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Greg Somogyi

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Greg Somogyi
Personal information
Born (1989-10-01) October 1, 1989 (age 35)
Budapest, Hungary
NationalityHungarian
Listed height7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High schoolWoodside Priory School
(Portola Valley, California)
CollegeUC Santa Barbara (2008–2012)
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2012–2016
PositionCenter
Career history
2012Santa Barbara Breakers
2012–2013Coruña
2013–2014Alba Fehérvár
2014Latina Basket
2014–2016Szolnoki Olaj
Career highlights and awards
  • Hungarian League champion (2016)
  • Hungarian League champion (2015)
  • Hungarian Cup winner (2015)
  • WCBL champion (2012)
  • WCBL Defensive Player of the Year (2012)
  • All-WCBL First Team (2012)
  • NCAA Big West Conference Champion (2011)
  • NCAA Big West Conference Champion (2010)

Gergely István "Greg" Somogyi (born October 1, 1989)[1] is a Hungarian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Professional career

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Following his graduation from UCSB, Somogyi joined the Santa Barbara Breakers for the 2012 WCBL season. On April 16, 2012, he recorded a 30-30 game for the Breakers. With 33 points and 33 rebounds, he led the Breakers to a 108-89 victory over the Hollywood Beach Dawgs.[2]

After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Somogyi joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On September 5, 2012, he signed with the Lakers.[3] However, he was waived by the Lakers on October 22, 2012.[4] In December 2012, he signed with Básquet Coruña of Spain for the rest of the 2012–13 season.

In August 2013, Somogyi signed with Alba Fehérvár of Hungary for the 2013–14 season.[5]

In July 2014, Somogyi joined the Utah Jazz for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[6] On October 1, 2014, he signed with Latina Basket of Italy for the 2014–15 season.[7] On November 18, 2014, he parted ways with Latina after appearing in eight games.[8] On December 22, 2014, he signed with Szolnoki Olaj of Hungary for the rest of the season.[9] He returned to Szolnoki for the 2015–16 season after helping the team claim the league championship in 2014–15.

References

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  1. ^ "55 - Greg Somogyi". UCSBGauchos.com. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  2. ^ Somogyi explodes in 30-30 game for Breakers
  3. ^ Lakers Sign Greg Somogyi and Reeves Nelson
  4. ^ Lakers Waive Chris Douglas-Roberts and Greg Somogyi
  5. ^ Greg Somogyi will sign with Eurocup team Albacomp
  6. ^ NBA Summer League 2014: Utah Jazz roster for Las Vegas partially released
  7. ^ Latina announces Greg Somogyi and Mike Nardi
  8. ^ Latina Basket and Greg Somogyi part ways
  9. ^ Greg Somogyi heading to Szolnoki Olaj
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