In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Obiekwe and the second or maternal family name is Sam.
| No. 11 – Herons Basket | |
|---|---|
| Position | |
| League | Serie C Gold Basket |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 (age 30) Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality |
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| Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Listed weight | 91 kg (201 lb) |
| Career information | |
| College | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (2015–2017) |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Career history | |
| 0000–2012 | Torrejón Basketball Academy |
| 2012–2013 | Canarias Basketball Academy |
| 2014–2015 | Alcázar Basket |
| 2017–2019 | Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto |
| 2019–present | SSD Giuseppe Angel |
Kingsley Obiekwe Sam (born 25 March 1994) is a professional basketball player who plays as a small forward or shooting guard for Italian club Herons Basket. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Early life
Obiekwe was born in Madrid to a Nigerian father and an Equatorial Guinean mother. As a young player, he developed at Torrejón Basketball Academy in the outskirts of the Spanish capital, and had success for their Junior teams.
Professional career
Obiekwe has played in the United States for the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen. Later, he played back in Spain for Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto.
International career
Obiekwe has joined the Equatorial Guinea men's national basketball team in January 2020.
References
- "OBIEKWE SAM, KINGSELEY". FEB (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- @BasketTorrejon (20 February 2020). "✊🏿Sangre torrejonera en los clasificatorios @FIBA_es al #AfroBasket 2021. Kingsley Obiekwe Sam disputa junto a su selección de Guinea Ecuatorial la ventana de clasificación al magno torneo en África. "A King has his reign". #SomosTorrejon" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 February 2020 – via Twitter.
- "Kingsely Obiekwe Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- "Kingsely Obiekwe Sam - Men's Basketball". Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Athletics.
- "C GOLD: LA SILAC ANGEL MANFREDONIA FERMATA AL PALASCALORIA" (in Italian). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
External links
- Kingsley Obiekwe - Video highlights
- Hudl Videos - Video highlights
- 1994 births
- Living people
- CB Lucentum Alicante players
- Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Equatoguinean men's basketball players
- Equatoguinean people of Nigerian descent
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen basketball players
- People of Igbo descent
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Spanish expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Spanish expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Spanish men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Madrid
- Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent
- Spanish people of Nigerian descent
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen