| Ify Ibekwe | |
| Position: | Small forward / power forward |
| Height M: | 1.88 |
| Weight Kg: | 67 |
| Birth Date: | 1989 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nationality: | Nigerian / American |
| High School: | Narbonne (Los Angeles, California) |
| College: | Arizona (2007–2011) |
| Draft League: | WNBA |
| Draft Year: | 2011 |
| Draft Round: | 2 |
| Draft Pick: | 24th overall |
| Draft Team: | Seattle Storm |
| Career Start: | 2011 |
| Team1: | Seattle Storm |
| Years2: | 2012 |
| Team2: | CB Ciudad de Burgos |
| Years3: | 2013 |
| Team3: | Ibaizabal Galdakao |
| Years4: | 2014–2019 |
| Team4: | Spar Citylift Girona |
| Years5: | 2015–2016 |
| Team5: | South East Queensland Stars |
| Team6: | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Years7: | 2019– |
| Team7: | Virtus Eirene Ragusa |
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| Wnba Profile: | ify_ibekwe |
Ifunanya Debbie "Ify" Ibekwe (born 5 October 1989) is a Nigerian American professional basketball player for the Virtus Eirene Ragusa and the Nigeria women's national team.
| Year[1] !Team | GP !Points | FG% !3P% | FT% !RPG | APG !SPG | BPG !PPG | - | 2007–08 | 24 | 249 | 47.3 | – | 53.2 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 10.4 | - | 2008–09 | Arizona | 29 | 456 | 45.9 | 25.0 | 66.1 | 11.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 15.7 | - | 2009–10 | Arizona | 31 | 434 | 47.2 | 35.3 | 61.8 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 14.0 | - | 2010–11 | Arizona | 32 | 514 | 47.8 | 42.4 | 70.2 | 9.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 16.1 | - | Career | Arizona | 116 | 1653 | 47.0 | 38.9 | 64.4 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 14.3 |
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Ibekwe was selected in the second round of the 2011 WNBA draft (24th overall) by the Seattle Storm.[2]
Ify represents the Nigerian Women's National Team.[3] [4]
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Ibekwe is the daughter of Nigerian parents, Agatha and Augustine Ibekwe. She has two brothers who played college basketball, Onye Ibekwe played for Long Beach State and Ekene Ibekwe played for the University of Maryland. She also has one sister, Chinyere.[5]