Ivan Aska
No. 7 – Rabotnički | |
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Position | Power forward / Center |
League | Macedonian First League ABA League Second Division |
Personal information | |
Born | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 26 June 1990
Nationality | U.S. Virgin Islander / Puerto Rican |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Boyd H. Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes, Florida) |
College | Murray State (2008–2012) |
NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2012–present |
Career history | |
2012–2013 | Leuven Bears |
2013–2014 | Ikaros Chalkidas |
2014 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
2014–2015 | Maccabi Ashdod |
2015–2016 | Ironi Nes Ziona |
2016 | Ironi Ramat Gan |
2016–2017 | Incheon Electroland Elephants |
2017 | PAOK |
2017–2018 | SLUC Nancy |
2018 | Kolossos Rodou |
2019–2021 | Hapoel Hevel Modi'in |
2021–present | Rabotnički |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Ivan Aska (born 26 June 1990) is a U.S. Virgin Islander-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Rabotnički of the Macedonian First League. He has also represented the senior men's U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team. He played college basketball for Murray State's Racers. He is a 2.03 m (6'8") tall[1] power forward-center.
High school[]
Aska played high school basketball at Boyd H. Anderson High School, in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida.
College career[]
Aska played college basketball at Murray State University, with the Murray State Racers, from 2008 to 2012. He was named the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year in 2009, and All-OVC Second Team in 2012. As a senior, Aska averaged 10.6 points and six rebounds per game.[2]
Professional career[]
Aska signed with the German Basketball Bundesliga club ALBA Berlin, in 2015,[3] but he left the club before playing in any official games with them. He joined the Greek Basket League club, PAOK, in March 2017.[4]
On August 28, 2017, Aska signed a deal with the SLUC Nancy Basket out in France's LNB Pro A.[5] On August 5, 2018, Aska returned to Greece once more for Kolossos Rodou.
On August 1, 2019, Aska returned to Israel for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with Hapoel Hevel Modi'in of the Israeli National League.[6]
The Basketball Tournament (TBT)[]
In the summer of 2017, Aska played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team Challenge ALS. He competed for the $2 million prize in 2017, and for Team Challenge ALS, he averaged 8.2 points per game. Aska helped take the sixth-seeded Team Challenge ALS to the Championship Game of the tournament, where they lost in a close game to Overseas Elite 86-83. [7]
U.S. Virgin Islands national team[]
Aska has been a member of the senior men's U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team. With the U.S. Virgin Islands, Aska has played at the following tournaments: the 2011 FIBA CBC Championship, where he won a gold medal, the 2012 Centrobasket, the 2015 FIBA CBC Championship, where he won a gold medal, and the 2016 Centrobasket.[8]
He was named the MVP of the 2015 FIBA CBC Championship.
References[]
- ^ ΑΣΚΑ Ιβάν | 2,03 (in Greek).
- ^ "GET TO KNOW HIM - IVAN ASKA". NBA.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "ALBA Berlin adds size with Aska". Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup.
- ^ "Ivan Aska officially joins PAOK BC (vid)". SDNA. March 21, 2017.
- ^ "IVAN ASKA EST LE NOUVEAU PIVOT DU SLUC!". SLUC Nancy Basket (in French). August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "איוון אסקה חתם בהפועל חבל מודיעין". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- ^ Ivan ASKA (ISV).
External links[]
- FIBA Profile (archive)
- FIBA Profile (game center)
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Draftexpress.com Profile
- Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
- Greek Basket League Profile (in English)
- Murray State College Profile
- ESPN.com College Stats
- Twitter Account
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Basketball players from Florida
- Cangrejeros de Santurce basketball players
- Centers (basketball)
- Hapoel Hevel Modi'in B.C. players
- Ikaros B.C. players
- Incheon Electroland Elephants players
- Ironi Nes Ziona B.C. players
- Ironi Ramat Gan players
- Leuven Bears players
- Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players
- Murray State Racers men's basketball players
- PAOK B.C. players
- Puerto Rican men's basketball players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- SLUC Nancy Basket players
- Small forwards
- United States Virgin Islands men's basketball players
- Pan American Games competitors for the United States Virgin Islands