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Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi Okafor, abbreviated as Emeka Okafor, is a player for the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, where he plays power forward and center for the team. He joined the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2004 NBA Draft, selected second overall in the draft. Okafor became only the third player from an expansion team to win NBA Rookie of the Year honor. Prior to joining the Bobcats, Okafor played for the University of Connecticut Huskies as a forward/center from 2001-04. He graduated from UConn in 3 years with honors, earning him the Academic All-American of the Year award in 2004. Okafor was named NCAA tournament's Most Outstanding Player in the 2003-04 season, as well as National Defensive Play...
Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi Okafor, abbreviated as Emeka Okafor, is a player for the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, where he plays power forward and center for the team. He joined the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2004 NBA Draft, selected second overall in the draft. Okafor became only the third player from an expansion team to win NBA Rookie of the Year honor. Prior to joining the Bobcats, Okafor played for the University of Connecticut Huskies as a forward/center from 2001-04. He graduated from UConn in 3 years with honors, earning him the Academic All-American of the Year award in 2004. Okafor was named NCAA tournament's Most Outstanding Player in the 2003-04 season, as well as National Defensive Player of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, and Big East Player of the Year. In 2007, he was inducted in the Husky Ring Of Honor at Gampel Pavilion. Okafor¿s parents are Nigeria natives, and he was the first member of his family born in the U.S.
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Calhoun Spends Summer Fighting Cancer
The Associated PressIt wasn't the way Jim Calhoun wanted to spend his summer. Thirty-three times over seven weeks, Connecticut's Hall of Fame basketball coach left his eastern Connecticut home by 5:30 a.m. to make a 45-minute trip to the University of Connecticut Health...Tags: Minority Groups, Donyell Marshall, Health Treatments, Marcus Williams, Howie Dickenman
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Connecticut coach spends summer fighting cancer
Associated Press WriterIt wasn't the way Jim Calhoun wanted to spend his summer. Thirty-three times over seven weeks, Connecticut's Hall of Fame basketball coach left his eastern Connecticut home by 5:30 a.m. to make a 45-minute trip to the University of Connecticut Health...Tags: Minority Groups, Donyell Marshall, Health Treatments, Marcus Williams, Howie Dickenman
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UConn Wide Receiver Recognized For Community Service
The Hartford CourantUConn junior wide receiver Brad Kanuch is among 71 nominees for a spot on the 22-member Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. According to the organization, the student-athletes nominated for the honor "embody the true spirit of teamwork and giving back through...Tags: Football, National Collegiate Athletic Association, University of Connecticut
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Jim Calhoun Charity All-Star Game
Jim Calhoun Charity All-Star Game •7:30 p.m., Mohegan Sun Arena •Expected to play: Ray Allen, Rashad Anderson, Hilton Armstrong, Josh Boone, Denham Brown, Taliek Brown, Scott Burrell, Dan Cyrulik, Caron Butler, Lyman DePriest, Khalid El-Amin,...Tags: Chris Smith, Hilton Armstrong, Travis Knight, Donyell Marshall, Marcus Williams
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Blue Team Wins Exciting Calhoun Game
Courant Staff Writer— The Jim Calhoun Charity All-Star Basketball Game had everything most exhibitions have — dunks, follies, some goofing around — and something most exhibition games do not: a pretty good ending. The Blue team, composed mostly of...Tags: Jeff Gordon, Minority Groups, Travis Knight, Donyell Marshall, Health Treatments
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Atlanta retains J.Smith for $58M
From wire reportsJosh Smith will remain with the Hawks after Atlanta matched the five-year, $58million offer sheet from the Memphis Grizzlies late Friday night. "The Hawks organization received an offer sheet from the Memphis Grizzlies for Josh Smith," Atlanta general...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Lamar Odom, Luol Deng, Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher
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The sports world in 60 seconds
Tennis Roger Federer lost another match and, perhaps, his longtime grip on No. 1 as well. The world's top-ranked player had another out-of-character setback on Thursday, a three-set loss to Ivo Karlovic that opened the way for Rafael Nadal to take over...Tags: National Government, Denver Nuggets, JamesOn Curry, Tommy Haas, Roger Federer
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Former Husky Ben Gordon Giving Back In His Hometown
Courant Staff WriterBen Gordon is a quiet guy, but he's making a lot of noise in his hometown of Mount Vernon, N.Y., these days. A key player on UConn's 2004 championship team and the Chicago Bulls' leading scorer last season (18.6), Gordon is scheduled to be at the Jim...Tags: Jazz Music, Bowling, Eddy Curry, Charlie Villanueva, Chicago Bulls
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Briefs
Williamsburg Post 39 took an early lead but fell Tuesday in the first round of the state American Legion tournament in Stuarts Draft. South Richmond Post 137, whose team includes some of the James River High players who led the Rapids to two...Tags: Clubs and Associations, College of William and Mary, Beach Vacations, David Gibson, Baseball
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Starting Lines: Federer Loses
Roger Federer's longtime grip on the No. 1 ranking is in jeopardy after his three-set loss to 6-foot-10 Ivo Karlovic on Thursday at the Cincinnati Masters in Mason, Ohio. Federer has been ranked No. 1 since Feb. 2, 2004, a record of 235 consecutive...Tags: Baseball, Detroit Red Wings, Tim Duncan, Colleges and Universities, Tommy Haas
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Federer on verge of losing top rank
Roger Federer lost another match and, perhaps, his longtime grip on No. 1. The top-ranked player had another subpar showing, a 7-6 (8), 4-6, 7-6 (7) loss at the Cincinnati Masters in Mason, Ohio, to Ivo Karlovic that left the 6-foot-10 Croat exulting on...Tags: Big Brown, Luol Deng, Preakness Stakes, Tommy Haas, Roger Federer
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UConn's Cash Cows
Locked In • Ray Allen, Celtics: $17,388,420 Won first NBA title last month • Emeka Okafor, Bobcats: $12,000,000 Averaged double-double in each of first four seasons • Richard Hamilton, Pistons: $10,562,500 All-Star last three...Tags: Hilton Armstrong, Donyell Marshall, Charlie Villanueva, Marcus Williams, Josh Boone
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