Ike Iroegbu

Ike Iroegbu

Ireogbu with Bàsquet Girona in 2024
No. 11–Openjobmetis Varese
Position	Point guard
League	LBA
Personal information
Born	(1995-03-14) March 14, 1995 (age 30) Sacramento, California, U.S.
Nationality	American / Nigerian
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Franklin (Elk Grove, California) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
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	Universo Treviso
2023–2025	Girona
2025	Valencia
2025–present	Varese
Career highlights
Spanish Supercup winner (2025)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's basketball Representing   Nigeria AfroBasket 2017 Tunisia/Senegal

Iroegbu with Oak Hill Academy in 2012

Ikenna Ugochukwu Iroegbu (born March 14, 1995) is an American-Nigerian basketball player for Openjobmetis Varese of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Iroegbu played college basketball for Washington State University and is a member of the Nigerian national team. ^[1]

Professional career

A point guard, Iroegbu was signed by the Los Angeles Clippers in October 2017. He was later waived and 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 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 team

Iroegbu 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

1. FIBA profile
2. "Clippers rookie Ike Iroegbu makes a good first impression". October 14, 2017.
3. https://sportando.basketball/m/en/germany/bbl/281547/science-city-jena-agreed-to-terms-with-ike-iroegbu.html ^{[ dead link ]}
4. "Ike Iroegbu Player Profile, Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion, News, Stats – Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
5. "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings".
6. "Lietkabelis add Ike Iroegbu". Sportando. February 1, 2019. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
7. 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.
8. "Ike Iroegbu: Leads team from bench". CBS Sports . February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
9. "Rasta Vechta lands Ike Iroegbu". Sportando. December 20, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
10. "African Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.afrobasket.com.
11. "Hapoel Galil Elion signs Ike Iroegbu". balkanleague.net. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
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.

External links

• Media related to Ike Iroegbu at Wikimedia Commons
• Ike Iroegbu at Eurobasket.com
• RealGM profile
• Washington State Cougars bio