Robinson Odoch Opong (born 10 May 1989) is a Ugandan professional

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player who last played for

Rivers Hoopers Rivers Hoopers is a Nigerian basketball team based in Port Harcourt, Rivers. The team plays in the Nigerian Premier League. Established in 2009 as Royal Hoopers, the team has played in the Premier League since its inception. Hoopers have won the ...

of the

Nigerian Premier League The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is the highest level of the Nigerian football league system, for the Nigerian club-football championships. The Nigerian league has suffered, like many others, from the financial impact and dwind ...

(NPL) and the

Basketball Africa League The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is Africa's premier men's basketball league. The league consists of twelve teams, each qualified through their domestic competition, similar to the format of the UEFA Champions League. The league is a joint eff ...

(BAL). He also plays for the Uganda national basketball team.

Career

On 11 April 2020, Opong signed with the Saskatchewan Rattlers of the Canadian CEBL. In April 2021, Opong signed with

to play in the

2021 BAL season The 2021 BAL season, also known as BAL Season 1, was the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Established as a joint effort between the National Basketball Association (NBA) and FIBA, the BAL is the highest tier continental leag ...

. He replaced the injured

Festus Ezeli Ifeanyi Festus Ezeli-Ndulue (born October 21, 1989) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player. He previously played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Vanderbilt before being s ...

. He represented

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AfroBasket 2017 FIBA AfroBasket 2017 was the 29th edition of the AfroBasket, a men's basketball continental championship of Africa. The tournament was jointly hosted by Tunisia and Senegal. Angola was proposed by FIBA Africa to host the tournament, an offer dec ...

, leading his team in minutes, points, and steals.Uganda – FIBA Afrobasket 2017
FIBA.com, Retrieved 31 August 2017.

BAL career statistics

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References

External links

FIBA profile

RealGM profile

Afrobasket.com profile
1989 births Living people City Oilers players Forwards (basketball) Guards (basketball) Halifax Hurricanes players Rivers Hoopers players Rogers State Hillcats men's basketball players Saskatchewan Rattlers players Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Canada Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Nigeria Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Ugandan men's basketball players Ugandan people of Canadian descent Clube Ferroviário da Beira basketball players Sportspeople from Nairobi {{Uganda-sport-bio-stub