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College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / April 14
Big 12 Program Adds Former North Carolina, West Virginia Forward

Big 12 Program Adds Former North Carolina, West Virginia Forward

Utah has gotten off to a slow start to 2025 in their recruiting process. The only recruit they have signed is a walk-on Alvin Jackson III and must look to the transfer portal for more.

College Basketball News / North Carolina Tar Heels on SI / April 13
Ex-UNC Basketball Forward Announces Third Transfer

Ex-UNC Basketball Forward Announces Third Transfer

Following one season spent toward the end of the UNC basketball bench as a 2023-24 Tar Heel transfer addition, James Okonkwo transferred to the mid-major level, where he became a regular starter and key contributor for the Akron Zips.

College Basketball News / Utah Utes on SI / April 13
Big man James Okonkwo transfers from Akron to Utah

Big man James Okonkwo transfers from Akron to Utah

Impactful big man James Okonkwo has transferred from Akron to Utah, an important step as the Runnin’ Utes rebuild under new coach Alex Jensen. The 6-foot-8, 240-pound forward will be playing for his fourth program in as many seasons.

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The 'Naismith Men's Player of the Year Award winner' quiz

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The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball (in 1891), Dr. James Naismith.Can you name every men's college basketball player who has won the Naismith Award?

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College Basketball News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / April 13
Ex-WVU Forward James Okonkwo Transfers to Big 12 Foe

Ex-WVU Forward James Okonkwo Transfers to Big 12 Foe

The transfer portal is the Wild Wild West, and you can't convince me otherwise. When a player can bounce around to four, five, and sometimes six schools throughout his/her collegiate career, it's a broken system.

College Basketball News / North Carolina Tar Heels on SI / November 10
Ex-UNC Basketball Forward Enjoys Starting Role at New School

Ex-UNC Basketball Forward Enjoys Starting Role at New School

Through only two outings as a first-year starter for the Akron Zips (1-1, 0-0 MAC), James Okonkwo has already matched his 43 minutes of playing time as a UNC basketball reserve forward last season.

College Basketball News / WV Sports Now / April 15, 2024

Josiah Harris Becomes Third Ex-Mountaineer to Commit to Akron

Former WVU F Josiah Harris became the third ex-Mountaineer to commit to Akron in the last few days, according to multiple reports. Harris joins Seth Wilson and James Okonkwo for the Zips next season with this WVU-Akron pipeline.

College Basketball News / Last Word On Sports / April 14, 2024
MAC Program Receives Commitment Lands 2 Transfers From Power-5 Conferences

MAC Program Receives Commitment Lands 2 Transfers From Power-5 Conferences

Akron, one of the top programs in the Mid-American Conference over the last 20 years, has a lot of re-tooling after losing its top four players to graduation from their 2024 MAC tournament-winning squad.

College Basketball News / WV Sports Now / April 13, 2024

Pair of Former WVU Basketball Teammates to Reunite on Akron

A pair of former WVU basketball teammates will be reuniting on the Akron Zips. Seth Wilson and James Okonkwo are transferring to Akron, per a report by Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68.

College Basketball News / Carolina HQ / April 5, 2024

UNC Forward James Okonkwo Enters the Transfer Portal

UNC loses its first player to the portal. North Carolina forward James Okonkwo has entered the transfer portal. He spent just one season in Chapel Hill, as a reserve, after transferring last offseason from West Virginia.

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