Ikenna Ugochukwu Iroegbu (born March 14, 1995) is an American-born Nigerian basketball player for Bàsquet Girona of the Liga ACB. Iroegbu played college basketball for Washington State University, and is a member of the Nigerian national team.[1]
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Liga ACB | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 14, 1995 Sacramento, California | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Nigerian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | |||||||||||||||
| College | Washington State (2013–2017) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Agua Caliente Clippers | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Science City Jena | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Capital City Go-Go | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Rasta Vechta | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Élan Chalon | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Treviso Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Bàsquet Girona | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Professional career edit
In October 2017, Iroegbu was a point guard for the Los Angeles Clippers.
He was later waived by the Clippers and was sent to play for its NBA G League affiliate the Agua Caliente Clippers where he averaged 12.24 points, 4 rebounds, and 3.8 assists in the 2017–2018 season.[2][3]
Iroegbu signed with the German Basketball Bundesliga side Science City Jena on a one-year deal for the 2018–2019 basketball season on July 12, 2018.[3][4][5] On February 1, 2019, he joined Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League for the rest of the season.[6]
For the 2019–20 season, Iroegbu signed with the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League.[7] He missed two games in February 2020 with an ankle injury. On February 12, he tallied 25 points, three rebounds, and five assists in a win over the Erie BayHawks.[8]
On December 20, 2020, he signed with Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga.[9] In June 2021, Iroegbu signed with Élan Chalon in France.[10]
On August 13, 2021, Iroegbu signed with Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[11]
On July 17, 2022, Iroegbu signed with Treviso Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[12]
On July 19, 2023, Iroegbu signed with Bàsquet Girona of the Spanish Liga ACB.[13]
Nigeria national basketball team edit
He participated at the AfroBasket 2017[14] for the D'Tigers, and averaged 14.8 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game during the tournament.[15] He was part of the tournaments top Five players.[16]
References edit
- ^ FIBA profile
- ^ "Clippers rookie Ike Iroegbu makes a good first impression". October 14, 2017.
- ^ a b https://sportando.basketball/m/en/germany/bbl/281547/science-city-jena-agreed-to-terms-with-ike-iroegbu.html [dead link]
- ^ "Ike Iroegbu Player Profile, Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion, News, Stats – Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
- ^ "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings".
- ^ "Lietkabelis add Ike Iroegbu". Sportando. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ Rakusin, Kelly (October 27, 2019). "GO-GO ANNOUNCE DRAFT PICKS, TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "Ike Iroegbu: Leads team from bench". CBS Sports. February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Rasta Vechta lands Ike Iroegbu". Sportando. December 20, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ "African Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.afrobasket.com.
- ^ "Hapoel Galil Elion signs Ike Iroegbu". balkanleague.net. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 17, 2022). "Nutribullet Treviso announces signing of Ike Iroegbu". Sportando. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ "Girona land Ike Iroegbu". Afrobasket.com. July 19, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ AfroBasket 2017 profile
- ^ "Nigeria at the FIBA Afrobasket 2017".
- ^ "Ikenna Iroegbu – All-Star Five – FIBA AfroBasket 2017 – FIBA Afrobasket 2017". FIBA.basketball.