Ike Iroegbu

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Ike Iroegbu
Ike Iroegbu.jpg
No. 0Bàsquet Girona
Position Point guard
League Liga ACB
Personal information
Born (1995-03-14) March 14, 1995 (age 29)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Nigerian
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
College Washington State (2013–2017)
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–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  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
AfroBasket
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Tunisia/Senegal

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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Professional career

In October 2017, Iroegbu was a point guard, signed by 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

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]

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References

  1. FIBA profile
  2. "Clippers rookie Ike Iroegbu makes a good first impression". October 14, 2017.
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  5. "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings".
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  12. Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 17, 2022). "Nutribullet Treviso announces signing of Ike Iroegbu". Sportando. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  13. "Girona land Ike Iroegbu". Afrobasket.com. July 19, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  14. AfroBasket 2017 profile
  15. "Nigeria at the FIBA Afrobasket 2017".
  16. "Ikenna Iroegbu – All-Star Five – FIBA AfroBasket 2017 – FIBA Afrobasket 2017". FIBA.basketball.