Texas Tech's 7-Foot-1 Stephanie Okechukwu Debuts With 10 Rebounds in 64-37 Win
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 6
Texas Tech's 7-Foot-1 Stephanie Okechukwu Debuts With 10 Rebounds in 64-37 Win
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 6
Summary
Stephanie Okechukwu, a 7-foot-1 sophomore from Nigeria, opened her Texas Tech career with six points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in 21 minutes against Charlotte.
The 64-37 win followed an NCAA decision announced Wednesday granting Okechukwu four years of eligibility, a bigger outcome than Texas Tech had expected.
Coach Krista Gerlich said the program had anticipated two years and hoped for three, adding that Okechukwu had not previously played college basketball.
Okechukwu, 21, arrived at Texas Tech after playing high school basketball in Japan, giving women's college basketball a rare 7-foot-1 interior presence at the start of the season.