\eh-MEK-ah OH-ka-for\
Chukwuemeka Noubuisi Okafor ▪ Twitter: @BigMek50
Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 252 lbs.
Born: September 28, 1982 in Houston, Texas
High School: Bellaire in Houston, Texas
College: University of Connecticut
Draft: Charlotte Bobcats, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 2004 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 4, 2004
Age: 30 years, 233 days ▪ Experience: 9 years
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 72 | 72 | 2287 | 300 | 524 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 258 | 230 | 684 | 42 | 40 | 127 | 119 | 230 | 745 | .573 | .000 | .562 | 31.8 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 0.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 36 | 36 | 1180 | 161 | 264 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 142 | 113 | 354 | 18 | 13 | 64 | 73 | 118 | 397 | .610 | .528 | 32.8 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 0.5 | |
| Road | 36 | 36 | 1107 | 139 | 260 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 116 | 117 | 330 | 24 | 27 | 63 | 46 | 112 | 348 | .535 | .000 | .603 | 30.8 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 0.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 49 | 49 | 1586 | 219 | 369 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 193 | 157 | 496 | 25 | 17 | 87 | 78 | 159 | 544 | .593 | .000 | .549 | 32.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 0.5 |
| Post | 23 | 23 | 701 | 81 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 65 | 73 | 188 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 41 | 71 | 201 | .523 | .600 | 30.5 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 0.7 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 43 | 43 | 1408 | 203 | 335 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 164 | 135 | 422 | 26 | 20 | 81 | 74 | 136 | 499 | .606 | .567 | 32.8 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 0.6 | |
| Loss | 29 | 29 | 878 | 97 | 189 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 94 | 95 | 262 | 16 | 20 | 46 | 45 | 94 | 246 | .513 | .000 | .553 | 30.3 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 0.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 3 | 3 | 75 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 22 | .600 | .667 | 25.1 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 0.3 | |
| November | 14 | 14 | 449 | 58 | 109 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 59 | 41 | 141 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 42 | 150 | .532 | .000 | .576 | 32.0 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 0.4 | |
| December | 16 | 16 | 512 | 72 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 71 | 47 | 158 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 179 | .610 | .493 | 32.0 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 0.6 | ||
| January | 16 | 16 | 550 | 80 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 57 | 64 | 176 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 57 | 193 | .630 | .579 | 34.4 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 0.6 | ||
| February | 2 | 2 | 56 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | .438 | .500 | 28.0 | 8.0 | 10.5 | 1.5 | ||
| March | 14 | 14 | 437 | 52 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 38 | 44 | 113 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 24 | 49 | 126 | .559 | .579 | 31.2 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 0.6 | ||
| April | 7 | 7 | 208 | 22 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 54 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 59 | .478 | .652 | 29.6 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 13 | 13 | 378 | 52 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 36 | 52 | 133 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 40 | 122 | .486 | .500 | 29.1 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 0.7 | |
| Monday | 12 | 12 | 403 | 49 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 35 | 45 | 120 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 38 | 119 | .570 | .000 | .600 | 33.5 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 0.3 | |
| Tuesday | 2 | 2 | 54 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | .400 | .556 | 26.8 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Wednesday | 19 | 19 | 614 | 87 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 78 | 51 | 167 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 42 | 62 | 216 | .635 | .538 | 32.3 | 11.4 | 8.8 | 0.4 | ||
| Thursday | 1 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .625 | 1.000 | 29.5 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Friday | 16 | 16 | 523 | 68 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 55 | 53 | 164 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 26 | 50 | 163 | .571 | .491 | 32.7 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 0.8 | ||
| Saturday | 9 | 9 | 286 | 35 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 43 | 23 | 80 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 100 | .614 | .698 | 31.8 | 11.1 | 8.9 | 0.8 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 72 | 72 | 2287 | 300 | 524 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 258 | 230 | 684 | 42 | 40 | 127 | 119 | 230 | 745 | .573 | .000 | .562 | 31.8 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 0.6 |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 5 | 5 | 219 | 33 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 74 | .673 | .333 | 43.7 | 14.8 | 12.8 | 0.8 | |
| 30-39 | 41 | 41 | 1409 | 191 | 323 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 162 | 146 | 429 | 23 | 22 | 94 | 70 | 128 | 478 | .591 | .000 | .593 | 34.4 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 0.6 | |
| 20-29 | 22 | 22 | 587 | 65 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 61 | 50 | 171 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 33 | 74 | 163 | .496 | .541 | 26.7 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 0.6 | ||
| 10-19 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 30 | .524 | .727 | 18.2 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 0.3 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 15 | 15 | 472 | 57 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 49 | 43 | 141 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 44 | 147 | .564 | .673 | 31.5 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 0.4 | |
