MICHAEL
OKAFOR

POSITION: Guard

HEIGHT: 6-4 (193 cm)

WEIGHT: 200 lbs (91 kg)

BIRTHDATE: July 18, 2002 (Toronto)

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE:  Lakehead (2022)

INSTAGRAM: @23michaelo

HOW ACQUIRED:  Selected by Hamilton in the second round (13th overall) of the 2022 U SPORTS Draft.


BIO

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

 

2022: Averaged 5.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 17.5 minutes through 15 regular-season appearances with the Hamilton Honey Badgers … Impressed in training camp, with Head Coach Ryan Schmidt describing him as one of the best on-ball defenders on the team … Made his first professional start June 2 vs. Guelph, playing 32 minutes … Scored a professional career-high 12 points July 12 at Saskatchewan … Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds June 4 at Scarborough.

 

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE CAREER

 

2021-22: Committed to Lakehead University on June 30th … Averaged 18.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.6 steals and 28.7 minutes per game in 15 games … Scored 20+ points in 7 games … Ranked 10th overall in OUA scoring … Played over 30 minutes in eight games… Registered six double-doubles in points and rebounds …. Tallied five steals three games in a row… Grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds, scored 15 points and got three steals in 31 minutes against Western November 26 … Scored a season-high 26 points against McMaster and logged 13 rebounds and four assists in 36 minutes … Named OUA West Second-Team All Star… Named male athlete of the year and MVP by Lakehead University.

 

2019-20: Committed to Manhattan College on February 10 as a junior … Averaged 1.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 7.6 minutes per game in 23 games… Started 4 games … Played over 10 minutes in eight games.

 

2018-19: Averaged 11.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.5 steals and 23.0 minutes per game in 32 games with Harcum College in his sophomore year … Played over 700 minutes during the season… Scored over 600 points in his career at Harcum College … Finished top 14 at Harcum College for career steals and rebounds.

 

2017-18: Committed to Harcum College and averaged 9.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 23.0 minutes per game in 31 games during his freshman year … Named third-team NJAA All-Academic.


PROFESSIONAL STATISTICS

Totals

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2022 Hamilton Honey Badgers 15 262 83 31-51 2-22 15-22 17 24 41 15 28 5 9 19
Totals 15 262 83 31-51 2-22 15-22 17 24 41 15 28 5 9 19

Averages

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2022 Hamilton Honey Badgers 15 17.5 5.5 .608 .091 .682 1.1 1.6 2.7 1.0 1.9 0.3 0.6 1.3
Totals 15 17.5 5.5 .608 .091 .682 1.1 1.6 2.7 1.0 1.9 0.3 0.6 1.3

COLLEGIATE STATISTICS

Totals

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2021-22 Lakehead 15 430 271 97-172 11-65 44-57 36 81 117 35 39 12 39 26
2019-20 Manhattan 24 174 37 13-25 2-10 5-13 12 28 40 8 26 4 10 9
2018-19 Harcum College 32 735 370 137-239 12-47 60-121 68 88 156 101 57 20 49 81
2017-18 Harcum College 31 730 303 100-182 18-59 49-74 64 83 147 59 52 17 37 52
Totals 102 2,069 981 347-618 43-181 158-265 180 280 460 203 174 53 135 168

Averages

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2021-22 Lakehead 15 28.7 18.1 .564 .169 .772 2.4 5.4 7.8 2.3 2.6 0.8 2.6 1.7
2019-20 Manhattan 23 7.3 1.5 .520 .200 .385 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.3 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.3
2018-19 Harcum College 32 23.0 11.6 .573 .255 .385 2.1 2.8 4.9 3.2 1.8 0.6 1.5 2.5
2017-18 Harcum College 31 23.5 9.8 .549 .305 .662 2.1 2.7 4.7 1.9 1.7 0.5 1.2 1.7
Totals 102 20.3 9.7 .561 .238 .596 1.7 2.8 4.6 2.0 1.7 0.5 1.3 1.7