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OSNA's Obekpa commits to St. John's

MARCH 13, 2011: BACK IN THE DANCE Steve

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Chris Obekpa thinks of St.John’s as his “home away from home”.

The Our Savior New American shot-blocking sensation added to coach Steve Lavin’s latest recruiting class Monday as he made a verbal commitment to St. John’s.

“I’m excited that the decision has been made and the stress is over. St. John’s really appealed to me because it’s close to home, my home-away-from-Nigeria,” said Obekpa....

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