Abu Kigab

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Abu Kigab
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Kigab with Boise State in 2020
No. 14–Free agent
Position Small forward
Personal information
Born (1998-11-03) November 3, 1998 (age 26)
Khartoum, Sudan
NationalitySudanese / Canadian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022 Niagara River Lions
2023 Ottawa BlackJacks
2023 Spišskí Rytieri
2024 MLP Academics Heidelberg
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Chile Team
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Egypt Team

Abu Haef Kigab (born November 3, 1998) is a Sudanese-Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the MLP Academics Heidelberg of the German Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks and for the Boise State Broncos of the Mountain West Conference. He was a key player on a Canada team that won the gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Cup in 2017.

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Early life

Born in Khartoum, Sudan to Sultan Kigab, Kigab moved to St. Catharines, Ontario with his family at age nine. [1] He attended Queen Mary Public School and St. Francis Catholic Secondary School and joined the Prolific Prep Academy in Napa, California in 2015. [2]

Kigab was tabbed a breakout performer at Basketball Without Borders in 2016 and was ranked a four-star recruit in the class of 2017 by Scout and ESPN. [3]

He committed to playing college basketball for Oregon in March 2017, [4] having also considered Illinois, Baylor, California, Kansas, Minnesota, USC and Virginia Tech. [5]

College career

University of Oregon (2017-2019)

Kigab played his freshman and sophomore season at University of Oregon. During his freshman year, he played in 35 of 36 games as one of the team's top defenders off the bench. As a sophomore, Kigab averaged 2.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game in 10 games. He transferred to Boise State University at the end of the fall quarter during his sophomore season. [6]

Boise State University (2019-2022)

After transferring to Boise State, Kigab had to sit out the second half of the season due to NCAA transfer rules.

During his junior year, he appeared in 20 games, starting in 18. He averaged 11.1 points and 3.6 rebounds. He was fourth on the team in scoring and rebounding. He missed two games with a hip pointer. Kigab became eligible at the conclusion of the first semester, after gaining his full year of academic residency.

During his senior year, Kigab was All-Mountain West Second Team and All-Mountain West Third Team. He started in 25 games and averaged 11.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2 assists per game. He led the Broncos with 22 blocked shots. Kigab missed final three games after suffering a shoulder injury in the regular season finale.

Kigab did a fifth year at Boise State. He was All-Mountain West Second Team and Mountain West Championship MVP. He started all 35 games and averaged 14.8 points, 5.7 rebounds. and 2.4 assists. [7]

Professional career

Niagara River Lions (2022)

After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Kigab joined the Toronto Raptors Summer League roster in Las Vegas, recording a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds in the final game against Milwaukee. [8] [9]

On October 24, 2022, Kigab joined the Fort Wayne Mad Ants training camp roster. [10] However, he did not make the final roster.

Kigab appeared in two games for Niagara River Lions during the 2022 CEBL season.

Ottawa BlackJacks (2023)

The Ottawa BlackJacks announced they had signed Kigab on May 5, 2023. [11] He tallied 7 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in his debut against Montreal.

Spišskí Rytieri (2023)

On August 27, 2023, Kigab signed with Spišskí Rytieri of the Slovak Basketball League. [12] In 18 league games, he averaged 19.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2 assists per contest. [13]

MLP Academics Heidelberg (2024)

On January 2, 2024, he inked a deal with the MLP Academics Heidelberg of the German Basketball Bundesliga. [14] Kigab averaged 8.6 points in 12 Bundesliga contests [15] and parted company with the team at the end of the 2023-24 season. [16]

National team career

Kigab competed for Canada at the 2015 FIBA U19 World Cup and the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship. In July 2017, he was a key player on a Canada team that captured gold at the FIBA U19 World Cup, averaging 14.7 points and 10.6 rebounds, as well as 2.3 assists per game. For his efforts, he was named to the tournament's All-Star Five. [17]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Oregon 3507.7.344.227.4091.1.2.4.21.6
2018–19 Oregon 10314.9.440.091.6002.71.8.2.02.6
2019–20 Boise State 201825.8.420.328.7343.61.0.7.311.1
2020–21 Boise State 252528.0.467.301.7165.42.01.2.911.8
2021–22 Boise State 353531.5.500.301.6775.72.41.3.414.8
Career12581121.9.461.293.6803.81.4.8.48.9

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References

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