James Okonkwo

Height:
6-8
Weight:
240
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Maidenhead, England
High School:
Furze Platt Senior School | West Virginia | North Carolina

2024-25: Appeared in 35 games while starting 28… averaged 18.1 minutes per game for a total of 634:22… averaged 6.9 points per game for a total of 241… recorded a team-leading five double-doubles… scored in double-figures in 11 game… recorded a career-high 17 points twice (at EMU 1/11/25 + vs NKU 12/3/24)… averaged 7.2 rebounds per game for a total of 252… recorded a career-high 16 rebounds twice (vs SUNY Brockport 12/7/24 + vs Jackson St. 12/21/24)… was second on the team in total blocks with 34… recorded 19 total steals and 16 assists…

2023-24 (North Carolina): Became the third Tar Heel men’s basketball player from England, joining London’s Steve Bucknall, who played for Carolina from 1985-89, and Durham’s Neil Fingleton, a Tar Heel in 2001-02... appeared in 15 games... averaged 2.9 minutes per game for 44 total minutes... averaged 1.0 rebounds per game for 15 total... averaged 1.0 points per game for 15 total... recorded four total blocks...

2022-23 (West Virginia): Played in 31 games, averaging 11.0 minutes per game... averaged 2.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game... shot 57.4 percent from the field... led WVU with 22 blocks... had five points and six rebounds versus Kansas in Big 12 Championship...pulled down five rebounds against Texas Tech in Big 12 Championship... finished with four points and nine rebounds vs. Iowa State... first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Oklahoma... Recorded a career-high 10 rebounds to go with five points and two blocks at Texas Tech... had four points, six rebounds and two blocks against Kansas...

2021-22 (West Virginia): Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team... played in three games, averaging 3.7 minutes per contest... averaged 0.7 points and 0.7 rebounds per game... played five minutes and had two points and two rebounds in his first collegiate game against Radford...

Personal: Son of Cyril and Sharon Okonkwo... played for Great Britain’s U20 team in the 2023 Division B European Championships in Macedonia... led Great Britain in scoring (12.1 ppg), rebounding (9.9 rpg) and blocked shots (2.1 bpg) in seven games... graduated from Furze Platt Senior School in Maidenhead, England... attended Beckley Prep IJN in Beckley, W.Va.... played eight years of competitive tennis and three years of soccer... His older brother, Oliver, plays tennis at Illinois and his younger brother, Alexander, plays tennis at Tulsa...