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2013-14 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Chinonso Obokoh
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Rochester, N.Y.
- High School:
- Bishop Kearney
Junior Year: Obokoh posted four blocks and four rebounds in the season opener against LEHIGH ... He scored a career high 11 points and hauled in six rebounds against MONTANA STATE ... Grabbed three rebounds against WAKE FOREST ...He logged 10 minutes and had two boards when the Orange played at MIAMI ... When Syracuse defeated Wake Forest, Obokoh contributed three rebounds and a steal ... He had two boards in a Dome victory against FLORIDA STATE.
Sophomore Year: Obokoh made his Orange debut in the season opener against KENNESAW STATE ... He contributed his first career basket, three rebounds, one block and three steals ... Obokoh scored a season-high four points and grabbed three rebounds versus LOYOLA ... He equaled that scoring output the next time out with four points versus HOLY CROSS... Obokoh had three rebounds when Syracuse defeated COLGATE ... Pulled down a career-high four rebounds and logged a season-best 14 minutes against BOSTON COLLEGE ... He had back-to-back three rebound outings at #9/8 Notre Dame and #4/5 Duke.
Freshman Year: Obokoh participated in practice but did not play in any games for the Orange.
Bishop Kearney High School: Obokoh was rated as the 19th-best center by ESPN … He played for Coach Jon Boon … Obokoh was a team captain as a junior and senior … The Kings were 17-5 his sophomore season and won the Section V Class A1 Tournament … He scored in double digits in 20-of-22 games … He averaged 14.0 points per game … Obokoh had 20 points in the second game of the campaign, a 47-33 win against Brother Rice … In the Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament in Elmira, Obokoh had 18 points to lead Bishop Kearney past Horseheads, 57-42 … In the three Section V Class AI Tournament games, he averaged 17.0 points a game … Obokoh had a season-high 22 points when the Kings defeated Greece Arcadia for the title … He followed that up with 22 points in a 59-54 loss to Aquinas Institute in a Class A state qualifying game … In 2011-12, Obokoh helped Bishop Kearney to a 17-7 record, posting eight double-doubles along the way … The Kings won the Section V Class A title and reached the state semifinals … Obokoh earned All-Greater Rochester honors and a spot on the Class A State All-Tournament Team … He recorded season highs in blocks (12) and rebounds (16) in a 50-39 win against St. Mary’s … When the Kings lost to Aquinas Institute, 65-57, Obokoh had 19 points and 13 rebounds … He tallied double-doubles in six of the last eight games to end the season … The stretch started with a 19-point, 14-board performance in a 54-50 loss to Canisius … He scored 22 points with 10 rebounds and five blocks in a 64-46 victory versus Marshall in the Section V Class A Tournament … Obokoh finished with 23 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks in a 61-39 triumph against Batavia … He had 15 points and 14 rebounds in the Section V Class A title game, a 55-48 victory against Mendon … Bishop Kearney defeated East Aurora in the New York State Class A quarterfinals, 64-43, and Obokoh led the way with 13 points and 11 rebounds … Despite Obokoh’s 12 points, nine rebounds and five blocks, the Kings lost to Haborfields in the state semifinals, 57-53 … In 2012-13, Obokoh and Bishop Kearney claimed the Section V Championship for the third straight season and completed the campaign with a 17-8 record … The team won the Class AA State Championship and advanced to the State Federation Tournament of Champions semifinals … He was slowed by a foot injury that caused him to miss five games … He averaged 11.3 points, 15.6 rebounds and seven blocks per game as a senior … In the season opener, Obokoh scored 12 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in a 52-47 loss at Niagara Falls … Against St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, he had 16 points and 12 rebounds … He had seven points, 12 rebounds and six blocks in a 46-38 victory against Rush Henrietta in the Section V Class AA1 semifinals … Bishop Kearney defeated Greece Athena, 63-51, in a Section V Class AA state tournament qualifying game and Obokoh had 15 points and 12 rebounds … He followed up with 12 points and 19 boards in a 53-41 victory against Jamestown in the state quarterfinals … In the state semifinal against Troy, he totaled four points, 12 rebounds and three blocks in a 65-58 overtime victory … The Kings claimed the state title by defeating New Rochelle, 45-39 … He had 13 points and eight blocks … Obokoh scored 15 points in Bishop Kearney’s 68-55 State Federation Tournament of Champions semifinal game loss to Christ the King … Obokoh helped the White squad defeat the Black team, 114-102, in the Jordan Brand Regional Classic game … He had eight points, five boards and three steals in 20 minutes … He played AAU basketball for the Albany City Rocks.
Personal: Chinonso Pascal Obokoh was born in December 1993 in Enugu, Nigeria … His host parents in Rochester are Kevin and Annemarie Sheppard … He is enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences.
