Danny Akintunde Agbelese (born April 14, 1990) is an American-Nigerian professional

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player who last played for

Peristeri Peristeri (Greek language, Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 139,981 inhabitants (2011 census), it is the seventh-largest municipali ...

of the

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. After two years at

Collin College Collin College is a public community college district in Texas. Founded in 1985, the district has grown as the county has grown from around 5,000 students in 1986 to more than 58,000 credit and noncredit students. Formerly known as the Coll ...

, and two years at

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, Agbelese entered the

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, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds. He was named MVP of the

Greek Super Cup The Greek Super Cup ( el, Σούπερ Καπ Ελλάδος), officially known as the Cup of Friendship and Solidarity ( el, Κύπελλο Φιλίας και Αλληλεγγύης) was a Greek Football (soccer), association football one-match ...

in 2020.

High school career

Agbelese played high school basketball at

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, in

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College career

After high school, Agbelese played

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, from 2008 to 2010. After that, he transferred to

, where he stayed until 2012.

Professional career

Agbelese made his first professional footprints in

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, in the 2012–13 season, with Esteghlal Qeshm. The next year he moved to

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, and joined Union Atletica. During the season, he left the club, and signed with Wanderers Paysandu. At the start of 2014, he agreed with the Spanish club

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. The same year he also played with the Greek club

Rethymno Rethymno ( el, Ρέθυμνο, , also ''Rethimno'', ''Rethymnon'', ''Réthymnon'', and ''Rhíthymnos'') is a city in Greece on the island of Crete. It is the capital of Rethymno regional unit, and has a population of more than 30,000 inhabitants ( ...

and the Spanish club

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. In the 2015–16 season, he played again in Spain, with

Gipuzkoa Basket Donosti Gipuzkoa Basket 2001 Saskibaloi Kirol Elkartea S.A.D., commonly known as Gipuzkoa Basket and as Acunsa GBC for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. The team plays in the LEB Oro. ...

. In 2016, he signed with the Italian club Enel Brindisi. During the 2017–18 season, he signed with

Élan Béarnais Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez, also known as simply Élan Béarnais , and formerly known as Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Pau. They compete in the top-tier French league, the LNB Pro A. Th ...

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, but later in the season he left the club, and re-signed with

. He went on to average 7.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. On August 6, 2018, he joined Holargos of the

. On August 7, 2019, Agbelese agreed to stay in Greece with Kolossos Rodou, joining his Holargos coach,

Aris Lykogiannis Aris Lykogiannis (Greek: Άρης Λυκογιάννης; born 10 April 1969) is a Greek professional basketball coach, most recently managing Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. Coaching career He coached Ikaros Kallitheas from 2009 to ...

, there. On August 11, 2019, he signed with Kolossos Rodou of the

. On July 22, 2020, Agbelese officially moved to his fourth Greek club, Promitheas Patras, which also competes in the EuroCup. On August 16, 2021, Agbelese signed with

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ...

of the Spanish

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. In 16 games, he averaged 2.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest. On March 6, 2022, Agbelese moved to

of the

for the rest of the season. In a total of 11 games, he averaged 4.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.8 blocks, playing around 15 minutes per contest.

Honours

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: (

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

)

References

External links

RealGM.com Profile

Eurobasket.com ProfileSpanish League Profile

Greek Basket League ProfileItalian League Profile

Hampton College Bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Agbelese, Danny 1990 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Iran American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Uruguay American men's basketball players Basketball players from Maryland CB Guadalajara players Centers (basketball) Club Ourense Baloncesto players Élan Béarnais players Gipuzkoa Basket players Hampton Pirates men's basketball players Holargos B.C. players Kolossos Rodou B.C. players New Basket Brindisi players Nigerian men's basketball players People from Lanham, Maryland Peristeri B.C. players Power forwards (basketball) Real Betis Baloncesto players Rethymno B.C. players Promitheas Patras B.C. players Sportspeople from the Washington metropolitan area