| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 May 1985 Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2006: 2nd round, 55th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2003–2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Yelwa Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | UB Lagos | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Kager Gdynia | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | APOEL Nicosia | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Anaheim Arsenal | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Azad University | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Azovmash Mariupol | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Petrochimi Bandar Imam | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Ford Burgos | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Jahesh Tarabar Qom | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Utena Juventus | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | BC Mark Mentors | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Kano Pillars Basket | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Ejike Christopher Ugboaja (born 28 May 1985) is a Nigerian professional basketball player who last played for BC Mark Mentors of the Nigerian Premier Basketball League (NPBL). He is also the founder of Ejike Ugboaja Foundation. [1]
Professional career
Ugboaja was selected in the 2006 NBA draft by the National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers, in the second round with the 55th pick overall. [2] He was a member of the Cavaliers during the 2006–07 season, but did not play in any regular season games with the team. He played in the 2nd-tier Eurocup with Azovmash Mariupol [3] and with BC Odesa. [4]
Nigerian national team
Ugboaja competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the 2007 FIBA Africa Championship, the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship, and the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship with Nigeria. He also played at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with the senior men's Nigerian national basketball team.
References
- ^ "Meet Ejike Ugboaja". ejikefoundation.org. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Cleveland Cavaliers Draft Shannon Brown, Daniel Gibson and Ejike Ugboaja in 2006 NBA Draft". NBA.com. 28 June 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Ejike Ugboaja inks for Azovmash". Sportando.com. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "BC Odessa signs Sparks and Ugboaja". Sportando.com. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
External links
- 1985 births
- Living people
- African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria
- African Games gold medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in basketball
- Anaheim Arsenal players
- APOEL B.C. players
- Basketball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- BC Azovmash players
- BC Juventus players
- Cleveland Cavaliers draft picks
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria
- Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi B.K. players
- Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Iran
- Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Nigerian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Nigerian expatriates in Cyprus
- Nigerian expatriates in Poland
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Nigerian men's basketball players
- Olympic basketball players for Nigeria
- Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC players
- Power forwards
- Basketball players from Lagos
- Nigeria men's national basketball team players
- Iranian Basketball Super League players