Chamberlain "Champ" Nnaemeka Oguchi (born April 28, 1986) is a Nigerian American professional

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player who last played for Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the

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. His name "Emeka" is an abbreviation of the

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name "Chukwuemeka" (meaning "God has done so much").

College career

Oguchi played

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for the

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from 2004 to 2007, before transferring to

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to play for the

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. He normed 39.5 percent on his 3-point attempts for the Redbirds.

Professional career

In 2009, Oguchi signed with the club

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of the French Pro-A League. Since his time playing in the French League, Oguchi has played in the:

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, the

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, the Lebanese League, the West Asian League (with the Iraqi club Duhok), the

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, the Russian Professional Basketball League, the Liga Endesa of Spain, the Polish Basketball League, the LNBP of Mexico, the French Pro-B League, and the Liga Nacional de Básket of Argentina. During his stint in the Philippines, he played for the Meralco Bolts, where-in he became a well known import because of his efficiency in mid range shots coupled with his high percentage and deadly 3-point shooting from very far distances. In his first stint with the Bolts, Oguchi was the top scorer for the 2011 PBA Commissioner’s Cup on his 30.7 points per game. He averaged 28.3 points per game for his 11-game PBA career and shot 40.3 percent on his 3-point attempts. During the 2012 Summer Olympics, Oguchi drew interest from a number of NBA teams. On November 1, 2012, Oguchi signed with the

team the

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. On May 13, 2013, he signed with the Spanish League club

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. In August 2015, he signed with Polish club

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Nigerian national team

Oguchi has also been a member of the senior men's Nigerian national basketball team. He played at the

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, the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the 2016 Summer Olympics. Chamberlain Oguchi London 2012 Olympics

At the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship, Oguchi led

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to their first ever AfroBasket title, defeating

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74-65. Oguchi led the team in scoring, averaging 16.6 points per game. For his impressive performance throughout the tournament, he was named Most Valuable Player and Best 3-Point Shooter. Oguchi was also named, with

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, into the All Star Five of the 2015 Afrobasket in Tunisia.

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