University of Nevada Las Vegas

UNLV CAREER
Obekpa enters his first season in the Runnin' Rebel program in 2015-16 ... Must sit out the season as a redshirt after transferring from St. John's, where he played for three years ... Will be eligible to play as a senior for UNLV in 2016-17 ... At St. John's he played in a total of 95 games with 52 starts ... He led the Big East Conference in blocks three years in a row, recording as many as 133 in a season and 11 in a game, both school records ... Also has a St. John's record of 321 blocks in his career (3.4 bpg) ... Has a career field-goal percentage of 48.5 ... Has two career double-doubles, has scored in double figures nine times and has had 13 double-figure rebounding games.

JUNIOR (2014-15) - ST. JOHN'S
Appeared in 30 games, making 24 starts ... Was the nation's fifth-leading shot blocker with an average of 3.1 per game ... Also averaged 5.8 points and 7.0 rebounds per contest, playing an average of 27.3 minutes per outing ... Shot 46.2 percent from the field ... Led the Big East in blocks and was second in the team and fifth in the conference in rebounding ... Blocked a season-high eight shots vs. LIU-Brooklyn ... Had 12 games with at least four blocked shots ... Recorded two double-doubles ... Rebounded in double figures on six occasions, including a career-high 16 at Syracuse ... Scored in double figures five times, including a career-high 16 points vs. Long Beach State on 7-of-8 shooting ... Team was 21-12 and made the NCAA Tournament, losing to San Diego State.

SOPHOMORE (2013-14) - ST. JOHN'S
Appeared in 32 game, making 17 starts ... Averaged 3.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2,9 blocks in 20.1 minutes per game ... Blocked 94 shots to lead the Big East for the second straight season ... Tied for 11th in the country in blocks ... Scored in double figures four times ... Shot 56.3 percent from the floor ... Blocked at least five shots on seven occasions ... Had a season-high nine blocks against Monmouth.

FRESHMAN (2012-13) - ST. JOHN'S
Named to the Big East All-Rookie team ... Earned third team All-Met honors ... Led the country in blocks with 4.0 per game and totalled 133 ... Had a career-high 11 blocks vs. Fordham ... One of four player to appear in all 33 games ... Made 11 starts ... Averaged 3.9 points and 6.2 rebounds in 26 minutes per game ... Blocked at least five shots in 11 games.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2012 graduate of Our Savior New American in Centereach, New York ... Ranked as a consensus top 100 player overall and a top 20 center ... Led the school to a 25-5 record and a MaxPreps.com national top-10 final ranking as a senior ... Averaged 12.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 9.0 blocks his senior year for the Pioneers ... Coached by Ron Stelzer ... named a first team All-American by the National Association of Christian Athletes (NACA) ... Keyed OSNA to the title in the Puerto Rico Hoops Championship in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, with a MVP effort ... Named game MVP at both the National HIgh School Hoops Fest at DeMatha in Hyattsville, Md., and the Penny Hardaway Hoops Fest in Memphis, Tenn. ... Played for the victorious East Squad in the All-American Classic Championship at the 2012 NCAA Final Four in New Orleans ... Attended the Jordan Brand International camp in Instanbul, Turkey, in February 2010 ... Participated in the NBA "Basketball Without Borders" camp in South Africa in August 2010 before becoming a starter on the Nigerian Under-16 national team ... Arrived in the U.S. in Sept. 2010 and helped OSNA to a 17-10 record as a junior in 2010-11, averaging 10.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 blocks ... Named MVP at the Flyin' to the Hoop Tournament in Dayton, Ohio, the Texas Classic in Houston, Texas, and the Scholastic Play-by-Play Shootout in Chapel HIll, N.C. ... Also played midfielder on the soccer team and was named the squad's defensive MVP.

PERSONAL
Christopher Ewaoche Obekpa was born Nov. 14, 1993, in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies ... Son of Elizabeth Ameh and Prince Gabriel Obekpa ... Has nine siblings, six sisters: Nancy, Onyeje (Maura), Ebowo (Ruth), Martha, Rose and Emmanuella, and three brothers: Ofu, Daniel and Joseph ... Ofu played basketball and soccer at University of Maine at Machias.