Abiodun Adegoke Explained

Abiodun Adegoke
Height:	2.41m (07.91feet)

Abiodun Adegoke (born 1998/1999) is a Nigerian amateur basketball player who is notable for being one of the tallest amateur basketball player. Referred to as "Big Naija", Adegoke's age is of controversy as a news report stated his age as 17 and 2.18 meters tall in the year 2016, so according to that information he is 23 or 24 years old as of 2022.^{[1] [2]} At that time he had size 53 feet but the biggest shoe that he could find after much searching was a size 50.^[3]

For a while, he attended the Segun Odegbami International College and Sports Academy in Wasinmi, Nigeria.^[4] Adegoke currently plays in the MPAC Elite Youth League in Dubai.^[5]

A video from Shaquille O'Neal garnered him NBA interest in March 2021,^{[6] [7]} but he was not drafted.

References

1. Web site: Meet the 7-foot-9 basketball enigma Abiodun Adegoke . New York Post . 2021-03-01 . 2021-03-21.
2. Web site: García . G. . Basketball: Abiodun Adegoke: The 2.36 metre giant that has attracted attention from the NBA - More Sports . MARCA . 2021-03-02 . 2021-03-21.
3. Web site: Probably the tallest basketball player in the world... Story of Abiodun Adegoke - Nigeria and World News . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . 2021-03-06 . 2021-03-21.
4. Web site: Ellis . Jacob . 7'9 African giant Abiodun Adegoke has hypnotized the NBA . Upside Hoops . 2021-03-19 . 2021-03-21.
5. Web site: Otto . Tyson . Mystery surrounds teen basketball myth Abiodun Adegoke after viral video . NewsComAu . 2021-02-27 . 2021-03-21.
6. Web site: Abiodun Adegoke, The 2.36 Meter Tall Man Who Sucked The NBA's Attention.
7. Web site: Mystery surrounds teen basketball myth Abiodun Adegoke after viral video.