1. Daniel Hassan Ochefu was born on December 15,1993 and is an American-born Nigerian professional basketball player who last played for the Al-Jaish of the Syrian Basketball League.
13 Facts About Daniel Ochefu
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Daniel Ochefu played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats, and had a short, 19-game stint in the NBA with the Washington Wizards.
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Daniel Ochefu was ranked 54th on ESNPU's list of the top 100 players in his high school class.
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On October 9,2017, Daniel Ochefu was waived by the Wizards.
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Daniel Ochefu was assigned to G-League affiliate team the Maine Red Claws.
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On November 30,2017, Daniel Ochefu was acquired by the Windy City Bulls.
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On February 12,2018, Daniel Ochefu was traded by the Bulls to the Reno Bighorns along with a 2018 third-round draft pick and the returning player rights to Spencer Dinwiddie in exchange for Will Davis, the returning player rights to Lamar Patterson, and a 2018 first-round draft pick.
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Daniel Ochefu remained on the team as it became the Stockton Kings.
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In July 2019, Daniel Ochefu signed with the Ibaraki Robots in Japan.
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In February 2023, Daniel Ochefu signed with the TNT Tropang Giga as the team's import for the 2023 EASL Champions Week held in Japan.
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On September 20,2023, Ochefu signed with the Hsinchu Lioneers of the P League+.
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In first game of the quarterfinals, Daniel Ochefu scored 15 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block.
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Daniel Ochefu was called up for the Nigeria national basketball team for the 2017 FIBA Africa Championship.