Английская Википедия:Efe Abogidi
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox basketball biography Efemena Tennyson Abogidi (born October 11, 2001) is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the NBA G League Ignite of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Washington State Cougars of the Pac-12 Conference.
Early life and career
Abogidi grew up in Ughelli, a town in Delta State, Nigeria.[1] He competed in track and field, including sprinting, long jump and high jump. Abogidi watched highlight videos of Tim Duncan, who he tried to emulate in local pick-up basketball games. In 2015 and 2016, he was named most valuable player of a camp run by Olumide Oyedeji in Lagos. Abogidi joined Hoops & Read, a program created by Oyedeji's foundation, and helped his team earn a promotion into the Nigerian Premier League in 2016.[2] In the next year, he moved to Senegal to attend the NBA Academy Africa in its first year.[3] In June 2017, at the NBA Academy Games in Canberra, Australia, he suffered a torn ACL, MCL and meniscus while attempting a slam dunk. He underwent surgery and began attending the NBA Global Academy in Canberra.[2] He committed to playing college basketball for Washington State over offers from Creighton and UT Arlington.[2][4]
College career
In December 2020, Abogidi recorded three consecutive double-doubles and was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week.[5] He averaged 8.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game as a freshman, earning Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors.[6]
Professional career
NBA G League Ignite (2021–present)
On June 24, 2022, Abogidi signed with the NBA G League Ignite of the NBA G League,[7] where he played in 22 games and averaged 8.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in 18.6 minutes.[8]
After going going undrafted at the 2023 NBA draft, Abogidi re-signed with the Ignite on October 30, 2023.[9]
Career statistics
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College
Шаблон:NBA player statistics start |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 | style="text-align:left;"| Washington State | 27 || 27 || 24.4 || .491 || .273 || .811 || 7.2 || .4 || .7 || 1.3 || 8.9 Шаблон:S-end
References
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