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Article: Okafor puts final touches on his dream.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- April 5, 2004
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Byline: Mike Downey
SAN ANTONIO, Texas _ The big star of the big game was the big man with the big name, Chukwuemeka Noubuisi Okafor of Enugwuukwu, Nigeria.
From the beginning of Monday night's game to establish the best college basketball team in America, it was clear to everyone from UConn to the Yukon that that team was the Connecticut Huskies. And that what they had above all else was the high-flying, high-IQ, 6-foot-10-inch Emeka Okafor.
He is going places. He could go to a place like Chicago or Orlando or Washington next to play in the NBA. Professors and academic advisers from his school have speculated that Mr. Okafor could go to ...
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