With chiseled facial features and a killer smile, Emeka Okafor could easily be mistaken for a model rather than a rising NBA star dominating the paint in arenas around the country. Yet it's not his 5-page spread in GQ or his being featured in People Magazine as one of the Sexiest Men Alive that people know him for; it's his ability to single handedly change the course of a basketball game. Emeka is the type of player who enters a game and takes over. Lethal on both ends of the court, Emeka's equally adept at beating opponents with a low-post move or a mid-range jumper as he is at defending the leagues best scorers. A rebounding machine, both offensive and defensive, Emeka has already set a league record for most consecutive double doubles for a rookie for any active player. His run of 19 consecutive double doubles is the best of any rookie since 1969.
In addition to being one of the NBA's most talented young players, Emeka is one of the league's smartest and well-spoken young leaders. He not only graduated from the University of Connecticut in 3 years with a 3.8 grade point average in Finance, he did so while leading the University of Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team to a National Championship in 2004. Since being the first draft pick ever selected by the Charlotte Bobcats when he was selected second overall in the 2004 NBA draft Emeka has become the face of the thriving young franchise earning Got Milk Rookie of the Month honors in both November and December. Before entering the NBA Emeka represented the United States as a member of the bronze medal winning 2004 Men's Olympic Basketball Team.
A rare athlete that comes along once in generation, Emeka epitomizes what's good in sports.
He's smart, good-looking, fiercely competitive and most important an outstanding human being.
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