Monica Okoye
Monica Okoye (オコエ 桃仁花, Okoe Monika, born 7 February 1999) is a Japanese basketball player for Denso Iris and the Japanese national team.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal.[2][3]
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||||
| League | WJBL | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 February 1999 Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 159 lb (72 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
Monica's mother is Japanese and her father is a Nigerian of Igbo descent. Her older brother Louis plays professional baseball for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.[4]
Career
She participated at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[5]
References
- "Asian Basketball Main Page". asia-basket. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
- "Monica OKOYE at the Tokyo 2020 Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament 2020". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- "Basketball OKOYE Monica - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- "オコエ桃仁花、Ａ代表入りへ「チャンスつかみたい」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- "Monica Okoye (Jpn)'s profile - FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
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