnu and joined Pistoia 2000, signing a short-term deal with the club.{{cite news|title=Teddy Okereafor Signs Short-Term Deal with Serie A Side Pistoia|url=http://www.hoopsfix.com/2016/12/teddy-okereafor-signs-1-month-deal-serie-side-pistoia/|accessdate=15 September 2017|work=hoopsfix.com|date=27 September 2017}}

On 17 August 2017 he signed with Kymis of Greece for the 2017–18 season.{{cite news|title=GS Kymis adds Teddy Okereafor|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/244464/gs-kymis-adds-teddy-okereafor.html|accessdate=27 September 2017|work=sportando.com|date=17 August 2017}} Okereafor finished out the season with Fortitudo Bologna.

On 28 June 2018 he signed with Holargos of the Greek Basket League.{{cite news|title=Holargos signed Teddy Okereafor|url=http://www.a1basket.gr/2018/06/holargos-signed-teddy-okereafor.html|accessdate=28 June 2018|work=a1basket.gr|date=28 June 2018}}

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

On 18 November 2020 Okereafor signed a short-term contract with the Bristol Flyers for the 2020–21 BBL season.{{cite news|title=Flyers sign Okereafor on short-term contract|url=http://www.bbl.org.uk/flyers-sign-okereafor-on-short-term-contract/|accessdate=18 November 2020|work=bbl.org.uk|date=18 November 2020}} On 25 May 2021 he signed with the Cheshire Phoenix.{{cite web |title=PHOENIX SNAP UP GB GUARD TEDDY OKEREAFOR |url=https://cheshirephoenix.com/2021/05/25/7901/ |website=Cheshire Phoenix |access-date=23 December 2021 |date=25 May 2021}}

On 14th of December 2024 Okereafor signed with Caledonia Gladiators for the rest of the 24/25 season{{cite web |title=Gladiators make a Further Roster Change |url=https://caledoniagladiators.com/gladiators-make-a-further-roster-change/|website=Caledonia Gladiators |access-date=14 December 2024 |date=14 December 2024}}

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

External links

[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Teddy-Okereafor/Summary/31268 RealGM.com Profile]
[http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Teddy-Okereafor-41034/ Draftexpress.com Profile]
[http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/56999/teddy-okereafor ESPN.com Profile]
[http://gobroncs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3386 Rider Profile]

Category:1992 births

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Category:Basketball players from London

Category:Bristol Flyers players

Category:British expatriate basketball people in Italy

Category:British expatriate basketball people in the United States

Category:English men's basketball players

Category:British expatriate basketball people in Estonia

Category:British expatriate basketball people in Greece

Category:Cheshire Phoenix players

Category:Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players

Category:Greek Basket League players