Ike Iroegbu Explained

Ike Iroegbu
Birth Date:14 March 1995
Birth Place:Sacramento, California
Nationality:American / Nigerian
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:195
Position:Point guard
League:Liga ACB
Team:Bàsquet Girona
Number:0
High School:
College:Washington State (2013–2017)
Draft Year:2017
Career Start:2017
Years1:2017–2018
Team1:Agua Caliente Clippers
Years2:2018–2019
Team2:Science City Jena
Years3:2019
Team3:Lietkabelis Panevėžys
Years4:2019–2020
Team4:Capital City Go-Go
Years5:2020–2021
Team5:Rasta Vechta
Years6:2021
Team6:Élan Chalon
Years7:2021–2022
Team7:Hapoel Galil Elyon
Years8:2022–2023
Team8:Treviso Basket
Years9:2023–present
Team9:Bàsquet Girona

Ikenna Ugochukwu Iroegbu (born March 14, 1995) is an American-born Nigerian basketball player for Bàsquet Girona of the Liga ACB. Iroegbu played college basketball for Washington State University, and is a member of the Nigerian national team.[1]

Professional career

In October 2017, Iroegbu was a point guard for the Los Angeles Clippers.

He was later waived by the Clippers and was sent to play for its NBA G League affiliate the Agua Caliente Clippers where he averaged 12.24 points, 4 rebounds, and 3.8 assists in the 2017–2018 season.[2] [3]

Iroegbu signed with the German Basketball Bundesliga side Science City Jena on a one-year deal for the 2018–2019 basketball season on July 12, 2018.[3] [4] [5] On February 1, 2019, he joined Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League for the rest of the season.[6]

For the 2019–20 season, Iroegbu signed with the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League.[7] He missed two games in February 2020 with an ankle injury. On February 12, he tallied 25 points, three rebounds, and five assists in a win over the Erie BayHawks.[8]

On December 20, 2020, he signed with Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga.[9] In June 2021, Iroegbu signed with Élan Chalon in France.[10]

On August 13, 2021, Iroegbu signed with Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[11]

On July 17, 2022, Iroegbu signed with Treviso Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[12]

On July 19, 2023, Iroegbu signed with Bàsquet Girona of the Spanish Liga ACB.[13]

Nigeria national basketball team

He participated at the AfroBasket 2017[14] for the D'Tigers, and averaged 14.8 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game during the tournament.[15] He was part of the tournaments top Five players.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Ikenna_Iroegbu/pid//_//players.html FIBA profile
  2. Web site: Clippers rookie Ike Iroegbu makes a good first impression. October 14, 2017.
  3. https://sportando.basketball/m/en/germany/bbl/281547/science-city-jena-agreed-to-terms-with-ike-iroegbu.html
  4. Web site: Ike Iroegbu Player Profile, Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion, News, Stats – Eurobasket. Eurobasket LLC.
  5. Web site: Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings.
  6. News: Lietkabelis add Ike Iroegbu. Sportando. 25 August 2019. 1 February 2019.
  7. Web site: Rakusin . Kelly . GO-GO ANNOUNCE DRAFT PICKS, TRAINING CAMP ROSTER . NBA.com . December 4, 2019 . October 27, 2019 . December 9, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211209190149/https://capitalcity.gleague.nba.com/news/go-go-announce-draft-picks-training-camp-roster/ . dead .
  8. News: Ike Iroegbu: Leads team from bench . June 22, 2020 . . February 13, 2020.
  9. News: Rasta Vechta lands Ike Iroegbu. December 20, 2020. Sportando. En. December 21, 2020.
  10. Web site: African Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings. www.afrobasket.com.
  11. Web site: Hapoel Galil Elion signs Ike Iroegbu. August 13, 2021. balkanleague.net. En. August 19, 2021.
  12. News: Nutribullet Treviso announces signing of Ike Iroegbu. July 17, 2022. Sportando. En. August 7, 2022. Borghesan . Ennio Terrasi .
  13. Web site: Girona land Ike Iroegbu. Afrobasket.com. July 19, 2023. January 15, 2024.
  14. http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobasket/2017/Ikenna-Iroegbu AfroBasket 2017 profile
  15. Web site: Nigeria at the FIBA Afrobasket 2017.
  16. Web site: Ikenna Iroegbu – All-Star Five – FIBA AfroBasket 2017 – FIBA Afrobasket 2017. FIBA.basketball.