Unquestioned commitment: connecticut's Emeka Okafor is plotting a course for early graduation and basketball domination—on offense as well as defense

Sporting News, The, Feb 3, 2003 by Kyle Veltrop

Hearing his offensive game called "crude" used to grate on Okafor, then he did something about it. Calhoun recalls seeing Okafor at a summer camp before his senior year in high school, then during that season and at an all-star game the following spring. Then Calhoun reflects on what Okafor was like last year, compared with what he is now. "Each time, he was drastically improved," Calhoun says. "It makes you wonder: How much better will he get?"

That, indeed, is the question.

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