Akin Akingbala
Akinlolu Akinayi Akingbala (born 25 March 1983) is a Nigerian professional basketball player who last played for Sáenz Horeca Araberri of the LEB Oro. He played college basketball for Clemson University. He is 2.09m (6 ft 10) tall and he can play both power forward and center positions.
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| Born | 25 March 1983 Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Brunswick School (Greenwich, Connecticut) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Clemson (2002–2006) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2006: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2006–2017 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Los Angeles D-Fenders | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Lleida | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Ventspils | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Universitet Yugra Surgut | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | SLUC Nancy | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Azovmash | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Wolves Verviers-Pepinster | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Rouen | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Shahrdari Tabriz | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Sáenz Horeca Araberri | ||||||||||||||
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College career Edit
After playing high school basketball at Brunswick School in Greenwich, Connecticut, Akingbala played college basketball at Clemson University, with the Clemson Tigers. A highlight of his college career was a 21-point, 16-rebound performance, in an 86–81 win over Virginia Tech, on 1 March 2006.[1]
Professional career Edit
Akingbala went undrafted in the 2006 NBA draft. In July 2006, he joined the Boston Celtics for the 2006 NBA Summer League.[2] He later signed with the Celtics, but they waived him in October 2006.[3][4] He then joined the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA D-League.
In December 2006, he moved to Spain and signed with Plus Pujol Lleida of the LEB Gold for the rest of the season.[5] In October 2007, he signed a one-year deal with Ventspils of Latvia.[5]
In September 2008, he signed with Universitet Yugra Surgut of Russia.[5] He left them on 10 December 2008.[5] On 15 December 2008, he moved to France and signed with SLUC Nancy Basket for the remainder of the season.[6] In June 2009, he extend his contract with two more years.[7] In July 2011, he extended his contract for one more year.[8]
In August 2012, he signed a one-year deal with BC Azovmash of Ukraine.[9] In July 2013, he signed with Enel Brindisi of Italy.[10] He left them before the start of the season.[11] In December 2013, he signed a one-year deal with VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster of Belgium.[12]
In July 2014, he signed a one-year deal with SPO Rouen Basket of the French LNB Pro A.[13][14] In February 2015, Rouen released him.[15][16]
On 6 January 2017, Akingbala signed with Spanish club Sáenz Horeca Araberri for the rest of the 2016–17 LEB Oro season.[17] One month later, he parted ways with Araberri.[18]
Nigerian national team Edit
Akingbala has also been a member of the senior men's Nigerian national basketball team. He played at the 2009 FIBA African Championship.
References Edit
- ^ Clemson vs. Virginia Tech – Recap – 1 March 2006 – ESPN.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ Pittsnogle, Akingbala Placed on Waivers
- ^ Celtics waive Akingbala, Pittsnogle
- ^ a b c d Akin Akingbala player profile
- ^ SLUC Nancy inks Akingbala, cuts Benson
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- ^ Akin Akingbala extends with SLUC Nancy
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- ^ "Enel Brindisi officially signs Akin Akingbala". Sportando.net. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ Enel Brindisi to part ways with Akin Akingbala, to announce Aminu
- ^ . Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ Akin Akingbala signs with SPO Rouen
- ^ " Akinator " débarque en Normandie! 9 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Rouen released Akinlolu Akingbala
- ^ Akin Akingbala fired by Rouen due to a retweet?
- ^ El Sáenz Horeca Araberri llega a un acuerdo con el jugador Akin Akingbala para lo que resta de temporada 7 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ Akin Akingbala y el Araberri llegan a un acuerdo para rescindir su contrato (in Spanish)
External links Edit
- Euroleague.net Profile
- FIBA.com Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- French League Profile (in French)
- ESPN.com College Stats