Stan Okoye

Stanley Onyekachukwu Okoye (born April 10, 1991) is a Nigerian professional basketball player for MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB.

A 6'6" swingman, he was named the 2012–13 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year while playing for Virginia Military Institute (VMI).

[2] Despite this production on the court, only two NCAA Division I schools offered him basketball scholarships – Campbell University and VMI.

He had initial struggles coping with college life, especially at a military school where upperclassmen put mental and physical pressures on freshmen.

[1] At one point he contemplated dropping out before having played in a single college basketball game, but Okoye stuck with it because of support from his teammates.

"[1] In 2009–10, Okoye led all Big South Conference freshmen in scoring and field goal percentage in overall games.

[3][1] His scoring and rebounding averages led the Big South and was named its Player of the Week five times throughout the season.

[6] He left Ikaros before playing in a game for them, and on October 27, 2013, he signed with Barak Netanya of Israel for the rest of the season.

[8] He made his debut for the Redbacks in the team's season opener on March 14, recording 30 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in a 96–93 win over the Rockingham Flames.