Ogo Adegboye Explained

Ogo Adegboye
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:185
Birth Date:23 September 1987
Birth Place:Ibadan, Nigeria
Nationality:Nigerian/British
High School:Findlay College Prep
(Henderson, Nevada)
College:
Draft Year:2011
Career Start:2011
Career End:2020
Years1:2011–2012
Years2:2012–2013
Years3:2013–2014
Years4:2014–2015
Team4:Aris Thessaloniki
Years5:2015
Team5:Vanoli Cremona
Years6:2015–2016
Team6:Juvecaserta Basket
Years7:2016
Team7:Viola Reggio Calabria
Years8:2016–2017
Years9:2017
Years10:2018–2019
Team10:NPC Rieti
Years11:2020
Team11:London Lions
Highlights:

Stephen Ogooluwa "Ogo" Adegboye (born 23 September 1987)[1] is a Nigerian-British professional basketball player who last played for London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL).

Early life

Born in Nigeria, Adegboye moved to London at the age of three. He played with the Brixton Topcats of the English Basketball League, before moving to the US to attend Findlay College Prep.

College career

Adegboye spent two seasons with Lamar Community College in Colorado, where he averaged 11.1 points and 3.2 assists per game, before transferring to St. Bonaventure University, where he played with the St. Bonaventure Bonnies. In his junior year, he averaged 6.6 points, 2.4 assists, and 1.7 rebounds, in 21.6 minutes per game for the Bonnies. During his senior year, he started all 31 games and led the country in minutes, finishing the season averaging 11.5 points, 4 assists, and 3.1 rebounds in 39 minutes per game.[2]

Professional career

Adegboye started his professional career, in 2011, with APOEL of the Cypriot Basketball League.[3] With APOEL, he averaged 10.2ppg, 1.9rpg, 2.2apg and 1.3spg. The following season, he stayed at Cyprus, signing a contract with the running champions ETHA Engomis.[4] With ETHA, he won the Cypriot Cup in 2013.

On 31 October 2013 Adegboye joined Nea Kifisia of the Greek Basket League.[5] He joined Aris Thessaloniki in 2014 signing a one-month contract, in order to replace the injured Torey Thomas.[6]

On 30 September 2016 Adegboye signed a one-month contract with Vanoli Cremona of the LBA.[7] He optioned out of his contract with Vanoli Cremona on December and joined Juvecaserta Basket.[8] He also left the team one month later and joined Viola Reggio Calabria for the rest of the season.

On 24 October 2016, Adegboye returned to Greece and joined the newly promoted Kymis of the Greek Basket League, replacing Juan'ya Green on the team's squad.[9] On 4 February 2017 he left Kymis and returned to Italy in order to join Fulgor Libertas Forlì for the rest of the season.[10]

On January 17, 2020, Adegboye signed with the London Lions in England for the 2019–20 BBL season to replace Jorge Romero.[11]

International career

During 2010, Adegboye made his debut with the senior men's Great Britain national basketball team. With the British national team, he played at EuroBasket 2011 and EuroBasket 2013.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Ogooluwa_Adegboye/Greece/AE_Nea_Kifisia_Dimoulas_Athens/152473 Eurobasket.com Player Profile Ogooluwa Adegboye.
  2. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/45564/ogo-adegboye ESPN Player Profile Ogo Adegboye.
  3. Web site: Ogo Adegboye Signs in Cyprus . hoopsfix.com. October 28, 2016.
  4. Web site: Ogo Adegboye inks in Cyprus with Etha Engomis. Sportando.com. October 28, 2016.
  5. Web site: Ogo Adegboye inks with Nea Kifisia. Sportando.com. October 28, 2016.
  6. Web site: Ogo Adegboye signs a short-term deal with Aris Thessaloniki. Sportando.com. October 28, 2016.
  7. Web site: Vanoli Cremona officially signs Ogo Adegboye. Sportando.com. October 28, 2016.
  8. Web site: Juvecaserta announces Ogo Adegboye. Sportando.com. October 28, 2016.
  9. Web site: Ogo Adegboye inks with Kimi. Sportando.com. October 28, 2016.
  10. Web site: Ogo Adegboye join Pallacanestro Forlì. Sportando.com. February 6, 2017.
  11. Web site: GB International Ogo Joins Lions. thelondonlions.com. January 17, 2020. January 20, 2020.
  12. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Ogo%20ADEGBOYE/pid/86722/_//players.html Ogo ADEGBOYE (ENG).