Monica Okoye
No. 99 – Fujitsu Red Wave
PositionSmall forward
LeagueWJBL
Personal information
Born (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 24)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight159 lb (72 kg)
Medals
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
FIBA Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2021 Jordan
Silver medal – second place 2023 Australia
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou team

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]

In July 2023 she joined the University of Canberra Capitals in the Australian Women's National Basketball League.[4]

Personal life

Monica's mother is Japanese and her father is a Nigerian of Igbo descent. Her older brother Louis plays professional baseball for the Yomiuri Giants.[5]

Career

She participated at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Asian Basketball Main Page". asia-basket. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  2. ^ "Monica OKOYE at the Tokyo 2020 Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament 2020". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  3. ^ "Basketball OKOYE Monica". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  4. ^ "UC Capitals score Japanese national player Monica Okoye". WNBL.basketball. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  5. ^ "オコエ桃仁花、Ａ代表入りへ「チャンスつかみたい」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Monica Okoye (Jpn)'s profile - FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2018-12-25.

External links

Japan women's basketball squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
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