On Jan. 10, Grayson Okoronkwo ‘24 scored 31 points during a game against Minnehaha Academy, breaking Blake’s all-time scoring record. “It felt surreal. Until the game started, I didn’t really think about it too much,” Okoronkwo said. “I was super happy.”The record of 1,731 points was previously set by Blake Williams ‘07 17 years ago in 2007, who attended the game to congratulate Okoronkwo. “I met him two weeks before. It was pretty cool. He congratulated me,” said Okoronkwo. “He said, just keep doing what you’re doing, and hopefully, something good will happen.” Now that he has achieved his goal for the season, breaking the all-time scoring record, his new goal is hitting 2,000 points.
Basketball Record Broken
February 1, 2024
Okoronkwo during the record-breaking game against Minnehaha Academy.
More to Discover
About the Contributor
Amelia Bush, Editor-in-Chief
Hi everyone! My name is Amelia and I am a senior and the Editor-in-Chief. This year I am editing the food and sports pages. My favorite part of Spectrum is the people, I love the fun supportive energy that it brings. I joined Spectrum freshman year as a writer and became an editor in my sophomore year.