Abu Kigab

Abu Haef Kigab (born November 3, 1998) is a Sudanese-Canadian college basketball player for the Boise State University Broncos. He has dual citizenship in Sudan and Canada.

Abu Kigab
No. 24 – Boise State Broncos
PositionSmall forward
LeagueMountain West Conference
Personal information
Born (1998-11-03) November 3, 1998
Khartoum, Sudan
NationalitySudanese / Canadian
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Canada
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
2017 Egypt

High school career

Born in Sudan, Kigab moved to St. Catharines, Ontario with his family at age nine.[1] He attended Queen Mary Public School and St. Francis Catholic Secondary School and joined the Prolific Prep Academy in Napa, California in 2015.[2]

Kigab was tabbed a breakout performer at Basketball Without Borders in 2016 and was ranked a four-star recruit in the class of 2017 by scout.com and ESPN.[3]

He committed to play college basketball at the University of Oregon in March 2017,[4] having also considered Illinois, Baylor, California, Kansas, Minnesota, USC and Virginia Tech.[5]

College career

As a sophomore, Kigab averaged 2.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game in 10 games. On January 14, 2019, it was announced that he was transferring to Boise State.[6] Kigab averaged 11.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game as a junior.[7]

International career

Kigab competed for Canada at the 2015 FIBA U19 World Cup and the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship. In July 2017, he was a key player on a Canada team that captured gold at the FIBA U19 World Cup, averaging 14.7 points and 10.6 rebounds, as well as 2.3 assists per game. For his efforts, he was named to the tournament's All-Star Five.[8]

References
  1. James, Marty. "Prolific Prep pulls out of international game in face of immigration uncertainty". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  2. James, Marty. "Oregon next stop in worldwide journey for Prolific Prep's Kigab". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  3. "Abu Kigab has strong showing at BWB". Scout.com. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  4. Krupke, Nick. "Abu Kigab commits to University of Oregon". Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  5. "Abu Kigab, 4-star SF, commits to Oregon Ducks". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  6. "Broncos Add Mid-Year Transfer, Abu Kigab". Boise State University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  7. Murray, Chris (2020-11-24). "The 25 best basketball players in the Mountain West this season". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  8. "Payton Pritchard and Abu Kigab named to World Cup All-Star Team". DuckTerritory. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
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