Ireogbu withBàsquet Girona in 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Pallacanestro Varese | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | LBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-03-14)March 14, 1995 (age 30) Sacramento, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Nigerian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | |||||||||||||||
| College | Washington State (2013–2017) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2017:undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Agua Caliente Clippers | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Science City Jena | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Capital City Go-Go | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Rasta Vechta | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Élan Chalon | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Treviso Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Bàsquet Girona | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Valencia | ||||||||||||||
| 2025-present | Pallacanestro Varese | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats atBasketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Ikenna Ugochukwu Iroegbu (born March 14, 1995) is an American-born Nigerianbasketball player forPallacanestro Varese of the ItalianLBA. Iroegbu played college basketball forWashington State University, and is a member of theNigerian national team.[1]
In October 2017, Iroegbu was apoint guard, signed by theLos Angeles Clippers. He was later waived by the Clippers and was sent to play for itsNBA G League affiliate theAgua Caliente Clippers where he averaged 12.24 points, 4 rebounds, and 3.8 assists in the 2017–2018 season.[2][3]
Iroegbu signed with the GermanBasketball Bundesliga sideScience City Jena on a one-year deal for the 2018–2019 basketball season on July 12, 2018.[3][4][5] On February 1, 2019, he joinedLietkabelis Panevėžys of theLithuanian Basketball League for the rest of the season.[6]
For the 2019–20 season, Iroegbu signed with theCapital City Go-Go of theNBA G League.[7] He missed two games in February 2020 with an ankle injury. On February 12, he tallied 25 points, three rebounds, and five assists in a win over theErie BayHawks.[8]
On December 20, 2020, he signed withRasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga.[9] In June 2021, Iroegbu signed withÉlan Chalon in France.[10]
On August 13, 2021, Iroegbu signed withHapoel Galil Elyon of theIsraeli Basketball Premier League.[11]
On July 17, 2022, Iroegbu signed withTreviso Basket of theLega Basket Serie A (LBA).[12]
On July 19, 2023, Iroegbu signed withBàsquet Girona of the SpanishLiga ACB.[13]
He participated at theAfroBasket 2017[14] for theD'Tigers, and averaged 14.8 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game during the tournament.[15] He was part of the tournaments top Five players.[16]