His father's full name is Chukwudi Obika Okafor. [226] His parents met in Fort Smith, Arkansas, when Chuck played basketball for a local junior college. [225] "My deepest fear is losing someone else close to me," Jahlil told Chicago magazine. "That's something I …

Jun 25, 2015 · According to the Hartford Courant, Jahlil and NBA veteran Emeka Okafor are distant cousins. There isn’t much written on their relationship, but Emeka’s parents and Chucky’s dad are both ...

Dec 15, 2015 · He was born to Dacresha Lanett Benton and Chukwudi Okafor-Conley, and his aunt, Chinyere Okafor-Conley, helped raise him after his mother died. He has a sister named Jalen and brothers named Jamonte and Ashondre.

Mar 27, 2023 · A vigorous hoopster, Jahlil Obika Okafor, was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, on December 15, 1995. Jahlil was born with mixed ethnicity to a father of Nigerian-American of Igbo descent, Chukwudi Okafor, and an African-American …

Feb 23, 2015 · Jahlil was 9 years old, living in small-town Oklahoma with his mother, his older sister and two toddler half-brothers. The little ones were napping, and Jahlil and his sister, Jalen, were in...

Jun 25, 2015 · Okafor actually met Jahlil’s mother while he was playing basketball for a junior college in Arkansas. She had played basketball as well, a standout high school athlete with a soft touch on...

Apr 6, 2015 · Meet, probably the proudest parent in college basketball, Chukwudi Okafor the dad of Jahlil Okafor. His 19-year-old son currently plays for the Duke Blue Devils. Jahlil’s mom, Dacresha Lanett Benton died when he was a young boy, but if she were alive today she would also be the proudest mom.

Nov 12, 2014 · Okafor's parents met when his dad, Chuckwudi (Chucky to everyone who knows him), was playing for a junior college in the Arkansas town that Dee called home. She had played basketball, too, but...

Nov 18, 2014 · When he finally realized it wasn't a prank—when it was obvious his mother, Dee, could hardly breathe—Jahlil Okafor ran from his living room and into the street, screaming for an ambulance.

Dec 11, 2024 · Born on December 15, 1995, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Jahlil Okafor had an early introduction to sports through his family. His father, Chukwudi Obika Okafor, of Nigerian descent, played a significant role in shaping Jahlil’s interest in basketball.