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 – Minnesota Timberwolves
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 23)
Lagos, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High schoolShiloh (Snellville, Georgia)
CollegeGeorgia Tech (2016–2018)
NBA draft2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–presentMinnesota Timberwolves
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Joshua Aloiye Okogie (born 1 September 1998) is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves 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[]

Waist high view of man with short black hair wearing a white Georgia Tech uniform, standing in front of the crowd, slightly obscured by another player at left
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–present)[]

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]

National team career[]

Okogie plays for the Nigerian national basketball team and participated in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[10]

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
Career 195 117 23.1 .403 .273 .766 3.3 1.3 1.1 .4 7.3

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[]

  1. ^ "Josh Okogie, Shiloh , Shooting Guard". 247Sports. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. ^ https://www.nba.com/nets/news/draft/2018/brooklyn-nets-draft-prospect-josh-okogie
  3. ^ "Basketball: Pastner, Lammers, and Okogie Earn All-ACC Honors". From The Rumble Seat. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. ^ "ACC Announces All-Conference Team, Postseason Awards". TheACC.com. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Georgia Tech' G Josh Okogie to enter NBA draft". ESPN. Associated Press. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  6. ^ Bradley, Mark (21 May 2018). "Josh Okogie is leaving Tech, which is bad news for Josh Pastner". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  7. ^ Sugiura, Ken (21 June 2018). "Timberwolves draft Josh Okogie at No. 20". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Timberwolves Sign Josh Okogie". NBA.com. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Doncic, Simmons headline Mtn Dew Ice Rising Stars rosters". NBA.com. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  10. ^ Rafferty, Scott (31 August 2019). "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019: Scores and highlights from Day 1". Retrieved 2 September 2019.

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