Akinlolu Akinayi Akingbala (born 25 March 1983) is a Nigerian professional

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player who last played for Sáenz Horeca Araberri of the

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. He played

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for

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. He is 2.09m (6 ft 10) tall and he can play both

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and

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positions.

College career

After playing high school basketball at

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, Akingbala played

, with the

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. A highlight of his college career was a 21-point, 16-rebound performance, in an 86–81 win over

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, on 1 March 2006.

Professional career

Akingbala went undrafted in the 2006 NBA draft. In July 2006, he joined the

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for the 2006 NBA Summer League. He later signed with the Celtics, but they waived him in October 2006. He then joined the

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of the

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. In December 2006, he moved to Spain and signed with Plus Pujol Lleida of the

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for the rest of the season.Akin Akingbala player profile
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of Latvia. In September 2008, he signed with

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of Russia. He left them on 10 December 2008. On 15 December 2008, he moved to France and signed with

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for the remainder of the season. In June 2009, he extend his contract with two more years. In July 2011, he extended his contract for one more year. In August 2012, he signed a one-year deal with

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of Ukraine. In July 2013, he signed with

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of Italy. He left them before the start of the season. In December 2013, he signed a one-year deal with

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of Belgium. In July 2014, he signed a one-year deal with SPO Rouen Basket of the French

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. In February 2015, Rouen released him. On 6 January 2017, Akingbala signed with Spanish club Sáenz Horeca Araberri for the rest of the

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. One month later, he parted ways with Araberri.Akin Akingbala y el Araberri llegan a un acuerdo para rescindir su contrato

Nigerian national team

Akingbala has also been a member of the senior men's Nigerian national basketball team. He played at the 2009 FIBA African Championship.

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