Monica Okoye (オコエ 桃仁花, Okoe Monika, born 7 February 1999) is a Japanese basketball player for Denso Iris and the Japanese national team.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal.[2][3]
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Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||||
League | WJBL | ||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 23) Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 159 lb (72 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Monica's mother is Japanese and her father is a Nigerian of Igbo descent. Her older brother Louis plays professional baseball for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.[4]
She participated at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[5]
Japan women's basketball squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Silver medal | ||
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