Ike Iroegbu

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Ike Iroegbu
Ike Iroegbu.jpg
No. 2 – Hapoel Galil Elyon
PositionPoint guard
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1994-03-14) March 14, 1994 (age 27)
Sacramento, California
NationalityAmerican / Nigerian
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeWashington State (2013–2017)
NBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018Agua Caliente Clippers
2018–2019Science City Jena
2019Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2019–2020Capital City Go-Go
2020–2021Rasta Vechta
2021Élan Chalon
2021–presentHapoel Galil Elyon
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Nigeria
AfroBasket
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tunisia/Senegal

Ikenna Ugochukwu Iroegbu (born March 14, 1995) is an American-born Nigerian basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Iroegbu played college basketball for Washington State University, and is a member of the Nigerian national team.[1]

Nigeria national basketball team[]

He participated at the AfroBasket 2017[2] for the D'Tigers, and averaged 14.8 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game during the tournament.[3] He was part of the tournaments top Five players.[4]

Professional career[]

In October 2017, Iroegbu was a point guard for the Los Angeles Clippers.

He was later waived by the Clippers and was 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.[5][6]

Iroegbu signed with the German Basketball Bundesliga side Science City Jena on a one-year deal for the 2018-2019 basketball season on July 12, 2018.[6][7][8] On February 1, 2019, he joined Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League for the rest of the season.[9]

For the 2019–20 season, Iroegbu signed with the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League.[10] 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.[11]

On December 20, 2020, he has signed with Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga.[12] In June 2021, Iroegbu signed with Élan Chalon in France.[13]

On August 13, 2021, he signed with Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ FIBA profile
  2. ^ AfroBasket 2017 profile
  3. ^ "Nigeria at the FIBA Afrobasket 2017".
  4. ^ "Ikenna Iroegbu - All-Star Five - FIBA AfroBasket 2017 - FIBA Afrobasket 2017". FIBA.basketball.
  5. ^ "Clippers rookie Ike Iroegbu makes a good first impression". October 14, 2017.
  6. ^ a b https://sportando.basketball/m/en/germany/bbl/281547/science-city-jena-agreed-to-terms-with-ike-iroegbu.html
  7. ^ "Ike Iroegbu Player Profile, Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
  8. ^ "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings".
  9. ^ "Lietkabelis add Ike Iroegbu". Sportando. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  10. ^ Rakusin, Kelly (October 27, 2019). "GO-GO ANNOUNCE DRAFT PICKS, TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  11. ^ "Ike Iroegbu: Leads team from bench". CBS Sports. February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  12. ^ "Rasta Vechta lands Ike Iroegbu". Sportando. December 20, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  13. ^ "African Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.afrobasket.com.
  14. ^ "Hapoel Galil Elion signs Ike Iroegbu". balkanleague.net. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.

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