Onyeka Okongwu is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the USC Trojans.
Okongwu was a four-year starter at Chino Hills High School in California, playing alongside Lonzo and LaMelo Ball. As a freshman, he helped his team win the state championship and achieve national success, while being named MaxPreps co-National Freshman of the Year. In his junior and senior seasons, Okongwu led Chino Hills to two more state titles, earning back-to-back California Mr. Basketball honors. He was considered a five-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals. In his only college season, Okongwu played for USC and was named to the first team All-Pac-12.
| Atlanta Hawks Current Roster |
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| 00 Toppin (TW) • 0 Barlow • 1 Johnson • 2 Wallace (TW) • 3 LeVert • 4 Bufkin • 5 Daniels • 10 Risacher • 11 Young • 14 Mann • 15 Capela • 17 Okongwu • 18 Gueye • 20 Niang • 22 Nance • 24 Mathews • 27 Krejčí • 29 Plowden (TW) |
| Players who left during the season: 3 Lundy • 8 Roddy • 12 Hunter • 13 Bogdanović • 41 Zeller |
| Head coach: Snyder • Assistant coaches: Bailey • Brey • Donaldson • Klei • Kokoškov • Lang • Lumpkin • Udoh • Watkinson |