| 1 Day | 43 | 43 | 1362 | 179 | 324 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 142 | 151 | 425 | 23 | 27 | 67 | 71 | 140 | 433 | .552 | .000 | .528 | 31.7 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 0.5 | |
| 2 Days | 8 | 8 | 276 | 39 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 42 | 22 | 60 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 28 | 100 | .709 | .524 | 34.5 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 0.8 | ||
| 3+ Days | 5 | 5 | 151 | 25 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 65 | .568 | .600 | 30.2 | 13.0 | 9.8 | 1.4 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 26 | 26 | 871 | 125 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 106 | 86 | 280 | 15 | 8 | 41 | 46 | 78 | 308 | .628 | .547 | 33.5 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 0.6 | |
| Western | 46 | 46 | 1416 | 175 | 325 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 152 | 144 | 404 | 27 | 32 | 86 | 73 | 152 | 437 | .538 | .000 | .572 | 30.8 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 0.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 9 | 9 | 309 | 39 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 47 | 41 | 95 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 101 | .534 | .489 | 34.3 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 0.6 | |
| Central | 9 | 9 | 275 | 39 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 87 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 29 | 95 | .639 | .680 | 30.6 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Northwest | 15 | 15 | 459 | 58 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 46 | 43 | 137 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 48 | 140 | .509 | .522 | 30.6 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 0.7 | ||
| Pacific | 15 | 15 | 463 | 62 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 48 | 55 | 132 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 53 | 150 | .574 | .542 | 30.9 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 0.6 | ||
| Southeast | 8 | 8 | 287 | 47 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 34 | 22 | 98 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 112 | .723 | .529 | 35.8 | 14.0 | 12.3 | 0.5 | ||
| Southwest | 16 | 16 | 494 | 55 | 103 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 58 | 46 | 135 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 24 | 51 | 147 | .534 | .000 | .638 | 30.9 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 0.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 56 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | .571 | .400 | 28.2 | 9.0 | 13.5 | 0.5 | |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 85 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 28 | .619 | .222 | 42.5 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 74 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | .571 | .667 | 36.9 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Chicago | 1 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .429 | .500 | 30.3 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 62 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | .667 | 31.2 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | |||
| Dallas | 4 | 4 | 114 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 32 | .444 | .000 | .800 | 28.6 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | |
| Denver | 3 | 3 | 88 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 28 | .565 | .500 | 29.2 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 59 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 27 | .667 | .600 | 29.5 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 57 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | .667 | .429 | 28.7 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Houston | 4 | 4 | 134 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 49 | .692 | .619 | 33.6 | 12.3 | 10.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 68 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 33 | .684 | .636 | 34.2 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 66 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | .750 | .444 | 33.2 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 3 | 3 | 96 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 37 | .621 | .250 | 31.8 | 12.3 | 10.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Memphis | 4 | 4 | 139 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 31 | .481 | .455 | 34.9 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 72 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 35 | .889 | .750 | 35.9 | 17.5 | 9.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | .600 | 1.000 | 27.6 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 59 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | .444 | 1.000 | 29.5 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 1.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .615 | .556 | 37.3 | 21.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | ||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 68 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 19 | .545 | .583 | 34.2 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Oklahoma City | 3 | 3 | 94 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 30 | .545 | .545 | 31.2 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Orlando | 1 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | .727 | .250 | 45.9 | 18.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 59 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | .364 | .583 | 29.7 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 121 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 42 | .515 | .615 | 30.2 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 0.3 | ||
| Portland | 3 | 3 | 105 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 35 | .538 | .389 | 35.0 | 11.7 | 10.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 4 | 4 | 123 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 36 | .500 | .667 | 30.8 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 0.8 | ||
| San Antonio | 4 | 4 | 106 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 35 | .522 | .688 | 26.5 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Toronto | 2 | 2 | 59 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | .471 | .400 | 29.6 | 9.0 | 11.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Utah | 4 | 4 | 114 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 28 | .440 | .600 | 28.4 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .875 | .600 | 38.7 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 1.0 | ||