Teddy Okereafor (born 11 November 1992) is a British professional

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player for the

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of the

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(BBL). Okereafor played college basketball for

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and

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. He is also a member of the Great Britain Men's National team.

High school career

Okereafor attended the

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where he led his high school team to a 23-6 record as the Virginia Prep League Player of the Year. He earned First Team All-State, averaging 13.1 points and 7.2 assists.

College career

After graduating from

, Okereafor played two years of

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for VCU. After the 2012–13 season, Dillard transferred to Rider. He had to sit out one season under

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rules. He was named to the All- MAAC Second Team, as a junior and to the All- MAAC Third Team, as a senior.

Professional career

Okereafor went undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft. On 2 November 2016 he signed a one-year deal with

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of the

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. On 2 December 2016 he left Pärnu and joined Pistoia 2000, signing a short-term deal with the club. On 17 August 2017 he signed with Kymis of Greece for the 2017–18 season. Okereafor finished out the season with

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. On 28 June 2018 he signed with Holargos of the

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. On 25 August 2019 Okereafor signed with Iraklis; on 26 February 2020 he was released from the Greek club. On 18 November 2020 Okereafor signed a short-term contract with the

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for the 2020–21 BBL season. On 25 May 2021 he signed with the

National team career

Okereafor made his debut for the Great Britain Men's National Team in a closed international test match against

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in 2015. Since then, Teddy has featured in every game Great Britain has played. He participated at

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and was one of the best players for Great Britain, averaging 9.6 points, 4.8 assists, and 4.2 rebounds per game.

References

External links

RealGM.com ProfileDraftexpress.com ProfileESPN.com Profile

Rider Profile
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