Jahlil Okafor (pronounced Jaah-Leele; born December 15, 1995) is an American college basketball player for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team and is currently a freshman for the 2014–15 team. He played high school basketball in Chicago, Illinois for Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, where he earned national player of the year awards from McDonalds, USA Today and Parade. He signed with Duke as a package with Tyus Jones.He was heavily recruited since before high school and had been at the top of the recruiting rankings for several years. He is a distant cousin of Emeka Okafor. At the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, he earned the Tournament MVP for the gold-medal winning USA team. In 2013, Okafor led Whitney Young to the 2013 Chicago Public High School League (CPL) city championship. He was an All-American as a junior in 2013. The following summer, he was an All-Tournament team selection at the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for the gold-medal Team USA.Okafor led Young to the 2014 CPL city championship game that they lost in a quadruple overtime game against Curie High School and Cliff Alexander that was the lead story on SportsCenter. However, a week later Curie forfeited the championship. His 2014 season culminated with a Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 4A state championship. As a senior, he excelled in All-star competitions. He was co-MVP of both the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game and the 2014 Jordan Brand Classic game and led his team in the 2014 Nike Hoop Summit. Following the season, he earned broad All-American recognition and was named national player of the year by Parade, USA Today and McDonald's among others.
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