Ikenna Ugochukwu Iroegbu (born March 14, 1995) is an American-born Nigerian

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player for

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of the

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(LBA). Iroegbu played college basketball for

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, and is a member of the Nigerian national team.

Professional career

In October 2017, Iroegbu was a

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for the

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. He was later waived by the Clippers and was sent to play for its

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affiliate the

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where he averaged 12.24 points, 4 rebounds, and 3.8 assists in the 2017–2018 season.https://sportando.basketball/m/en/germany/bbl/281547/science-city-jena-agreed-to-terms-with-ike-iroegbu.html Iroegbu signed with the German

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side

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on a one-year deal for the 2018–2019 basketball season on July 12, 2018. On February 1, 2019, he joined Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the

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for the rest of the season. For the 2019–20 season, Iroegbu signed with the

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of the

. He missed two games in February 2020 with an ankle injury. On February 12, he tallied 25 points, three rebounds, and five assists in a win over the Erie BayHawks. On December 20, 2020, he has signed with

Rasta Vechta Sports Club Rasta Vechta is a German basketball club based in Vechta, Lower Saxony. The club plays in the ProA, the second tier of professional Basketball in Germany. Founded in 1979, the club spent the majority of its history in the lower-tier ...

of the Basketball Bundesliga. In June 2021, Iroegbu signed with

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in France. On August 13, 2021, he signed with

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of the

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. On July 17, 2022, he has signed with

of the

(LBA).

Nigeria national basketball team

He participated at the

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for the D'Tigers, and averaged 14.8 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game during the tournament. He was part of the tournaments top Five players.

References

External links

Washington State Cougars bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iroegbu, Ike 1995 births Living people 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Agua Caliente Clippers players American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American men's basketball players American sportspeople of Nigerian descent Basketball players from Sacramento, California BC Lietkabelis players Capital City Go-Go players Hapoel Galil Elyon players Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Germany Nigerian men's basketball players Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) alumni Point guards SC Rasta Vechta players Science City Jena players Sportspeople from Elk Grove, California Universo Treviso Basket players Washington State Cougars men's basketball players