Teddy Okereafor


Teddy Okereafor is a British professional basketball player who last played for Iraklis of the Greek Basket League. Okereafor played college basketball for Virginia Commonwealth University and Rider University. He is also a member of the Great Britain Men's National team.

High school career

Okereafor attended the Christchurch School in Christchurch, Virginia where he led his high school team to a 23-6 record as the Virginia Prep League Player of the Year. He earned First Team All-State, averaging 13.1 points and 7.2 assists.

College career

After graduating from Christchurch School, Okereafor played two years of college basketball for VCU. After the 2012–13 season, Dillard transferred to Rider. He had to sit out one season under NCAA rules. He was named to the All-MAAC Second Team, as a junior and to the All-MAAC Third Team, as a senior.

Professional career

Okereafor went undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft. On November 2, 2016, he signed a one-year deal with Pärnu of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga. On December 2, 2016, he left Pärnu and joined Pistoia 2000, signing a short-term deal with the club.
On August 17, 2017, he signed with Kymis of Greece for the 2017–18 season. Okereafor finished out the season with Fortitudo Bologna.
On June 28, 2018, he signed with Holargos of the Greek Basket League.
On August 25, 2019, Okereafor signed with Iraklis. On February 26, 2020, Okereafor was released from the Greek club.

National team career

Okereafor made his debut for the Great Britain Men's National Team in a closed international test match against New Zealand in 2015. Since then, Teddy has featured in every game Great Britain has played. He participated at EuroBasket 2017 and was one of the best players for Great Britain, averaging 9.6 points, 4.8 assists, and 4.2 rebounds per game.