Efe Abogidi

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Efe Abogidi
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Abogidi with Washington State in 2021
No. 0 – Washington State Cougars
PositionCenter
LeaguePac-12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2001-10-11) October 11, 2001 (age 20)
Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
CollegeWashington State (2020–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2021)

Efemena Tennyson "Efe" Abogidi (born October 11, 2001) is a Nigerian college basketball player for the Washington State Cougars of the Pac-12 Conference.

Early life and career[]

Abogidi grew up in Ughelli, a town in Delta State, Nigeria.[1] He competed in track and field, including sprinting, long jump and high jump. Abogidi watched highlight videos of Tim Duncan, who he tried to emulate in local pick-up basketball games. In 2015 and 2016, he was named most valuable player of a camp run by Olumide Oyedeji in Lagos. Abogidi joined Hoops & Read, a program created by Oyedeji's foundation, and helped his team earn a promotion into the Nigerian Premier League in 2016.[2] In the next year, he moved to Senegal to attend the NBA Academy Africa in its first year.[3] In June 2017, at the NBA Academy Games in Canberra, Australia, he suffered a torn ACL, MCL and meniscus while attempting a slam dunk. He underwent surgery and began attending the NBA Global Academy in Canberra.[2] He committed to playing college basketball for Washington State over offers from Creighton and UT Arlington.[2][4]

College career[]

In December 2020, Abogidi recorded three consecutive double-doubles and was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week.[5] He averaged 8.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game as a freshman, earning Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors.[6]

Career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Washington State 27 27 24.4 .491 .273 .811 7.2 .4 .7 1.3 8.9

References[]

  1. ^ Clark, Colton (January 2, 2021). "For Cougs, the secret's out". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Martin, Josh (May 12, 2020). "Nigeria's Efe Abogidi Ready for Liftoff from NBA Academy". CloseUp360. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Simon, Benjamin (December 20, 2019). "'He Dunks With His Head': High-Flying Efe Abogidi Is Ready to Level Up". Slam. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. ^ Lawson, Theo (October 22, 2019). "High-flier from Australia commits to Kyle Smith, Washington State". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  5. ^ Bolton, Barry (December 28, 2020). "Efe Abogidi logs another WSU first: Pac-12 Freshman of the Week". 247Sports. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  6. ^ Lawson, Theo (June 22, 2021). "Current, former Washington State players Efe Abogidi, Ike Iroegbu invited to Nigerian national team camp". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved September 6, 2021.

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