Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - STAR INFORMATION: Nigerian Students in the 2016 NCAA Basketball Teams - Men and Women

They did it, the Villanova Wildcats did it. Congrats to Daniel Ochefu, our own Daniel Ochefu, NCAA champion 2016. The Idoma nation is very proud of you. You and your teammates were great tonight--and how about that buzzer beater for the national championship. Wow!! You lived up to the meaning of your last name (war leader/commander) today.

On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 7:53 PM, Mobolaji Aluko <alukome@gmail.com> wrote:

Moses:

Yes, I am aware of the "Ochefu" family - at least I know one here in Maryland who is the son of late Major Ochefu (who was once Governor of Eastern State, and was involved in a coup later on).  See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Ochefu

This Ochefu is an awesome player, but I fear that he may be contained by UNC....but we shall see.,..the Dance begins presently.

Bolaji Aluko

On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 1:44 AM, Moses Ebe Ochonu <meochonu@gmail.com> wrote:

Yes, Bolaji, in less than thirty minutes, I and other Idoma kinsmen and women of Daniel Ochefu (whose uncle is a mentor, senior colleague, and elder brother in the African sense of brother) will gather around TVs to cheer this worthy Idoma son and our new athletic ethnic ambassador and his Villanova teammates to victory against North Carolina.

I'm in full ethnic pride mode. I am not a Wolverine tonight. I'm a Villanova fan.

On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 7:32 PM, Mobolaji Aluko <alukome@gmail.com> wrote:

My People:

One hundred and four (104) American Universities have been involved in this year's NCAA Basketball tourney, with twenty-four (24) of them offering up their men and women's teams (otherwise there would have been one hundred and twenty eight (128) teams.)  Nigerians in all of those teams are forty-six male and twenty-two women - quite a high number, bearing in mind that there are a total of only nineteen other African-sounding names (five of them females) in all the teams.  However only twenty-five males and fourteen females (including my niece Ayoleka Sodade) actually featured in the tournament - you can figure out all of that from the table below..

Six Nigerian males (Toby Egbuna, Daniel Ochefu, Bola Alade, Michael Gbinije, Daniel Akintobi-Adeyeye and Chinonso Obokoh) and the inimitable one female (Chantel Osahor) have featured in the Final Four - but today now we are left with only the Final Two - Daniel Ochefu (No. 23) of Villanova and Toby Egbuna (No. 34) of North Carolina.

 

I had previously predicted that North Carolina would win it all - with UConn DEFINITELY winning on the Women's side tomorrow Tuesday, despite the Black Coach of Syracuse  - but I am no longer sure about North Carolina, with the way the outstanding Ochefu and his team mates have been playing.

But we shall see in a few hours time.

So enjoy - but one thing that we can be happy about is that there will be a Nigerian on the winning team of the Male Big Dance!

Bolaji Aluko

TABLE 1:  ALL-NIGERIANS in the 2016 NCAA TEAMS – M & W

Sources:

http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/basketball-men/d1

http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/basketball-women/d1

S/N	University	Men		Women		African
1	North Carolina (1)	Toby Egbuna (34)		---
2	Villanova (2)	Daniel Ochefu (23)		---
3	Oklahoma (2)	Bola Alade (14)	1	---
4	Syracuse (10)	Michael Gbinije (00), Doyin Akintobi-Adeyeye (34), Chinonso Obokoh (35)	2	---- Syracuse (4)
5	Kansas (1)	----		---		Cheick Diallo (W)
6	Notre Dame (6)		3	---
7	Virginia (1)	----		---
8	Oregon (1)	----		---
9	Maryland (5)	----	4	---
10	Duke (4)	Sean Obi		Oderah Chidom
11	Miami FL (3)	Ebuka Izundu, Tonye Jekiri	5	---
12	Indiana (5)	O.G. Anunoby	6	---
13	Wisconsin (7)	----		----
14	Gonzaga (11)	----		----
15	Texas A&M (3)		7
16	Iowa State (4)	----		---
17	Connecticut (9)	Nnamdi Amilo	8	----   Connecticut (1)
18	Hawaii (13)	---	9	---
19	Wichita State (11)	---		---
20	Iowa (7)	Okey Ukah		----
21	St. Joseph (8)	---		---
22	Yale (12)	----		----
23	U. Northern Iowa (11)	---		---
24	VCU (10)	---		Jessica Ogunnorin
25	Providence (9)	---		---		Junior Lomomba (M)
26	Kentucky (4)	---	10	Evelyn Akhator
27	Stephen F. Austin (14)	---		---
28	Xavier (2)	----		----
29	Arkansas (Little Rock) (12)	---		---		Kemy Osse (M)
30	Butler (9)	---		---
31	Middle Tennessee State (15)	----	11	----
32	Utah (3)	Kenneth Ogbe		---
33	Texas (6)	Prince Ibeh	12	Olamide Aborowa, Diani Akigbogun
34	Michigan State (2)	----	13	----
35	Iona (13)	Kelvin Amayo, Benjamin Nwokeabia	14	----
36	Pittsburgh (10)	----		----		Yacine Diop (W(
37	Austin Peay (16)	---		Jennifer Nwokocha		Assane Diop (M)
38	Colorado (8)	---		---
39	South Dakota St. (12)	---	15	--- (???)
40	California (4)	Kingsley Okoroh		Kristine Anigwe
41	Buffalo (14)	David Kadiri	16	Ayoleka Sodade
42	Temple (10)	Obi Enechionyia, Chima Nwakpuda		Ugo Nwaigwe
43	UNC Asheville (15)	---	17	---
44	Holy Cross (16)	---		---
45	Cincinnati (9)	---		---
46	Baylor (5)	---	18	---
47	U. Wisconsin, Green Bay (14)	Henry Uwadiae	19	---
48	Oregon State (7)	---	20	---  Oregon State (2)		Cheikh N'diaye (M)
49	CSU Bakersfield (15)	---		---
50	Dayton (7)	---		---		Jeremiah Bonsu (M)
51	Fresno State (14)	Karachi Edo (?)		---
52	Purdue (5)	---	21	---
53	Weber State (15)	--		Regina Okoye		Sira Toure (F)
54	Arizona (6)	---		---
55	FGCU (16)	---		---
56	U T Chattanooga (12)	Justin Tuoyo	22	-
57	Stony Brook (13)	----		Ogechi Anyagaligbo		Roland Nyama (M),  Akwasi Yeboah (M)
58	Hampton (16)	---		---
59	Seton Hall (6)	---	23	---
60	Holy Cross (16)	---		---
61	West Virginia (3)	----	24	---
62	UNC Wilmington (13)	Chuck Ogbodo		--
63	USC (8)	Chimezie Metu		Temi Fagbenle
64	Texas Tech (8)
65	UWashington	---	25	Chantel Osahor   (00) -  of UWashington (7)
66	Tennessee	---	26	---
67	Robert Morris	---	27	---
68	Duquesne	---	28	---
69	Mississippi State		29	Chinwe Okorie		Fallou Ndoye (M)
70	Belmont	Amanze Egekeze	30	---
71	South Florida	---	31	---
72	Colorado State	Emmanuel Omogbo	32
73	BYU	---	33	---
74	Missouri	---	34	---
75	Alabama State	Folorunsho Akande, Robert Ojeah, Chidozie Omile	35	---
76	Idaho	---	36	---		Paulin Mpawe (M)
77	St Johns	---	37	Sandra Udobi		Felix Balamou  (M), Abdul Dial (M) , Kassoum Yakwe(M)
78	Auburn	---	38	---
79	Florida State	---	39	---		Jean Marc Christ Koumadje (M)
80	Missouri State	--	40	Onye Osemenam
81	James Madison	---	41	---
82	DePaul	---	42	---
83	Central Arkansas	Otas Iyekekpolor	43	---		Mathieu Kamba (M)
84	Louisville	Chinanu Onuaku	44
85	St. Bonaventure	---	45	---
86	Oklahoma State	Igor Ibaka (???)	46	Diana Omozee
87	Troy	Aaron Ariri	47	---
88	Jacksonville	Josh Adeyeye	48	---
89	South Carolina	---	49	Sarah Imovbiohm(???)
90	George Washington	---	50	---
91	Kansas State	Wesley Iwundu	51	---
92	Albany		52	Bose Aiyalogbe
93	Florida	John Egbunu	53	---
94	Army West Point	John Emezie	54
95	Princeton	---	55	---
96	Ohio State	------	56	Theresa Ekhelar		Keita Bates-Diop
97	New Mexico State	---	57	---
98	Arizona State	Obinna Oleka	58	---		Peace Amukamara (F)
99	NCA & T	Ede Egharevba,   Mike Owona	59	----
100	Georgia	Osahen Iduwe, Derek Ogbeide	60	----
101	Stanford	Ayo Adedeji	61	---
102	San Francisco	Uche Ofoegbu	62	---
103	Penn	---	63	Princess Aghayere, Michelle Nwokedi
104	UCLA	Ikenna Okwarabizie	64	----

 

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