Saw action in all 35 games and started in 28 of them at Akron
Averaged 6.9 points with a team-high 7.2 rebounds to go with 34 blocks and 19 steals
Finished the season with 5 double-doubles and had 9 games with double-digit boards
Was second in the MAC with 252 total rebounds and fourth in rebounds per game (7.2)
Also ranked No. 2 in defensive rebounds (157), No. 3 in offensive rebounds (95), No. 5 in blocks (34) and No. 6 in blocks per game (1.0) among MAC players
Made his debut at Arkansas State in the season-opener, scoring 5 points with 12 rebounds
Followed up with his first double-digit game, posting 10 points with 5 rebounds and 3 blocks against Ohio Wesleyan
Recorded a career-high 17 points and 5 rebounds on 5-of-5 shooting vs. Northern Kentucky off the bench
Pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds with 12 points for his second-career double-double vs. SUNY Brockport
Tied his career-high in rebounds with 16 boards and 10 points vs. Jackson State off the bench
Followed up with another double-double the very next game at Princeton with 15 points and 10 boards
Tied his career-high with 17 points at Eastern Michigan to go with 5 rebounds
2023-24 (North Carolina)
Was the third Tar Heel men’s basketball player from England, joining London’s Steve Bucknall (1985-89) and Durham’s Neil Fingleton (2001-02)
Saw limited action off the bench with 15 appearances
Made debut as a Tar Heel against Radford
Season-high 7 points against Charleston Southern with 4 rebounds
Scored 4 points against Syracuse with 4 rebounds
2022-23 (West Virginia)
Played in 31 games, averaging 11.0 minutes per game
Averaged 2.5 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 57.4-percent from the field
Led WVU with 22 blocks
Had five points and six rebounds versus Kansas at Big 12 Championship
Pulled down five rebounds against Texas Tech at Big 12 Championship
Finished with four points and nine rebounds vs. Iowa State
First-career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Oklahoma
Recorded a career-high 10 rebounds to go with five points and two blocks at Texas Tech
Had four points, six rebounds and two blocks against Kansas
2021-22 (West Virginia)
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
Played in three games, averaging 3.7 minutes per contest
Played five minutes and had two points and two rebounds in his first collegiate game against Radford
Missed the first seven games of the season with a foot injury
High School / Prep
Came to the United States in August 2020
Attended Beckley Prep IJN in Beckley, West Virginia, for coach Justin Dempsey
Originally excelled as a tennis player in England
Graduated from Furze Platt Senior School in Maidenhead, England
Played in limited games at Beckley Prep IJN due to a broken finger and COVID-19
Played for All-Ohio Red team in AAU basketball
Personal
Son of Cyril and Sharon Okonwko
Has an older brother, Oliver
Has a younger brother, Alexander
Was an outstanding tennis player in his youth, playing 8 years of competitive tennis and 3 years of soccer
Older brother, Oliver, played tennis at Iowa (2018-21) and Illinois (2022-24)
Younger brother, Alexander, is a junior on the Ohio State men’s tennis team
Played for Great Britain’s U20 team in the 2023 Division B European Championships in Macedonia
Led Great Britain in scoring (12.1 ppg), rebounding (9.9 rpg) and blocked shots (2.1 bpg) in seven games
Received his bachelor's in organizational supervision at Akron in spring of 2025