UConn to retire legendary center Emeka Okafor’s No. 50

Key Highlights

• 34 and Rip Hamilton’s No.
• 32. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe second overall pick in the NBA Draft and the 2004 NBA Rookie of the Year, Okafor will also be inducted into the UConn Business Hall of Fame on April 24. Over three years in Storrs, during which he completed his finance degree and graduated magna cum laude, Okafor set a program record with 441 blocked shots, scored 1,426 points at a 59% clip from the field and grabbed 1,091 rebounds, which is fourth-most in program history. Twice named Defensive Player of the Year, both by the Big East and nationally by the NABC in the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons, Okafor set the program record for blocked shots in a single-season with 156 as a sophomore in 2002-03.
• His freshman (138) and junior (147) seasons also rank top-five all-time in blocks.
• He also set the program’s single-season record for double-doubles with 24 during his consensus first team All-American season in 2003-04. Okafor averaged 13.8 points, 10.6 rebounds and 4.3 blocked shots over his 103 games under coach Jim Calhoun at UConn.
• He was inducted into the Huskies of Honor as a player on Feb.