Ivan Aska

Ivan Aska
Free agent
Position Forward
Personal information
Born (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Nationality American / U.S. Virgin Islander /
Puerto Rican
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Boyd H. Anderson
(Lauderdale Lakes, Florida)
College Murray State (2008–2012)
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Leuven Bears
2013–2014 Ikaros Chalkidas
2014 Cangrejeros de Santurce
2014–2015 Maccabi Ashdod
2015–2016 Ironi Nes Ziona
2016 Ironi Ramat Gan
2016–2017 Incheon Electroland Elephants
2017 PAOK
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  U.S. Virgin Islands
FIBA CBC Championship
2011 The Bahamas
2015 British Virgin Islands

Ivan Aska (born 26 June 1990) is a U.S. Virgin Islander-Puerto Rican professional basketball player, who last played for PAOK of the Greek Basket League. He has also represented the senior men's U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team. He played college basketball for Murray State's Racers. He is a 2.03 m (6'8") tall[1] power forward-center.

High school

Aska played high school basketball at Boyd H. Anderson High School, in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida.

College career

Aska played college basketball at Murray State University, with the Murray State Racers, from 2008 to 2012. He was named the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year in 2009, and All-OVC Second Team in 2012.

Professional career

Aska signed with the German Basketball Bundesliga club ALBA Berlin, in 2015,[2] but he left the club before playing in any official games with them. He joined the Greek Basket League club, PAOK, in March 2017.[3]

U.S. Virgin Islands national team

Aska has been a member of the senior men's U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team. With the U.S. Virgin Islands, Aska has played at the following tournaments: the 2011 FIBA CBC Championship, where he won a gold medal, the 2012 Centrobasket, the 2015 FIBA CBC Championship, where he won a gold medal, and the 2016 Centrobasket.[4]

He was named the MVP of the 2015 FIBA CBC Championship.

References

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