Andrés Felipe Ibargüen Andrews (born 14 February 1996) is a Colombian-American

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player who plays for

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and for the Colombia national team. Standing at , he plays as

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College career

Ibargüen played his two seasons at

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. He transferred to

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but sat out the first six games as the NCAA reviewed his eligibility. Ibargüen averaged 6.6 points per game as a junior at UT Arlington. As a senior at Angelo State, Ibargüen tallied 13 double doubles and averaged 14.3 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. He was selected to the All-Texas Division II Team.

Professional career

On 28 August 2020, Ibargüen signed his first contract with

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of the

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(DBL). The team was later re-named Yoast United. Ibargüen and United reached the final of the 2021 DBL Cup, in which Ibargüen scored a game-high 39 points and 13 rebounds. However, in the end the team lost to BAL by ten points. In December 2022, Ibarguën was confirmed to have joined Club Trouville for the 2023 season of the Uruguayan Basketball League. He averaged 19 points and 8 rebounds over the LUB season. On 4 April 2023, Brazilian club

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announced Ibarguën had signed a contract for the Final Four of the

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(BCLA). He replaced the injured

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. In July 2023, he joined Club Atlético Riachuelo of the Argentinian Liga Nacional.

National team career

With the Colombia national basketball team, Ibargüen played at the

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References

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