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[quote=Anonymous]Even when many of these Nigerian-Americans play professional sports, they tend to excel academically.

[b]Nnamdi Asomugha (Kerry Washington’s husband)[/b] is a former American football cornerback. He played college football for the University of California, Berkeley, and was drafted in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders.  For many years he was considered one of the best shutdown corners in the NFL. Asomugha was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, to Nigerian Igbo parents.  He was raised in Los Angeles, California.  [b]Asomugha graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from UC Berkeley in Interdisciplinary Studies focused on Corporate Finance.[/b]

[/b]Emeka Okafor is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).  Okafor was born in Houston, Texas.  Both of his parents are natives of Nigeria (Igbo ethinic group), and Emeka was the first member of his family born in the United States.   Okafor played for the University of Connecticut from 2001 to 2004.  [b]He majored in finance during his time at Connecticut, and he graduated with honors after three years in May 2004 with a 3.8 GPA.[/b]   Okafor was named the Academic All-American of the Year in 2004 for his work on and off the court.

Eventually, [b]Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike became all-Americans at Stanford, and No. 1 overall picks in the W.N.B.A. draft. Nneka plans to pursue a Master of Business Administration degree, while Chiney intends to enter law school. 
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“We come from highly educated families where the mind-set is to send your children to the best schools where they get the best education and the best opportunities,” Ify Ogwumike said. “Sports was not a focus; education was the focus. We just happened to find sports and find that you can get the best of both worlds.”  Link:  http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/19/sports/more-nigerian-americans-are-reaching-highest-levels-of-sports.html
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