Selected by Atlanta in the first round (6th overall) of the 2020 NBA Draft as an early-entry candidate on November 18, 2020 … Signed to a contract with the Hawks on November 24, 2020 … Signed to a multi-year extension on October 23, 2023 … Has appeared in 233 games (36 starts) over the course of his four-year career (all with the Hawks), owning averages of 8.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.0 apg and 1.1 bpg in 20.8 mpg (.640 FG%, .318 3FG%, .754 FT%) … Saw action in 55 games (eight starts) in 2023-24, tallying a career-high 10.2 points… Had 71 blocks coming off the bench in 2022-23, leading all bench players in blocks in the regular season … His .690 FG% in 2021-22 led the Hawks… Among all rookies in 2020-21, ranked 6th in bpg, 19th in rpg. … Owns 29 career playoff games (one start) across three postseason runs with Atlanta, notching 3.8 ppg and 3.9 rpg (.569 FG%, .659 FT%).

Had one of the best freshman seasons in USC history, starting all 28 games he played and averaging a team-leading 16.2 points and 8.6 rebounds … Set the Trojan freshman record with 76 blocks, which was the fourth-most all-time by a Pac-12 freshman … Named first team All-Pac-12 and to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team, as well as to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-District IX team … Scored in double figures in 25 of his 28 games and posted 11 double-doubles … Scored a season-high 33 points vs. Pepperdine on Nov. 19 and made 17 of 21 free throws, the third-most ever in a game by a Trojan … He scored 27 points and had a season-best 14 rebounds vs. Harvard on Dec. 1 and was named to the Orlando Invitational All-Tournament team … Was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week from, Dec. 9-15.

Born on December 11, 2000, in East Los Angeles, California … His parents are Kate and Mike Okongwu … Has a brother, Chukwuemeka, and a sister, Chinemya … He also had an older brother Nnamdi, who also played for Chino Hills, but died after a skateboarding accident in 2014 … Onyeka went to Chino Hills to honor his older brother, wearing the same No. 21 … On X @BigO21_ and Instagram @big0.