Ikechukwu Justin (Yitzhak) "Ike" Ofoegbu (born November 9, 1984) is an American-Nigerian former professional

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player. He is a 2.05 m (6 ft 8.75) tall

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. He played

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with SMU.

Professional career

On March 8, 2013, Ofoegbu signed with

Bucaneros de La Guaira The Piratas de La Guaira are a professional basketball team based in Maiquetía, Vargas, Venezuela. Founded in 2008, from 2010 to 2022, they were known as the Bucaneros de La Guaira. The team was re-founded as the Piratas in 2022. The team currentl ...

of Venezuela for the 2013 BSN season. On July 27, 2013, Ofoegbu signed with Israeli club

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

for the 2013–14 season. On July 19, 2014, he re-signed with Maccabi for one more season. On June 11, 2015, he signed with

Capitanes de Arecibo The Capitanes de Arecibo are a Puerto Rican professional basketball team based in Arecibo that competes in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) league. In 2010, the team also had the distinction to play in the Premier Basketball League (PBL) ...

of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season. On October 20, 2015, Ofoegbu signed with Israeli club

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

to replace injured

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. On December 24, 2015, he re-signed with Maccabi till the end of February, and later re-signed for the rest of the season. On August 29, 2016, Ofoegbu signed with Turkish club Best Balıkesir for the 2016–17 season. On October 13, 2017, Ofoegbu signed with

Uşak Sportif Uşak Sportif, also known as Uşak Üniversitesi Belediyespor, was a professional basketball team that is based in the city of Uşak, in Turkey. The team was founded in 2006. Their home arena was the Uşak Üniversitesi Sport Hall, which has a se ...

. On April 29, Ofoegbu returned to Capitanes de Arecibo. On December 19, 2019, Ofoegbu returned to Israel for a third stint, signing with

Maccabi Ashdod Maccabi Ashdod B.C. ( he, מכבי אשדוד) is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod, Israel. The team currently plays in the Israeli National League. History The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sport ...

for the rest of the season.

National team

In 2011 and 2012, Ofoegbu was a member of the senior Nigerian national basketball team.

References

External links

Euroleague.net profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ofoegbu, Ike 1984 births Living people Aguacateros de Michoacán players American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players American sportspeople of Nigerian descent Basketball players from San Antonio Best Balıkesir B.K. players Bucaneros de La Guaira players Caciques de Humacao players Capitanes de Arecibo players Centers (basketball) Gent Hawks players Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players Maccabi Haifa B.C. players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Israel Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Mexico Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Nigerian men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball) SMU Mustangs men's basketball players Toros de Nuevo Laredo players Uşak Sportif players