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Ike Ofoegbu

Ike Ofoegbu

American-Nigerian basketball player

Ikechukwu Justin (Yitzhak) "Ike" Ofoegbu (born November 9, 1984) is an American-Nigerian former professional basketball player. He is a 2.05 m (6 ft 8.75) tall power forward-center. He played college basketball with SMU.

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Professional career

On March 8, 2013, Ofoegbu signed with Bucaneros de La Guaira of Venezuela for the 2013 BSN season.[1]

On July 27, 2013, Ofoegbu signed with Israeli club Maccabi Haifa for the 2013–14 season.[2] On July 19, 2014, he re-signed with Maccabi for one more season.[3] On June 11, 2015, he signed with Capitanes de Arecibo of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season.[4]

On October 20, 2015, Ofoegbu signed with Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv to replace injured Brian Randle.[5] On December 24, 2015, he re-signed with Maccabi till the end of February,[6] and later re-signed for the rest of the season.[7]

On August 29, 2016, Ofoegbu signed with Turkish club Best Balıkesir for the 2016–17 season.[8]

On October 13, 2017, Ofoegbu signed with Uşak Sportif.[9]

On April 29, Ofoegbu returned to Capitanes de Arecibo.[10]

On December 19, 2019, Ofoegbu returned to Israel for a third stint, signing with Maccabi Ashdod for the rest of the season.[11]

National team

In 2011 and 2012, Ofoegbu was a member of the senior Nigerian national basketball team.

References

  1. [1]
    Nigeriano Ofoegbu es el nuevo refuerzo de Bucaneros (in Spanish)
  2. [2]
    "Maccabi Haifa officially sign Ike Ofoegbu".
  3. [3]
    "Maccabi Haifa extend with Ike Ofoegbu".
  4. [4]
    "Ike Ofoegbu signs with Capitanes de Arecibo".
  5. [5]
    "Maccabi Tel Aviv announces Ike Ofoegbu".
  6. [6]
    "Maccabi Tel Aviv keeps Ike Ofoegbu till February".
  7. [7]
    "Maccabi Tel Aviv to keep Ike Ofoegbu for the season".
  8. [8]
    "Ike Ofoegbu signs with Best Balikesir".
  9. [9]
    Ike Ofoegbu inks with Usak Sportif
  10. [10]
    "Latin American basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.latinbasket.com.
  11. [11]
    "Ike Ofoegbu signs with Maccabi Ashdod". Sportando. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
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