Stephen Domingo Explained

Stephen Domingo
Position:Small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:215
Team:Free agent
Birth Date:9 May 1995
Birth Place:San Francisco, California
Nationality:American / Nigerian
High School:St. Ignatius College Preparatory
(San Francisco, California)
College:
Draft Year:2017
Career Start:2017
Years1:2017–2018
Team1:Donar
Years2:2019–2021
Team2:Lakeland Magic
Years3:2021–2022
Team3:Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Years4:2023
Team4:Tindastóll

Stephen George Adeniran Domingo (born May 9, 1995) is a Nigerian-American basketball player who last played for the Tindastóll of the Úrvalsdeild karla.[1] He played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas and California Golden Bears.

He is a co-owner of the Nairobi City Thunder.

Professional career

Donar (2017–2018)

On July 19, 2017, Domingo signed a 1-year contract with Donar of the Dutch Basketball League.[2] On September 19, 2017, Domingo made his debut for Donar in the Champions League qualifying rounds. Domingo's performance on both ends of the court was recognized during Donar's FIBA Europe Cup campaign.[3] In the FIBA Europe Cup, Domingo averaged 8.9 points per game and 3.8 rebounds per game in 21.9 minutes played, shooting 66.7% on field goals and 37.5% on three-point field goals. He scored in double figures in four of nine Europe Cup games played, including 13 points in a win against Keravnos in the second round of Europe Cup [4] and was instrumental in their second round win against Cluj.[5] Domingo suffered an MCL sprain in 2018 and returned to the US for rehab.[6]

Lakeland Magic (2019–2021)

In 2019, Stephen Domingo joined the Lakeland Magic.[7]

2021 NBA Summer League

In the 2021 NBA Summer League, Stephen Domingo played for the San Antonio Spurs.[8]

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2021–2022)

In 2021, Domingo joined the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[9] However, he was waived on February 22, after suffering a season-ending injury.[10]

Tindastóll

In September 2023, Domingo signed with Tindastóll of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[11] On 24 October, the team announced it had released Domingo.[12]

Executive career

Domingo co-founded Twende Sports Ltd. in Kenya in 2022 with Colin Rasmussen, and then purchased the Nairobi City Thunder of the KBF Premier League.[13]

International career

United States

Domingo played with the United States U17 team at the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, where he won gold with the team.[14]

Nigeria

In June 2019, Domingo was announced as part of preliminary roster for the Nigerian team competing in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.[15] On July 22, 2019, Domingo started for Nigeria in a friendly scrimmage against the FIBA World Cup-bound national team, which Nigeria won.[16] Domingo was the second leading scorer with 16 points on 54% shooting and 4/9 from 3 point range.

Domingo was named captain of Nigeria's national team at the F IBA AfroBasket 2021 in Kigali, Rwanda.[17] [18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stephen Domingo Player Profile. basketball.realgm.com.
  2. News: Donar legt de Amerikaan Stephen Domingo voor een seizoen vast. July 19, 2017. Donar.nl. Dutch.
  3. Web site: World champion Domingo sees Donar as perfect place to begin pro journey. Fiba.basketball. December 1, 2017. April 3, 2018.
  4. Web site: Stephen George Domingo. April 3, 2018. Fiba.basketball.
  5. Web site: FIBA - Fédération Internationale de Basketball (Via Public) / Donar hold off fourth-quarter run by U-BT Cluj-Napoca, start Second Round with a win . April 7, 2018 . April 8, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180408074020/http://www.publicnow.com/view/E494ACDC1790BF3CEF8B3FF8E9DD8F56E47D100F?2017-12-19-22:30:21+00:00-xxx5004 . dead .
  6. 971033080088727553. LithuaniaBasket. I'm hearing from sources close to the situation that @sdomingo31's injury — initially classified as torn ACL — turn… . March 6, 2018.
  7. Web site: Lakeland Magic . Lakeland.gleague.nba.com . 2022-09-10.
  8. Web site: San Antonio Spurs 2021 MGM Resorts NBA Summer League Roster . NBA.com . 2022-09-10.
  9. Web site: Home - Fort Wayne Mad Ants . Fortwayne.gleague.nba.com . 2022-09-10.
  10. Web site: 2021-2022 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Transactions History. RealGM.com. April 3, 2022.
  11. News: Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson . Íslandsmeistararnir fá fyrrverandi fyrirliða nígeríska landsliðsins . 24 October 2023 . . 19 September 2023 . Icelandic.
  12. News: Dagur Lárusson . Tindastóll segir upp samningi við Domingo . 24 October 2023 . . 24 October 2023 . Icelandic.
  13. Web site: Lehohla . Manyehlisa . 2024-03-27 . Thunder rocking Kenya and eyeing continental participation . 2024-04-01 . The Big Tip Off . en-US.
  14. Web site: FIBA U17 – USA repeat undefeated run to title. July 8, 2012. kaunas2012.fiba.com. July 20, 2017. July 12, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120712203614/http://kaunas2012.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/12/fu17wc/men/news/p/nid/52753/article.html. dead.
  15. Web site: Diogu, Aminu top Nigeria's preliminary list for World Cup.
  16. Web site: FIBA World Cup: Nigeria defeats Dominican Republic 89-87 in friendly game . mpmania.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190728170236/https://mpmania.com/news/sport/fiba-world-cup-nigeria-defeats-dominican-republic-89-87-in-friendly-game/amp/ . 2019-07-28.
  17. https://www.today.ng/sport/basketball/dtigers-fiba-afrobasket-final-roster-released-384166 D’Tigers FIBA Afrobasket final roster released
  18. Web site: D'Tigers beat Mali as Afrobasket gets underway in Kigali. August 26, 2021 .