Emmanuel Omogbo (born May 28, 1995) is a Nigerian-American professional
basketball
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player for the
Astros de Jalisco
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of the
Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional
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(LNBP). He played
college basketball
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for
South Plains
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and
Colorado State
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before playing professionally in Italy, Lithuania and Israel. Standing 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays at the
power forward
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and
center
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positions.
Early life and college career
Omogbo was born in
Lagos, Nigeria
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and raised in
Hyattsville, Maryland
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Before Europeans reached the area, the upper An ...
. Omogbo attended Princeton Day Academy in
Lanham, Maryland
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, where he averaged 14.2 points per game.
Omogbo stated his
college
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career with the
South Plains College
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's Texans, where he averaged 17.0 points per game to go along with 10.1 rebounds per game in his sophomore year. He was selected as a preseason junior college All-American by the Sporting News, and earned second-team JuCo All-America following the season from the
NJCAA
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.
Omogbo played for the
Colorado State University
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's
Rams
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Professional career
2017–18 season
After being undrafted in the
2017 NBA draft
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...
, he joined the
Golden State Warriors
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for the
2017 NBA Summer League
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Eight teams participated in the wee ...
.
On July 22, 2017, Omogbo started his professional career with
Victoria Libertas Pesaro
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of the Italian LBA, signing a one-year deal. In 30 games played for Pesaro, he finished the season as the
league
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third-leading rebounder (8.9 per game) and second in steals (1.7 per game), he also averaged 10.8 points and 1.3 assists per game.
2018–19 season
On August 17, 2018, Omogbo signed with the Lithuanian team
BC Pieno žvaigždės
BC Pieno žvaigždės ( lt, Krepšinio klubas Pieno žvaigždės) is a professional basketball club from Pasvalys, Lithuania which currently plays in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). The club name comes from the main sponsor Pieno žvaigžd ...
for the
2018–19 LKL season
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Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) (''Engl ...
. On October 20, 2018, Omogbo recorded a career-high 26 points, shooting 10-for-14 from the field, along with nine rebounds and four steals in an 87–81 win over Lietkabelis. In 16 games played for Pieno žvaigždės, he averaged 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1.5 steals while shooting 56.8 percent from the field.
On February 6, 2019, Omogbo parted ways with Pieno žvaigždės to join
Ironi Kiryat Ata
Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata ( he, מכבי עירוני קריית אתא) is an Israeli football club, located in Kiryat Ata. They play in Liga Alef and play at the Kiryat Ata Municipal Stadium.
History
The club was originally based in Acre and ...
of the Israeli
Israeli National League
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There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...
for the rest of the season. In 10 games played for Kiryat Ata, he averaged a double-double of 15.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.
2019–20 season
On July 26, 2019, Omogbo signed with
Pallacanestro Biella
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of the Italian
Serie A2 Basket
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. He averaged 11.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.
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.
On January 20, 2021, he joined
KB Vëllaznimi
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Honors ...
AfroBasket 2021
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in
Kigali
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