Video: Locked On Tar Heels - 2023-24 UNC Basketball Player Preview: James Okonkwo

Posted Aug 9, 2023
West Virginia transfer James Okonkwo is the backup big man UNC Basketball needed to bolster its thin frontcourt. Will Okonkwo's game continue its upward trajectory? Can he build on his experiences playing for England this summer at the FIBA U20 European Championship? Isaac Schade and Coach Pac Kilby discuss.

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