Nigerian towering rookie, Stephanie Okechukwu is about to grow to be the tallest participant within the historical past of girls’s school basketball, Sports247 gathered.
Okechukwu, who stands at a huge 7-feet-1, is about to play as centre for Texas Technical College as soon as her worldwide clearance papers come by means of on the Nationwide Collegiate Athletics Affiliation (NCAA).
Amazingly, Okechukwu, who’s already on campus and awaiting the NCAA’s dedication of her eligibility to stsr for The Purple Raiders, has by no means performed basketball in both collegiate or skilled ranges.
Coach of the facet, Krista Gerlich stated she is pleased to her the bodily benefits of Okechukwu, who earlier signed to affix the staff in October however couldn’t instantly hyperlink up.
Gerlich acknowledged, “She was definitely worth the time, effort and teamwork that went into getting her right here. She brings a component to our staff that’s an prompt affect.
“Her capability to guard the rim and alter photographs might be distinctive to at least one. She has nice palms and contact across the basket and clearly will present a giant inside goal on the rim.”
Sports247 gathered additional that Okechukwu, who performed highschool basketball at Fukuchiyama Seibi in Japan, speaks Japanese fluently and is the fifth worldwide participant to signal at her new membership.
