Josh Okogie

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Josh Okogie
Man with a beard and short black hair dribbles the basketball wearing a navy blue Timberwolves uniform, bright green shoes, a silver bracelet and a black elbow sleeve
Okogie with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2019
No. 20 – Phoenix Suns
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 25)
Lagos, Nigeria
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school Shiloh (Snellville, Georgia)
College Georgia Tech (2016–2018)
NBA draft 2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career 2018–present
Career history
2018–2022 Minnesota Timberwolves
2022–present Phoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-ACC (2018)
  • ACC All-Freshman Team (2017)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Joshua Aloiye Okogie (born 1 September 1998) is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Nigeria national team. As a 6'4" shooting guard, he was not ranked by ESPN in the recruiting class of 2016.[1]

Early life

Okogie emigrated with his family to the United States when he was three years old. The family settled in Snellville, Georgia, where Okogie started playing basketball for Shiloh High School.[2]

College career

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Okogie in 2016

As a freshman at Georgia Tech, Okogie averaged 16.1 points 5.4 rebounds per game and was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team.[3] He was a third team 2017–18 All-ACC selection as a sophomore.[4] As a sophomore, Okogie led Georgia Tech in scoring with 18.2 points per game. After the season he declared for the 2018 NBA Draft but did not hire an agent, thus leaving open the possibility of returning to school.[5] However, he confirmed his intentions on entering the NBA Draft on May 21.[6]

Professional career

Minnesota Timberwolves (2018–2022)

On June 21, 2018, the Minnesota Timberwolves drafted Okogie with the 20th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft.[7] On July 2, 2018, he signed with the Timberwolves.[8] He participated in the 2018 NBA Summer League. After Jimmy Butler was traded from Minnesota in early November, Okogie entered the starting lineup, averaging nearly 22 minutes a game on the season. After the season, he participated in the 2019 NBA Summer League. On January 29, 2019, he was named a member of the World Team for the 2019 Rising Stars Challenge.[9]

Phoenix Suns (2022–present)

On July 2, 2022, Okogie signed with the Phoenix Suns.[10]

National team career

Okogie plays for the Nigerian national basketball team and participated in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[11]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Minnesota 74 52 23.7 .386 .279 .728 2.9 1.2 1.2 .4 7.7
2019–20 Minnesota 62 28 25.0 .427 .266 .796 4.3 1.6 1.1 .4 8.6
2020–21 Minnesota 59 37 20.3 .402 .269 .769 2.6 1.1 .9 .5 5.4
2021–22 Minnesota 49 6 10.5 .404 .298 .686 1.4 .5 .5 .2 2.7
Career 244 123 20.6 .403 .275 .758 2.9 1.1 1.0 .4 6.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022 Minnesota 1 0 2.0 — — — .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 1 0 2.0 — — — .0 .0 .0 .0 .0

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Georgia Tech 37 37 30.8 .453 .384 .747 5.4 1.6 1.3 .7 16.1
2017–18 Georgia Tech 24 24 36.4 .416 .380 .821 6.3 2.5 1.8 1.0 18.2
Career 61 61 33.0 .437 .382 .777 5.8 2.0 1.5 .8 16.9

References

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