Career
His name "Emeka" is an transcript of the Igbo name "Chukwuemeka" (meaning "God has done so much"). Oguchi played college basketball for the University of Oregon, with the Oregon Ducks, for three years, before transferring to Illinois State University, to play with the Illinois State Redbirds in 2007. In 2009, Oguchi signed with the French League club STB Le Havre.
Since his time playing in the French League, Oguchi has played in the: National Basketball Association Doctorate-League, the Philippine Basketball Association, the Lebanese League, the West Asian League (with the Iraqi club Duhok), and the Venezuelan League.
During his stint in the Philippines, he played for the Meralco Bolts. During the 2012 Summer Olympics, Oguchi drew interest from a number of National Basketball Association teams that were interested in giving him a tryout.
On November 1, 2012, Oguchi signed with the National Basketball Association Doctorate-League team the Maine Red Claws. He was waived on January 25, 2013.
On May 13, 2013, he signed with the Spanish League club Gran Canaria.
In August 2015, he signed with Polish club Anwil Włocławek. He played at the 2006 International Basketball Federation World Championship, and the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. At the 2015 International Basketball Federation Africa Championship, Oguchi led Nigeria to their first ever AfroBasket title, defeating Angola 74-65.
Oguchi led the team in scoring, averaging 16.6 points per game.
Foreign his impressive performance throughout the tournament, he was named Most Valuable Player and Best 3-Point Shooter. Oguchi was also named, with First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Farouq Aminu, into the All Star Five of the 2015 Afrobasket in Tunisia.