Ikechukwu Justin (Yitzhak) "Ike" Ofoegbu (born November 9, 1984) is an American-Nigerian former professional basketball player. He is a 2.05 m (6 ft 8.75) tall power forward-center. He played college basketball with SMU.
Professional career
On March 8, 2013, Ofoegbu signed with Bucaneros de La Guaira of Venezuela for the 2013 BSN season.[1]
On July 27, 2013, Ofoegbu signed with Israeli club Maccabi Haifa for the 2013–14 season.[2] On July 19, 2014, he re-signed with Maccabi for one more season.[3] On June 11, 2015, he signed with Capitanes de Arecibo of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season.[4]
On October 20, 2015, Ofoegbu signed with Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv to replace injured Brian Randle.[5] On December 24, 2015, he re-signed with Maccabi till the end of February,[6] and later re-signed for the rest of the season.[7]
On August 29, 2016, Ofoegbu signed with Turkish club Best Balıkesir for the 2016–17 season.[8]
On October 13, 2017, Ofoegbu signed with Uşak Sportif.[9]
On April 29, Ofoegbu returned to Capitanes de Arecibo.[10]
On December 19, 2019, Ofoegbu returned to Israel for a third stint, signing with Maccabi Ashdod for the rest of the season.[11]
National team
In 2011 and 2012, Ofoegbu was a member of the senior Nigerian national basketball team.
References
- ^ Nigeriano Ofoegbu es el nuevo refuerzo de Bucaneros (in Spanish)
- ^ "Maccabi Haifa officially sign Ike Ofoegbu".
- ^ "Maccabi Haifa extend with Ike Ofoegbu".
- ^ "Ike Ofoegbu signs with Capitanes de Arecibo".
- ^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv announces Ike Ofoegbu".
- ^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv keeps Ike Ofoegbu till February".
- ^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv to keep Ike Ofoegbu for the season".
- ^ "Ike Ofoegbu signs with Best Balikesir".
- ^ Ike Ofoegbu inks with Usak Sportif
- ^ "Latin American basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.latinbasket.com.
- ^ "Ike Ofoegbu signs with Maccabi Ashdod". Sportando. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
