His father , who is 6 - foot - 5 , also played small college basketball .
Okafor was born in 1995 in Fort Smith , Ark. , and is the son of Nigerian immigrant Chukwudi Okafor -- and he has traveled to Africa to visit relatives .
Okafor 's father , who is 6 - foot - 5 , also played small college basketball .
Okafor was born in 1995 in Fort Smith , Ark. , and is the son of Nigerian immigrant Chukwudi Okafor -- and he has traveled to Africa to visit relatives .