Derek Ik Ogbeide (born March 28, 1997) is a Nigerian-Canadian professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and EuroCup.
 Ogbeide in action with Georgia | |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Israeli Basketball Premier League EuroCup |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 28, 1997 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian / Canadian |
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 113 kg (249 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Pebblebrook (Mableton, Georgia) |
| College | Georgia (2015–2019) |
| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2021 | AEK Larnaca |
| 2021 | Hapoel Eilat |
| 2021–2022 | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 2022 | Konyaspor |
| 2022–2023 | Rimini |
| 2023–2024 | Pistoia |
| 2024 | Cedevita Olimpija |
| 2024-Present | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High School career
editOgbeide played in grade 9 and 10 for Monsignor Percy Johnson Catholic Secondary School in Toronto, Canada. Ogbeide played for Pebblebrook High School, at Mableton, Georgiain grade 11 and 12.
College career
editOgbeide played at University of Georgia from 2015-2019. During his first year, he missed the first five games of the season due to a right shoulder injury suffered in practice shortly after the exhibition contest. He finished second on the team in rebounding and blocked shots. During his sophomore year, he was a starter for 33 of 34 games. He ranked number five in the SEC in rebounding as well as number three in stats for SEC games. He wrapped up his four year college career ranked among Georgia's all-time leaders in field goal percentage and shot an impressive 55.6 percent from the field in SEC games for the Bulldogs.[1]
Professional career
editOgbeide started his professional with AEK Larnaca of the Cypriot League.[2] After a successful first season with AEK, he renewed his contract with the team for one more season. During his second season, he won the Cypriot Cup with AEK Larnaca.[3]
On May 27, 2021, he joined Israeli club Hapoel Eilat till the end of the season.[4]
On June 27, 2021, Ogbeide officially signed with PAOK of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League.[5] On January 8, 2022, he mutually parted ways with the Greek club. In 8 Greek league games, Ogbeide averaged 6.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per contest, while in 7 BCL matches he put up a stat sheet of merely 3.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.
On January 10, 2022, he signed with Torku Konyaspor of the Turkish Basketball First League.[6]
In 2022 he signed for Rinascita Basket Rimini of the Serie A2.
On July 6, 2023, he signed with Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[7]
On July 28, 2024, he signed with Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian Basketball League and ABA League.[8]
On November 3, 2024, he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroCup for the rest of the season.[9]
Personal life
editOgbeide is the son of Martin and Tina Ogbeide. He was born in Lagos, Nigeria but has since lived in London, Sweden, Nigeria, Atlanta, Maryland, and Canada before moving back to Atlanta.[10]
References
edit- ^ "University of Georgia Athletics". georgiadogs.com.
- ^ "AEK Larnaca signs rookie Derek Ogbeide". eurobasket.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "AEK Larnaca clinch 2020-21 Cup title". eurobasket.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "Derek Obgeide joins Hapoel Eilat". sportando.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ "PAOK BC announces Derek Ogbeide". Sportando. June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (January 10, 2022). "Konyaspor adds Ogbeide to their roster". Eurobasket. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Il Pistoia Basket mette al centro Derek Ogbeide". pistoiabasket2000.com (in Italian). July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "Derek Ogbeide je nova okrepitev na položaju centra!". KK Cedevita Olimpija, Ljubljana (in Slovenian). 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ דרק אוגביידה חתם בהפועל!, Hapoel Jerusalem website, November 3, 2024
- ^ "University of Georgia Athletics". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
External links
edit- RealGM.com Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile