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Phoenix Suns | #2 | Guard

Josh

Okogie

PPG

6.0

RPG

2.9

APG

0.6

PIE

9.7

HEIGHT

6'4" (1.93m)

WEIGHT

213lb (97kg)

COUNTRY

Nigeria

LAST ATTENDED

Georgia Tech

AGE

26 years

BIRTHDATE

September 1, 1998

DRAFT

2018 R1 Pick 20

EXPERIENCE

6 Years

6'4" | 213lb | 26 years

DRAFT

2018 R1 Pick 20

BIRTHDATE

September 1, 1998

COUNTRY

Nigeria

LAST ATTENDED

Georgia Tech

EXPERIENCE

6 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

CAREER

  • Has appeared in 376 career games (160 starts), with averages of 6.3 points on 40.2% shooting. 3.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 19.5 minutes per game in six NBA seasons with Minnesota and Phoenix

2023-24 (Phoenix)

  • Averaged 4.6 points on a career-best 41.7% shooting, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 60 games (11 starts) on the season
  • In the 11 games he started, averaged 7.2 points and 3.7 rebounds in 23.4 minutes of action
  • Scored in double figures in 12 games on the season, including a season-high 17 points on Oct. 24 at Golden State
  • Grabbed 5+ rebounds nine times on the season, including a season-high 8 rebounds on Oct. 26 at Los Angeles Lakers
  • Notched a season-high 3 steals four times on the season, most recently on Jan. 8 at LA Clippers
  • PLAYOFFS: Appeared in all four postseason games, averaging 3.5 points and 1.0 rebounds in 7.3 minutes of play
  • Scored a 2024 postseason-hihg 8 points in Game 3 vs. Minnesota on April 26

INTERNATIONAL

  • Played for the Nigeria National Team in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, his first Olympics
  • During the 2020 Olympics, Okogie averaged 4.3 points, 1.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals in 15.5 minutes per game
  • Saw his best game of the Olympics against Australia on July 25 when he finished with 11 points, two rebounds, three assists and two steals
  • Participated in the 2019 FIBA World Cup for Nigeria
  • Scored 19 points vs. China as Nigeria qualified for the 2020 Olympics with the win
  • Scored 18 points vs. Argentina and added five assists, three steals and two blocks
  • Named to the 2017 USA Basketball Men’s U19 World Cup roster on June 22, 2017
  • Averaged 4.6 points, 4.6 rebounds in 13.4 minutes per game as the team went 6-1 and won bronze

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL

  • Accumulated 1,033 points in his career, most by a Tech sophomore since Matt Harpring finished his sophomore season (1995-96 season) with 1,021
  • Finished Tech career in 43rd place on Tech’s all-time scoring list
  • Versatile perimeter player with the length, athletic ability and basketball IQ enable him to compete at all three perimeter positions
  • Scored in double digits in 38 of his last 40 games and 54 times in 61 career games
  • Scored 20 or more 20 times (13 times in ACC games), 30 or more three times in his career
  • Named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference third team as a sophomore after averaging 18.2 points and 6.3 rebounds in 36.4 minutes per game
  • Scoring average of 18.2 per game ranked fourth in the ACC and was the highest for any Tech player since Matt Harpring finished the 1997-98 season at 21.6, and was the highest for any Tech sophomore since Harpring posted 18.6 points per game in 1995-96 (Kenny Anderson scored 25.9 points per game in 1990-91 season)
  • Best in the ACC at getting to the free throw line (6.8 FTA per game) and converted 82.1 percent on a team-high 162 attempts
  • Averaged 6.7 rebounds in ACC play, third-best for an ACC guard, and only one player ahead of him was shorter than his 6-4 height (Ky Bowman of Boston College)
  • Grabbed career-best 16 at Florida State, most ever by a Tech guard in an ACC game
  • ACC All-Freshman team choice who ranked third among ACC first-year players in scoring at 16.1 points per game
  • Recorded the fifth-highest scoring average for a freshman in Tech history
  • His 596 total points for the season were the third most by a Tech freshman in program history
  • Led Tech in scoring in NIT games (19.8 ppg), hitting 46.5 percent from the floor
  • Also averaged 7.4 rebounds per game with 14 total assists and just six turnovers
  • Named to the NIT all-tournament team
  • Ranked 15th in the ACC in scoring average, with 32 double-figure scoring games
  • Team’s third-leading rebounder (5.4 per game, four double-figure games)
  • In ACC games, he averaged 17.1 points (13th best in the ACC) and 5.9 rebounds, shot 48.1 percent from the floor and 42.9 percent from three-point range
  • Rated a three-star prospect by both Rivals and Scout
  • 247sports.com tabbed the senior as the state’s fourth-best player while Rivals ranked him among the country’s top 150 players
  • A three-year starter at Shiloh High School who led the Generals’ to a 28-4 mark and the program’s first-ever state semi-final appearance as a junior, then to a 24-6 record and the Region 8-A championship as a senior
  • Averaged 13 points in three playoff games
  • Named the Gwinnett Daily Post‘s Player of the Year as a junior and a senior, and was named first-team All-State by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Atlanta Tip-Off Club in 2016
  • Honor roll student who graduated with a 3.8 GPA
  • Played on the national AAU circuit with CP3

PERSONAL LIFE

  • Born on Sept. 1, 1998 in Lagos, Nigeria
  • The son of Pius and Anthonia Okogie, he's the fourth of five children: Evaristus, Nathaniel, Rachael and Emmanuel
  • Tried out basketball just for fun at age 8
  • Majored in business administration at Georgia Tech
  • Was a recipient of a 2018 ACC Top 6 for Service award for his dedication to community service and outreach programs
  • Favorite video game is Madden NFL
  • Can play the trumpet, tuba, piano and drums
  • Follow on X @CallMe_NonStop and on Instagram callme_nonstop