Ike Nwankwo
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| Position | Center/Power forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| League | Portuguese Basketball League (LCB) |
| Team | CA Queluz |
| Born | December 27, 1973 Houston, Texas |
| Nationality | American and Nigerian |
| College | University of California, Los Angeles / California State University, Long Beach |
| Pro career | –present |
Ikenne Nwankwo (born 27 December 1973 in Houston, Texas)[1] is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player with CA Queluz of the Portuguese Basketball League (LCB).
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[edit] Collegiate career
A former UCLA Bruin, Nwankwo won a national championship on the 1994-1995 UCLA squad. Nwankwo has also played on 4 continents since graduation. Nwankwo left UCLA in 1996, transferring to Long Beach State, where he graduated from in 1998.
[edit] Professional career
Nwankwo began his professional career in Puerto Rico, where he played with the Quebradillas Pirates of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) from 1998-1999. In 1999 and 2000, Nwankwo also played in Poland with Prokom Trefl Sopot. Nwankwo signed with the Miami Heat of the NBA in 2000, but was released five days later during pre-season. From 2001-2003, Nwankwo played in the United States, with the Sioux Falls Skyforce in both the re-born International Basketball League and the Continental Basketball Association. In 2003, Nwankwo joined the Huntsville Flight (now Albuquerque Thunderbirds) of the NBA Development League. 2004 saw the Nigerian move to Turkey, where he played with Darüşşafaka S.K. of the Turkish Basketball League (TBL). Since 2005, Nwankwo has played in the Portuguese Basketball League (LCB) (2005 with CAB Madeira and since 2006 with CA Queluz. [2]
[edit] NBA Trials
Nwankwo signed to play with a NBA squad every year from 2000-2004 except 2003, with the Miami Heat (2000), Houston Rockets (2001), Cleveland Cavaliers (2002) and the Los Angeles Lakers (2004).[3] He never played in a NBA regular season game, getting cut during pre-season in each of the four seasons.[4]
[edit] International career
Although born in Houston, Texas in the United States, Nwankwo has represented the land of his ancestry, Nigeria, in international competition. He played for Nigeria at the FIBA Africa Championship 2003 and 2006 FIBA World Championship.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Sports Illustrated profile
- ^ Profile Basketpedya.com
- ^ Ike Nwankwo NBA.com profile
- ^ RealGM.com profile
- ^ Profile Basketpedya.com
[edit] External links
- Ikenna Nwankwo Turkish Basketball League statistics
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