Ike Ofoegbu
![]() Ofoegbu with Maccabi Haifa in October 2013 | |
No. 20 – Maccabi Ashdod | |
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Position | Power forward / center |
League | Israeli Premier League |
Personal information | |
Born | San Antonio, Texas | November 9, 1984
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–present |
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–present | Maccabi Ashdod |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Ikechukwu Justin (Yitzhak) "Ike" Ofoegbu (born November 9, 1984) is an American-Nigerian professional basketball player for Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Premier League. 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.[1]
On July 27, 2013, Ofoegbu signed with Israeli club Maccabi Haifa for the 2013–14 season.[2] On July 19, 2014, he re-signed with Maccabi for one more season.[3] On June 11, 2015, he signed with Capitanes de Arecibo of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season.[4]
On October 20, 2015, Ofoegbu signed with Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv to replace injured Brian Randle.[5] On December 24, 2015, he re-signed with Maccabi till the end of February,[6] and later re-signed for the rest of the season.[7]
On August 29, 2016, Ofoegbu signed with Turkish club Best Balıkesir for the 2016–17 season.[8]
On October 13, 2017, Ofoegbu signed with Uşak Sportif.[9]
On April 29, Ofoegbu returned to Capitanes de Arecibo.[10]
On December 19, 2019, Ofoegbu returned to Israel for a third stint, signing with Maccabi Ashdod for the rest of the season.[11]
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
- 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 sportspeople 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 (basketball)
- SMU Mustangs men's basketball players
- Toros de Nuevo Laredo players
- Uşak Sportif players