Jahlil Okafor

Jahlil Okafor

Okafor during the 2015 NBA Summer League
No. 8 – Philadelphia 76ers
Position	Center
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1995-12-15) December 15, 1995 (age 21) Fort Smith, Arkansas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school	Whitney Young (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Duke (2014–2015)
NBA draft	2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–present	Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2016) NCAA champion (2015) Consensus first-team All-American (2015) USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2015) ACC Player of the Year (2015) Pete Newell Big Man Award (2015) McDonald's All-American Game co-MVP (2014) Jordan Brand Classic co-MVP (2014) First-team Parade All-American (2014) Illinois Mr. Basketball (2014)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States FIBA World U19 Championship 2013 Czech Republic National team FIBA World U17 Championship 2012 Lithuania National team FIBA Americas U16 Championship 2011 Mexico National team

Jahlil Okafor (pronounced /ˈdʒɑː liːl/; born December 15, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played his freshman season of college for the 2014–15 Duke national championship team.

Okafor was heavily recruited since before high school and had been at the top of the recruiting rankings for several years. He played high school basketball in Chicago, Illinois for Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, where he earned high school national player of the year awards from McDonald's, USA Today and Parade. At the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, he earned the Tournament MVP for the gold-medal winning USA team. In 2013, Okafor led Whitney Young to the 2013 Chicago Public High School League (CPL) city championship. He was an All-American as a junior in 2013. The following summer, he was an All-Tournament team selection at the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for the gold-medal Team USA. Following his senior season, he earned broad All-American recognition and was named national player of the year by Parade, USA Today and McDonald's among other players. He signed with Duke as a package with Tyus Jones, with widespread recognition as the preseason Collegiate National Player of the Year.