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

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

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in Colorado, where he averaged 11.1 points and 3.2 assists per game, before transferring to

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, where he played with the

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. 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.

Professional career

Adegboye started his professional career, in 2011, with APOEL of the

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. 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. With ETHA, he won the Cypriot Cup in 2013. On 31 October 2013 Adegboye joined Nea Kifisia of the Greek Basket League. He joined Aris Thessaloniki in 2014 signing a one-month contract, in order to replace the injured

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. On 30 September 2016 Adegboye signed a one-month contract with Vanoli Cremona of the

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. He optioned out of his contract with Vanoli Cremona on December and joined Juvecaserta Basket. 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

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Kymis of the Greek Basket League, replacing Juan'ya Green on the team's squad. On 4 February 2017 he left Kymis and returned to Italy in order to join

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

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.Ogo ADEGBOYE (ENG).
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References

External links

Twitter AccountEurobasket.com ProfileGreek League Profile

Greek League Profile

Italian League Profile

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