Ofoegbu with Maccabi Haifa in October 2013 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1984-11-09) November 9, 1984 (age 40) San Antonio, Texas |
Nationality | Nigerian / American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8.75 in (2.05 m) |
Listed weight | 224 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Taft (San Antonio, Texas) |
College | SMU (2004–2007) |
NBA draft | 2007: undrafted |
Playing career | 2007–2020 |
Position | Power forward / center |
Career history | |
2007–2009 | Optima Gent |
2010 | Indios de Mayagüez |
2010–2011 | Toros de Nuevo Laredo |
2011 | Caciques de Humacao |
2011–2012 | Pioneros de Quintana Roo |
2012–2013 | Toros de Nuevo Laredo |
2013 | Bucaneros de La Guaira |
2013–2015 | Maccabi Haifa |
2015 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
2015–2016 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
2016–2017 | Best Balıkesir |
2017–2018 | Uşak Sportif |
2018 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
2019 | Aguacateros de Michoacán |
2019–2020 | Maccabi Ashdod |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Ikechukwu Justin (Yitzhak) "Ike" Ofoegbu (born November 9, 1984) is an American-Nigerian former professional basketball player. He is a 2.05 m (6 ft 8.75) tall power forward-center. He played college basketball with SMU.
Professional career
On March 8, 2013, Ofoegbu signed with Bucaneros de La Guaira of Venezuela for the 2013 BSN season.
On July 27, 2013, Ofoegbu signed with Israeli club Maccabi Haifa for the 2013–14 season. On July 19, 2014, he re-signed with Maccabi for one more season. On June 11, 2015, he signed with Capitanes de Arecibo of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season.
On October 20, 2015, Ofoegbu signed with Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv to replace injured Brian Randle. On December 24, 2015, he re-signed with Maccabi till the end of February, and later re-signed for the rest of the season.
On August 29, 2016, Ofoegbu signed with Turkish club Best Balıkesir for the 2016–17 season.
On October 13, 2017, Ofoegbu signed with Uşak Sportif.
On April 29, Ofoegbu returned to Capitanes de Arecibo.
On December 19, 2019, Ofoegbu returned to Israel for a third stint, signing with Maccabi Ashdod for the rest of the season.
National team
In 2011 and 2012, Ofoegbu was a member of the senior Nigerian national basketball team.
References
- Nigeriano Ofoegbu es el nuevo refuerzo de Bucaneros (in Spanish)
- "Maccabi Haifa officially sign Ike Ofoegbu".
- "Maccabi Haifa extend with Ike Ofoegbu".
- "Ike Ofoegbu signs with Capitanes de Arecibo".
- "Maccabi Tel Aviv announces Ike Ofoegbu".
- "Maccabi Tel Aviv keeps Ike Ofoegbu till February".
- "Maccabi Tel Aviv to keep Ike Ofoegbu for the season".
- "Ike Ofoegbu signs with Best Balikesir".
- Ike Ofoegbu inks with Usak Sportif
- "Latin American basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.latinbasket.com.
- "Ike Ofoegbu signs with Maccabi Ashdod". Sportando. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
External links
Maccabi Ashdod current roster | |
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Nigeria squad – 2011 Africa Championship – Bronze medal | ||
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Aguacateros de Michoacán players
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
- American men's basketball players
- American basketball players of Nigerian descent
- Basketball players from San Antonio
- Best Balıkesir B.K. players
- Bucaneros de La Guaira players
- Caciques de Humacao players
- Capitanes de Arecibo players
- Centers (basketball)
- Gent Hawks players
- Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players
- Maccabi Haifa B.C. players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players
- Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Israel
- Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Mexico
- Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Nigerian men's basketball players
- Power forwards
- SMU Mustangs men's basketball players
- Toros de Nuevo Laredo players
- Uşak Sportif players
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen