Uchenna Iroegbu

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Uchenna Iroegbu
UC Iroegbu.jpg
Iroegbu with Stony Brook in 2016
No. 8 – College Park Skyhawks
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 (age 25)
Sacramento, California
NationalityAmerican / Nigerian
Listed height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight83 kg (183 lb)
Career information
High schoolCapital Christian
(Sacramento, California)
College
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018Stockton Kings
2019CP La Roda
2021–presentCollege Park Skyhawks

Uchenna "U.C." Iroegbu (born 20 August 1996) is an American-Nigerian basketball player for the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Stony Brook.

Standing at 183 cm (6 ft 0 in), he is a point guard and has played on the Nigeria national basketball team.[1]

Early life and high school career[]

Iroegbu was born in Sacramento, California. He played all four seasons at Capital Christian High School. In his senior year, he averaged 15 points, 4 assists and 2 steals per game, being named to the all-district and all-league teams as his team finished third in the state of California with a 28–4 record and a CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division V championship.[2][3]

College career[]

Iroegbu played his first two seasons for the College of Southern Idaho at the junior college level. He averaged 4.1 points per game as a freshman but got more playing time as a sophomore, as he averaged 6.6 points per game.[3]

He transferred to Stony Brook before the 2016–17 season, joining a Seawolves team that had a 26–7 record the year prior to make their first NCAA Tournament.[3] He started 10 of 32 games in his junior season and averaged 5.1 points. Iroegbu scored 18 points against Ball State as a senior, a new career high.[4] On January 3, 2018, he hit a late three to give Stony Brook a 71–70 win over Maine after the Seawolves had blown a 20-point lead.[5] Iroegbu recorded a new career-high 20 point game against UMBC on February 21, 2018.[6] He finished his senior season averaging 8.1 points per game while starting 13 of 32 games.[7]

Professional career[]

Following a local tryout, Iroegbu started his career with the Stockton Kings in the NBA G League.[8] On 9 January 2019, Iroegbu signed with CP La Roda in the Spanish LEB Plata to replace Jabs Newby.[9] On 1 March 2020, Iroegbu signed with Rivers Hoopers in Nigeria for the 2020 BAL season.[10] However, the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Iroegbu did not join the team.

Iroegbu signed with the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League before the 2021–22 season.

Personal life[]

Iroegbu's two brothers, Chuks and Ikenna, both played Division I college basketball as well. Chuks Iroegbu played for Northern Illinois and Ike Iroegbu was a starting point guard for Washington State.

References[]

  1. ^ "U.C. Iroegbu". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Uchenna Iroegbu joins Rivers Hoopers ahead of Basketball Africa League". Rivers Hoopers. 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  3. ^ a b c "CSI's Iroegbu Signs with Stony Brook | Southern Idaho High School Sports | magicvalley.com". magicvalley.com. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  4. ^ "Iroegbu, Saintel tally career highs at Ball State". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  5. ^ "Iroegbu hits winner as Stony Brook scraps past Maine 71-70". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  6. ^ "Iroegbu scores 20, Stony Brook upends UMBC 64-57". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  7. ^ "UC Iroegbu - Men's Basketball". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  8. ^ "Stony Brook's Uchenna Iroegbu makes Kings' G League team". 25 October 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  9. ^ "El JFG La Roda incorpora a un base estadounidense". La Tribuna de Albacete. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Uchenna Iroegbu joins Rivers Hoopers for BAL". 1 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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