Emeka Okafor

...from Milwaukee to a roster that already featured Richard Hamilton. Emeka Okafor was traded from Charlotte to New Orleans, where he joins Hilton Armstrong. And FYI: Detroit visits New Orleans on Dec. 16. Other moves involving...

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...to beat the Blue Devils 79-78. Two nights later, led by Ben Gordon and Emeka Okafor, Connecticut won their second national title with an 82-73 victory in the final game over Georgia Tech , coached by Paul Hewitt. Emeka Okafor of Connecticut...

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Brad Miller gave the crowd something to cheer moments later when he drove the baseline for a reverse layup to tie it, and after a free throw by Emeka Okafor, Salmons and Gordon hit back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 98-93 with 4:30 left.

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...Semifinal, and used a late run to beat the Blue Devils 79-78. Two nights later, led by Ben Gordon and Emeka Okafor, UConn beat Georgia Tech 82-73 to win the championship. In the 2009 NCAA Tournament , UConn was awarded the #1 seed in the...

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...with seven assists. Rose had a potential game-winning shot blocked by Emeka Okafor at the end of regulation and Okafor blocked him again just before Augustin's free throws put Charlotte ahead 105-100. Ben Gordon scored 25 points...

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...and seemingly invincible Duke for the program’s first title. </p><p>And different from 2004, when Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon powered the Huskies past Georgia Tech. </p><p>But at least one fan doesn’t see such developments as a...

In this article: Jim Calhoun, Huskies, Connecticut, Gag order, Big East, Dehydration, and NCAA

Calhoun has sent 23 players to professional careers-including the late Reggie Lewis, former Bull Donyell Marshall, Richard Hamilton, Caron Butler, Emeka Okafor and Rudy Gay-Connecticut, arguably, is the league's most influential alma mater.

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...Feels Stress of a Contract Year Rookie class of 2004 members Andre Iguodala of Philadelphia, Emeka Okafor of Charlotte, and Luol Deng and Ben Gordon from Chicago all rejected contract extensions worth more than $50 million last summer, but...

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...something, because guys in front of you left something. ... When you're following Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon and all those kinds of people, that's a lot of weight on your shoulders. There's people who think the game passed me by. That's OK.

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