Kevin Olekaibe

Kevin Olekaibe (born July 28, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Fresno State University and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

High school In his final year at Cimarron-Memorial High School, Olekaibe averaged 35.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 3.6 steals per game. He shot 50% from the field, 37% percent from beyond the three-point line, and 81% from the free-throw line. He also scored at least 50 points twice and 40 points nine times during his senior season. In a game against Arizona State, Olekaibe scored 21 points in the second half to bring his total to 30 and hit the game-winning three-pointer to notch a win for the Bulldogs. He was also named to the All-WAC Second Team in his sophomore year. In his third, and what proved to be final, season with the Bulldogs, Olekaibe played in all 30 games including 24 starts. For the season, he averaged 8.3 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. He also shot 34.7% from the field, 34.4% from the three, and 83.3% from the free-throw line. He scored 1,169 points while at Fresno State. He started in 32 of the team's 33 games and averaged 10.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 0.7 steals per game while shooting 38.3% from the field, 35.7% from the three, and 73.6% from the free-throw line. On January 25, 2019, Olekaibe was re-signed by the Long Island Nets.

Personal life Olekaibe was born to Benson and Esther Olekaibe, who are originally from Nigeria. His older brothers, Ike and Emmanuel both played college basketball. Ike was a two-time All-American at Purdue and Emmanuel played for Southwestern Oregon Community College and Everest College. Olekaibe has four other siblings: Victoria, Ruth, John, and Kenneth.