Efe Abogidi

Efemena Tennyson Abogidi (born October 11, 2001) is a Nigerian professional basketball player who last played for the NBA G League Ignite of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Washington State Cougars of the Pac-12 Conference.

Efe Abogidi
Abogidi with Washington State in 2021
Free agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (2001-10-11) October 11, 2001
Nigeria
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
CollegeWashington State (2020–2022)
NBA draft2023: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2023NBA G League Ignite
Career highlights and awards
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2021)

Early life and career

Abogidi grew up in Ughelli, a town in Delta State, Nigeria.[1] He competed in track and field, including sprinting, long jump and high jump. Abogidi watched highlight videos of Tim Duncan, who he tried to emulate in local pick-up basketball games. In 2015 and 2016, he was named most valuable player of a camp run by Olumide Oyedeji in Lagos. Abogidi joined Hoops & Read, a program created by Oyedeji's foundation, and helped his team earn a promotion into the Nigerian Premier League in 2016.[2] In the next year, he moved to Senegal to attend the NBA Academy Africa in its first year.[3] In June 2017, at the NBA Academy Games in Canberra, Australia, he suffered a torn ACL, MCL and meniscus while attempting a slam dunk. He underwent surgery and began attending the NBA Global Academy in Canberra.[2] He committed to playing college basketball for Washington State over offers from Creighton and UT Arlington.[2][4]

College career

In December 2020, Abogidi recorded three consecutive double-doubles and was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week.[5] He averaged 8.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game as a freshman, earning Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors.[6]

Professional career

NBA G League Ignite (2021–2023)

On June 24, 2022, Abogidi signed with the NBA G League Ignite of the NBA G League,[7] where he played in 22 games and averaged 8.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in 18.6 minutes.[8] He ended going undrafted at the 2023 NBA draft.

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Washington State 272724.4.491.273.8117.2.4.71.38.9

References
  1. Clark, Colton (January 2, 2021). "For Cougs, the secret's out". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  2. Martin, Josh (May 12, 2020). "Nigeria's Efe Abogidi Ready for Liftoff from NBA Academy". CloseUp360. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  3. Simon, Benjamin (December 20, 2019). "'He Dunks With His Head': High-Flying Efe Abogidi Is Ready to Level Up". Slam. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. Lawson, Theo (October 22, 2019). "High-flier from Australia commits to Kyle Smith, Washington State". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  5. Bolton, Barry (December 28, 2020). "Efe Abogidi logs another WSU first: Pac-12 Freshman of the Week". 247Sports. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  6. Lawson, Theo (June 22, 2021). "Current, former Washington State players Efe Abogidi, Ike Iroegbu invited to Nigerian national team camp". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  7. "Efe Abogidi Signs With NBA G League Ignite". NBA.com. June 24, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  8. "Efe Abogidi Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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