Stephen Olumide Arigbabu (born 15 February 1972) is a German professional
basketball
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coach and former player. He is 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall.
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Professional career
During his professional career, Arigbabu played in top-class teams such as ALBA Berlin
Alba Berlin is a German professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Mercedes ...
, Panionios
Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...
, and Maroussi. He won the EuroCup Challenge with Mitteldeutscher in 2004. He also won 2 German League championships, and a German Cup
The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considered ...
with ALBA Berlin.
National team career
Arigbabu was also a player of the senior men's German national basketball team, and he won a bronze medal with them at the 2002 FIBA World Championship
The 2002 FIBA World Championship was the 14th edition of the competition now known as the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the international world championship for men's basketball teams. The tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in ...
, and a silver medal at the EuroBasket 2005.
References
External links
Euroleague.net Profile
1972 births
Living people
Alba Berlin players
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig players
Centers (basketball)
Dafnis B.C. players
German men's basketball players
Maroussi B.C. players
Olympia Larissa B.C. players
Panionios B.C. players
Papagou B.C. players
Sportspeople from Hanover
Power forwards (basketball)
Ratiopharm Ulm players
German sportspeople of Nigerian descent
2002 FIBA World Championship players
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