California State University at Bakersfield Athletics

2024-25 (SENIOR): The only Roadrunner to start in all 33 games this season... Had a season high 15 points versus Portland State on Dec. 21 shooting 6-8 from the field, while grabbing four rebounds and recording a block and two steals... Later matched his season high on Feb. 22 versus UC Irvine going 6-11 from the field and had three rebounds, an assist, a block, and a steal... Recorded his lone double-double on Feb. 20 at UC Davis with 14 points and 11 rebounds... At the FGCU MTE he averaged 9.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 2.3 blocks over his 31.3 minutes per game... Led the team in blocks (39), was second in rebounds (181, 4.5 RPG), and third in steals (29)... Okereke finishes his CSUB career with 325 points, 53 blocks, 45 steals, 33 assists, 230 rebounds in 56 games played.

2023-24 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 31 games while starting in 29 in his first season with the Roadrunners... Averaged 19.8 minutes, 5.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 0.7 blocks per contest... Ranked second in rebounds (122) and third in blocks (21)... Scored a season high 16 points on Dec. 9 at South Dakota while pulling down 7 rebounds... Recorded his only double-double on the year on Dec. 30 versus UC Irvine, scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.

2022-23 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 31 games while starting 14 in his third season with the Matadors... led team in 5.1 rebounds per game... averaged 4.4 points per game while shooting 51.4% from the field in 18.8 minutes per game... ranked second on the team in blocks (20)... ranked 16th in the Big West in rebounds per game and 18th in blocks per game... ranks eighth all-time for CSUN in career blocks with 63.

PRIOR TO CSUB: Spent three years at CSUN (2020-23)... as a Freshman, Okereke, played in 21 games and making seven starts where he averaged 3.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 15.9 minutes per game... led the team with 16 blocks, 13 of those coming in league play... third on the team in steals with 16... shot 46.9% from the field. In his sophomore campaign, Okereke, posted career-highs while leading the team in rebounds per game (5.1) and blocks per game (0.9)... appeared in 29 games, starting eight, averaged 5.1 points per game, shot 52.7% from the field... ranked fourth in the Big West for blocks per game, sixth in offensive rebounds per game (2.2) and averaged 5.9 points and 5.6 rebounds. 

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2020 graduate of King/Drew High School in Watts, CA... named CIF LA City MVP in 2020 after helping the Golden Eagles to a 25-9 record including 10-0 record in league play... averaged 16.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 5 blocks per game as a Senior... also lettered in track and competed in teh shot put as a sophomore and junior... named to the Honor Roll in all four seasons.

PERSONAL: A Kinesiology major who hopes to play basketball professionally after his time at CSUB.