Kingseley Obiekwe

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Kingsley Obiekwe
No. 11Herons Basket
Position
LeagueSerie C Gold Basket
Personal information
Born (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 (age 29)
Madrid, Spain
Nationality
  • Spanish
  • Equatoguinean
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight91 kg (201 lb)
Career information
College Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (2015–2017)
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Career history
0000–2012 Torrejón Basketball Academy
2012–2013 Canarias Basketball Academy
2014–2015 Alcázar Basket
2017–2019 Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto
2019–presentSSD Giuseppe Angel

Kingsley Obiekwe Sam [1] (born 25 March 1994) is a professional basketball player who plays as a small forward or shooting guard for Italian club Herons Basket. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team. [2]

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Early life

Obiekwe was born in Madrid to a Nigerian father and an Equatorial Guinean mother. As a young player, he developed at Torrejón Basketball Academy in the outskirts of the Spanish capital, and had success for their Junior teams.

Professional career

Obiekwe has played in the United States for the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen. [3] [4] Later, he played back in Spain for Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto.

International career

Obiekwe has joined the Equatorial Guinea men's national basketball team in January 2020. [5]

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References

  1. "OBIEKWE SAM, KINGSELEY". FEB (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  2. @BasketTorrejon (20 February 2020). "✊🏿Sangre torrejonera en los clasificatorios @FIBA_es al #AfroBasket 2021. Kingsley Obiekwe Sam disputa junto a su selección de Guinea Ecuatorial la ventana de clasificación al magno torneo en África. "A King has his reign". #SomosTorrejon" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 February 2020 via Twitter.
  3. "Kingsely Obiekwe Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  4. "Kingsely Obiekwe Sam - Men's Basketball". Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Athletics.
  5. "C GOLD: LA SILAC ANGEL MANFREDONIA FERMATA AL PALASCALORIA" (in Italian). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.