Background
Koko Archibong was born as Aniekan Okon Archibong, the first born son in his family.
Koko Archibong was born as Aniekan Okon Archibong, the first born son in his family.
Polytechnic School.
Born in New York, United States of America, he is a 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall small forward. In his junior season, he averaged 14.2 points and 5.7 rebounds, while shooting.510 shooting from the field Archibong captained the 2002-2003 team with Andy Toole, leading Penn to a 22-6 record (including a 14-0 Ivy League mark) and advancing to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament for the second year in a row.
He ended his Penn career with 1,131 points, 504 rebounds, 110 assists, 76 steals and 59 blocked shots while making 99 starts.
He was a two-time All-Ivy and Academic All-Ivy League selection. After a few pre-draft workouts with the Phoenix Suns, he went undrafted in the 2003 National Basketball Association Draft.
He went on tobecome part of the Suns’ Summer League team in the 2003 Reebok Rocky Mountain Revue in Salt Lake City. He later made to the training camp of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2003.
Archibong has played professional basketball in France, Germany, and Poland.
He played in the Euroleague with the clubs Pau-Orthez, Brose Baskets, and Prokom Sopot. Archibong has played with the senior men"s Nigerian national basketball team He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
