Uchenna Iroegbu

Uchenna "U.C." Iroegbu (born 20 August 1996) is an American-Nigerian professional basketball player, who last played for SLAC of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He played college basketball for Stony Brook. Standing at 183 cm (6 ft 0 in), he is a point guard and has represented the Nigeria national basketball team.[1]

Uchenna Iroegbu
Iroegbu at the BAL Combine in 2020
Free agent
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBAL
Personal information
Born (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996
Sacramento, California
NationalityAmerican / Nigerian
Listed height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight83 kg (183 lb)
Career information
High schoolCapital Christian
(Sacramento, California)
College
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018Stockton Kings
2019CP La Roda
2021–2022College Park Skyhawks
2023SLAC

Early life and high school career
Iroegbu with Stony Brook in 2016

Iroegbu was born in Sacramento, California. He played all four seasons at Capital Christian High School. In his senior year, he averaged 15 points, 4 assists and 2 steals per game, being named to the all-district and all-league teams as his team finished third in the state of California with a 28–4 record and a CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division V championship.[2][3]

College career

Iroegbu played his first two seasons for the College of Southern Idaho at the junior college level. He averaged 4.1 points per game as a freshman but got more playing time as a sophomore, as he averaged 6.6 points per game.[3]

He transferred to Stony Brook before the 2016–17 season, joining a Seawolves team that had a 26–7 record the year prior to make their first NCAA Tournament.[3] He started 10 of 32 games in his junior season and averaged 5.1 points. Iroegbu scored 18 points against Ball State as a senior, a new career high.[4] On January 3, 2018, he hit a late three to give Stony Brook a 71–70 win over Maine after the Seawolves had blown a 20-point lead.[5] Iroegbu recorded a new career-high 20 point game against UMBC on February 21, 2018.[6] He finished his senior season averaging 8.1 points per game while starting 13 of 32 games.[7]

Professional career

Following a local tryout, Iroegbu started his career with the Stockton Kings in the NBA G League.[8] On 9 January 2019, Iroegbu signed with CP La Roda in the Spanish LEB Plata to replace Jabs Newby.[9] On 1 March 2020, Iroegbu signed with Rivers Hoopers in Nigeria for the 2020 BAL season.[10] However, the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Iroegbu did not join the team.

Iroegbu signed with the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League before the 2021–22 season.

In April 2023, Iroegbu joined Guinean club SLAC of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[11]

Personal life

Iroegbu's two brothers, Chuks and Ikenna, both played Division I college basketball as well. Chuks Iroegbu played for Northern Illinois and Ike Iroegbu was a starting point guard for Washington State.

BAL 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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023 SLAC 5536.8.376.286.5794.03.61.6.017.0

References
  1. "U.C. Iroegbu". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. "Uchenna Iroegbu joins Rivers Hoopers ahead of Basketball Africa League". Rivers Hoopers. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  3. "CSI's Iroegbu Signs with Stony Brook | Southern Idaho High School Sports | magicvalley.com". magicvalley.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. "Iroegbu, Saintel tally career highs at Ball State". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  5. "Iroegbu hits winner as Stony Brook scraps past Maine 71-70". USA TODAY. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  6. "Iroegbu scores 20, Stony Brook upends UMBC 64-57". USA TODAY. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  7. "UC Iroegbu - Men's Basketball". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  8. "Stony Brook's Uchenna Iroegbu makes Kings' G League team". 25 October 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  9. "El JFG La Roda incorpora a un base estadounidense". La Tribuna de Albacete. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  10. "Uchenna Iroegbu joins Rivers Hoopers for BAL". 1 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  11. "Your latest news on the Nile Conference's teams". The BAL. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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