Phoenix Suns Guard Josh Okogie Journey

Joshua Okogie is a basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA.

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Okogie plays for the Nigerian national basketball team and participated in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

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Okogie emigrated with his family to the United States when he was three years old and the family settled in Snellville, Georgia.

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Okogie grew alongside his siblings, namely Evaristus, Nathaniel, Rachael, and Emmanuel. Josh is the fourth child in the family.

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Okogie joined Shiloh High School for his schooling and his older brother, Nathaniel, was a soccer player at Brewton-Parker College.

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Josh Aloiye Okogie led his high school team to win the Region 8-AAAAAA championship with a 24-6 record.

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As a freshman at Georgia Tech, Okogie averaged 16.1 points 5.4 rebounds per game and was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team.

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On June 21, 2018, the Minnesota Timberwolves drafted Okogie with the 20th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft.

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After Jimmy was traded from Minnesota in November, Okogie entered the starting lineup, averaging nearly 22 minutes a game on the season.

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On January 29, 2019, Joshua Okogie was named a member of the World Team for the 2019 Rising Stars Challenge.

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Josh Okogie lives a funfilled exotic life and it is reported that he has an accumulated net worth of $8 million as of 2022.

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