Akeem Vargas

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Akeem Vargas
EuroBasket Qualifier Austria vs Germany, 13 August 2014 - 035.JPG
Vargas with Germany in August 2014
No. 11Mitteldeutscher BC
Position Shooting guard
League BBL
Personal information
Born (1990-04-29) April 29, 1990 (age 34)
Lancaster, California, U.S.
NationalityGerman
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
College Iowa Lakes CC (2009–2010)
NBA draft 2012: undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2009 Ehingen Urspring
2010–2012 Tigers Tübingen
2010–2012→Ehingen Urspring
2012–2013 Göttingen
2013–2018 Alba Berlin
2018–2020 Skyliners Frankfurt
2020–2022Göttingen
2022–2024 MLP Academics Heidelberg
2024–present SYNTAINICS MBC
Career highlights and awards

Akeem Vargas (born 29 April 1990) is a German professional basketball player for SYNTAINICS MBC of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Before he joined Frankfurt, he played for Alba Berlin. [1] Vargas was born in the United States but grew up in Leimen (Baden), Germany. [2] [3]

During the 2019-20 season, Vargas averaged 7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in BBL play with Skyliners Frankfurt. He signed with BG Göttingen on July 23, 2020. [4]

On June 23, 2022, Vargas signed with MLP Academics Heidelberg of the Basketball Bundesliga. [5] With Heidelberg, he has been team captain alongside Max Ugrai.

On June 11, 2024, he signed with SYNTAINICS MBC of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). [6]

Vargas is a former member of the German national basketball team.

References

  1. "Alba Berlin – Team 2013/2014" (in German). Archived from the original on 2014-03-31. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. "Akeem Vargas – Ein König mit Plan" (in German). Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  3. "Team Kurpfalz gegen den Deutschen Meister" (in German). Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  4. "BG Gottingen announces Akeem Vargas". Sportando. July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  5. "Jobbeschreibung: Leitwolf!". MLP Academics Heidelberg - Basketball mit Zukunft (in German). 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  6. "Viel Erfahrung für den Syntainics MBC – Akeem Vargas wechselt nach Weißenfels". mdr.de (in German). June 11, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2025.