Caleb Agada

Caleb Apochi Agada (born 31 August 1994) is a Nigerian-Canadian basketball player. He plays for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League and the Nigerian national basketball team.[1]

Caleb Agada
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
PositionPoint guard
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1994-08-31) August 31, 1994
Burlington, Ontario
NationalityNigerian / Canadian
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
CollegeOttawa
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018Prat
2018–2019Hamilton Honey Badgers
2018–2020Melilla
2020–presentHapoel Be'er Sheva

College career

Agada played college basketball for the University of Ottawa from 2012–2017.[2] In the 2016–17 season, he averaged 14.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.[3]

Professional career

Agada started his career at the Spanish side Prat Joventud in 2017–18 season,[4] he averaged 14.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists.[5] He moved to the Melilla Baloncesto in the 2018–19 season,[6] averaging 12 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists.[7] He also played for the Canadian side Hamilton Honey Badgers in the Canadian Elite Basketball League where he played two games for the team averaging 10 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4 assists in the 2018–19 season.[8][9] In the 2019–20 season, he averaged 14.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists.[10][11]

On 19 May 2020, he signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League.[12] Agada averaged 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals per game. On 26 July, he exercised his option to stay with Hapoel Beer Sheva in the 2020-21 season.[13] On 14 September, Agaga was named player of the week after contributing 25 points, eight rebounds, and six assists in a win against Maccabi Rishon LeZion.[14]

National team career

Agada had been previously called up to play for a Canadian national basketball team side.[15] He was called up to play for the Nigerian national basketball team during the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification games, during the February 23–24, 2019 qualifying window in Lagos, he averaged 4.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists.[16][17] He was invited for the Nigerian 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup preliminary squad but he didn't make the final list of players.[18]

References
  1. "Caleb Agada". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. "AGADA CALEB". interperformance.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. "Caleb Agada". oua.ca. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. "The Caleb Agada exterior joins the Prat 2017-18 project". acb.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. "PRAT JUVENTUD ROSTER". proballers.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. "Caleb Agada, an SUV for the Dean's outside line". feb.es. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  7. "MELILLA ROSTER". proballers.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  8. "Caleb Agada". honeybadgers.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  9. "Hamilton Honey Badgers Rosters". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  10. "CALEB AGADA". proballers.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  11. "Caleb Agada". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  12. Lupo, Nicola (19 May 2020). "Caleb Agada signs with Hapoel Beer Sheva". Sportando. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  13. "Caleb Agada remains with Hapoel Beer Sheva". Sportando. July 26, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  14. "Israeli Winner League round 3 best performance: Caleb Agada (by Interperformances)". Eurobasket. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  15. "CALEB AGADA". basketball.ca. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  16. "Caleb Apochi AGADA". fiba.basketball.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  17. "LATEST QUALIFIER GAMES". fiba.basketball.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  18. Ogunseye, Adebanjo. "D'Tigers Head Coach, Alex Nwora has released a 44 man preliminary roaster ahead of the 2019 FIBA Men's World Cup in China". brila.net. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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