KC Ibekwe didn't play basketball until he was a ninth-grader in Coquitlam, British Columbia, in the eastern suburbs of Vancouver, 160 miles north of Montlake.
Ibekwe, whose nickname means "King of the City" and whose Nigerian first name is Favour, comes to the Huskies to boost a front line that will feature highly touted 6-foot-8, 250-pound forward Great Osobor, the Mountain West Player of the Year, formerly of Utah State and Montana State, and originally from London.
UCLA's Berke Buyuktuncel runs into KC Ibekwe, then of Oregon State and now at the UW. / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports KC Ibekwe blocks the shot attempt by fellow Canadian Fardaws Aimaq during their Oregon State-Cal game last season / Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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