Ogo Adegboye

Stephen Ogooluwa "Ogo" Adegboye (born 23 September 1987)[1] is a Nigerian-British professional basketball player who last played for London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL).

Ogo Adegboye
No. 45 – London Lions
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1987-09-23) 23 September 1987
Ibadan, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian/British
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolFindlay College Prep
(Henderson, Nevada)
College
NBA draft2011 / Undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012APOEL
2012–2013ETHA Engomis
2013–2014Nea Kifissia
2014–2015Aris Thessaloniki
2015Vanoli Cremona
2015–2016Juvecaserta Basket
2016Viola Reggio Calabria
2016–2017Kymis
2017Fulgor Libertas Forlì
2018–2019NPC Rieti
2020London Lions
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Born in Nigeria, Adegboye moved to London at the age of three. He played with the Brixton Topcats of the English Basketball League, before moving to the US to attend Findlay College Prep.

College career

Adegboye spent two seasons with Lamar Community College in Colorado, where he averaged 11.1 points and 3.2 assists per game, before transferring to St. Bonaventure University, where he played with the St. Bonaventure Bonnies. In his junior year, he averaged 6.6 points, 2.4 assists, and 1.7 rebounds, in 21.6 minutes per game for the Bonnies. During his senior year, he started all 31 games and led the country in minutes, finishing the season averaging 11.5 points, 4 assists, and 3.1 rebounds in 39 minutes per game.[2]

Professional career

Adegboye started his professional career, in 2011, with APOEL of the Cypriot Basketball League.[3] With APOEL, he averaged 10.2ppg, 1.9rpg, 2.2apg and 1.3spg. The following season, he stayed at Cyprus, signing a contract with the running champions ETHA Engomis.[4] With ETHA, he won the Cypriot Cup in 2013.

On 31 October 2013 Adegboye joined Nea Kifisia of the Greek Basket League.[5] He joined Aris Thessaloniki in 2014 signing a one-month contract, in order to replace the injured Torey Thomas.[6]

On 30 September 2016 Adegboye signed a one-month contract with Vanoli Cremona of the LBA.[7] He optioned out of his contract with Vanoli Cremona on December and joined Juvecaserta Basket.[8] He also left the team one month later and joined Viola Reggio Calabria for the rest of the season.

On 24 October 2016, Adegboye returned to Greece and joined the newly promoted Kymis of the Greek Basket League, replacing Juan'ya Green on the team's squad.[9] On 4 February 2017 he left Kymis and returned to Italy in order to join Fulgor Libertas Forlì for the rest of the season.[10]

On January 17, 2020, Adegboye signed with the London Lions in England for the 2019–20 BBL season to replace Jorge Romero.[11]

International career

During 2010, Adegboye made his debut with the senior men's Great Britain national basketball team. With the British national team, he played at EuroBasket 2011 and EuroBasket 2013.[12]

References
  1. Eurobasket.com Player Profile Ogooluwa Adegboye.
  2. ESPN Player Profile Ogo Adegboye.
  3. "Ogo Adegboye Signs in Cyprus". hoopsfix.com. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  4. "Ogo Adegboye inks in Cyprus with Etha Engomis". Sportando.com. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  5. "Ogo Adegboye inks with Nea Kifisia". Sportando.com. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  6. "Ogo Adegboye signs a short-term deal with Aris Thessaloniki". Sportando.com. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  7. "Vanoli Cremona officially signs Ogo Adegboye". Sportando.com. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  8. "Juvecaserta announces Ogo Adegboye". Sportando.com. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  9. "Ogo Adegboye inks with Kimi". Sportando.com. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  10. "Ogo Adegboye join Pallacanestro Forlì". Sportando.com. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  11. "GB International Ogo Joins Lions". thelondonlions.com. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  12. Ogo ADEGBOYE (ENG).
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