Stephen Ogooluwa "Ogo" Adegboye (born 23 September 1987) is a Nigerian-British professional

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player who last played for London Lions of the

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(BBL).

Early life

Born in Nigeria, Adegboye moved to London at the age of three. He played with the

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of the

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, before moving to the US to attend Findlay College Prep.

College career

Adegboye spent two seasons with Lamar Community College in Colorado, where he averaged 11.1 points and 3.2 assists per game, before transferring to St. Bonaventure University, where he played with the St. Bonaventure Bonnies. In his junior year, he averaged 6.6 points, 2.4 assists, and 1.7 rebounds, in 21.6 minutes per game for the Bonnies. During his senior year, he started all 31 games and led the country in minutes, finishing the season averaging 11.5 points, 4 assists, and 3.1 rebounds in 39 minutes per game.

Professional career

Adegboye started his professional career, in 2011, with

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

of the Cypriot Basketball League. With APOEL, he averaged 10.2ppg, 1.9rpg, 2.2apg and 1.3spg. The following season, he stayed at Cyprus, signing a contract with the running champions

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. With ETHA, he won the

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in 2013. On 31 October 2013 Adegboye joined Nea Kifisia of the

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. He joined

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...

in 2014 signing a one-month contract, in order to replace the injured Torey Thomas. On 30 September 2016 Adegboye signed a one-month contract with

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of the LBA. He optioned out of his contract with Vanoli Cremona on December and joined

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. He also left the team one month later and joined

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for the rest of the season. On 24 October 2016, Adegboye returned to Greece and joined the newly promoted Kymis of the

, replacing

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on the team's squad. On 4 February 2017 he left Kymis and returned to Italy in order to join Fulgor Libertas Forlì for the rest of the season. On January 17, 2020, Adegboye signed with the London Lions in England for the 2019–20 BBL season to replace Jorge Romero.

International career

During 2010, Adegboye made his debut with the senior men's

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. With the British national team, he played at

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and

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References

External links

Twitter AccountEurobasket.com ProfileGreek League Profile

Greek League Profile

Italian League Profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adegboye, Ogo 1987 births Living people APOEL B.C. players Aris B.C. players Black British sportspeople British expatriate basketball people British expatriate basketball people in the United States British men's basketball players English men's basketball players Nigerian emigrants to the United Kingdom English people of Yoruba descent Fulgor Libertas Forlì players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Juvecaserta Basket players Kymis B.C. players Lamar Community College alumni Nea Kifissia B.C. players Nigerian expatriate basketball people in the United States Nigerian men's basketball players Sportspeople from Ibadan St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball players Vanoli Cremona players Viola Reggio Calabria players Yoruba sportspeople Point guards Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Italy