Kingsley Ogwudire

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Kingsley Ogwudire (born January 20, 1972) is a Nigerian professional basketball player, formerly with the Harlem Globetrotters, Antranik SC of Beirut, Lebanon, and Al-Ittihad of Syria. He played college basketball at Montana State University-Northern in 1996-97. He is also a longtime member of the Nigeria national basketball team, including appearances at the 1998 FIBA World Championship and FIBA Africa Championship 2005. [1]

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