| Derek Ogbeide | |
| Position: | Center |
| Height M: | 2.06 |
| Weight Kg: | 113 |
| League: | Slovenian Basketball League and ABA League |
| Team: | Cedevita Olimpija |
| Number: | 37 |
| Birth Date: | 28 March 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nationality: | Nigerian / Canadian |
| High School: | Pebblebrook (Mableton, Georgia) |
| College: | Georgia (2015–2019) |
| Draft Year: | 2019 |
| Career Start: | 2019 |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Team1: | AEK Larnaca |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Team2: | Hapoel Eilat |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Team3: | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Team4: | Konyaspor |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Team5: | Rimini |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Team6: | Pistoia |
| Highlights: |
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| Years7: | 2024-present |
| Team7: | Cedevita Olimpija |
Derek Ik Ogbeide (born March 28, 1997) is a Nigerian-Canadian professional basketball player for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian Basketball League and ABA League.
Ogbeide played in grade 9 and 10 for Monsignor Percy Johnson Catholic Secondary School in Toronto, Canada. Ogbeide played for Pebblebrook High School, at Mableton, Georgiain grade 11 and 12.
Ogbeide played at University of Georgia from 2015-2019. During his first year, he missed the first five games of the season due to a right shoulder injury suffered in practice shortly after the exhibition contest. He finished second on the team in rebounding and blocked shots. During his sophomore year, he was a starter for 33 of 34 games. He ranked number five in the SEC in rebounding as well as number three in stats for SEC games. He wrapped up his four year college career ranked among Georgia's all-time leaders in field goal percentage and shot an impressive 55.6 percent from the field in SEC games for the Bulldogs.[1]
Ogbeide started his professional with AEK Larnaca of the Cypriot League.[2] After a successful first season with AEK, he renewed his contract with the team for one more season. During his second season, he won the Cypriot Cup with AEK Larnaca.[3]
On May 27, 2021, he joined Israeli club Hapoel Eilat till the end of the season.[4]
On June 27, 2021, Ogbeide officially signed with PAOK of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League.[5] On January 8, 2022, he mutually parted ways with the Greek club. In 8 Greek league games, Ogbeide averaged 6.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per contest, while in 7 BCL matches he put up a stat sheet of merely 3.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.
On January 10, 2022, he signed with Torku Konyaspor of the Turkish Basketball First League.[6]
In 2022 he signed for Rimini Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A2.
On July 6, 2023, he signed with Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[7]
On July 28 2024, he signed with Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian Basketball League and ABA League. [8]
Ogbeide is the son of Martin and Tina Ogbeide. He was born in Lagos, Nigeria but has since lived in London, Sweden, Nigeria, Atlanta, Maryland, and Canada before moving back to Atlanta.[9]