Lotanna Afam Nwogbo (born May 30, 1993) is an American-Nigerian basketball player for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada of the

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. Standing at , he plays as center or power forward.

Early life and high school career

Born in Atlanta, Nwogbo played for his high school

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. He was named first-team All-Georgia Independent School Association and All-Region after averaging 16 points and 9 rebounds in his senior season.

College career

Nwogbo started his college career with Tulane. In 2013, he transferred to play for Longwood. In his senior season, he averaged 16.4 points and 8.8 rebounds. He was named to the All-

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First Team.

Professional career

In 2016, Nwogbo started his professional career with Gimnasia Comodoro in the Argentinian Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB). He averaged 11 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in 23 LNB games. In the 2019–20 season, he returned to professional basketball when he signed in Turkey with

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. On December 7, 2019, Nwogbo had a career-high 32 points in a 85–80 road loss to Akhisar. On July 27, 2021, Nwogbo signed with Dutch club Donar of the

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. He averaged 11.1 points and 5.3 rebounds in the BNXT competition, while missing the second half of the season due to an injury. He won the

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with Donar. On June 13, 2024, Nwogbo joined Guangxi Rhinos of National Basketball League. Nwogbo averaged 16.54 points, 8.46 rebounds, 1.75 assists in 26.31 minutes in 28 games. On July 21, 2024, Nwogbo signed with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada of the

National team career

Nwogbo has played for the Nigeria national basketball team. In 2018, he played in three qualifying games for the

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Personal

Lotanna is the son of Nneka and Chris Nwogbo and has two brothers, one being Zimmy who played college basketball for

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. He majored in kinesiology at

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nwogbo, Lotanna 1993 births Living people American men's basketball players Básquet Coruña players Centers (basketball) Donar (basketball club) players Longwood Lancers men's basketball players Nigerian men's basketball players People from Lithonia, Georgia Sportspeople from DeKalb County, Georgia Power forwards Tulane Green Wave men's basketball players Guangxi Rhinos players Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia basketball players 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen