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Efe Abogidi
Efemena Tennyson Abogidi (born 11 October 2001) is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the Central Districts Lions of the NBL1 Central. He played college basketball for the Washington State Cougars of the Pac-12 Conference. Early life and careerAbogidi 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 careerAbogidi played two seasons of college basketball for the Washington State Cougars between 2020 and 2022.[5] In December 2020, Abogidi recorded three consecutive double-doubles and was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week.[6] He averaged 8.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game as a freshman, earning Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors for the 2020–21 season.[7] In 2021–22, he played all 37 games and made 29 starts while finishing fourth on the team in scoring at 8.1 points on 51.0% shooting and averaging a team-best 5.8 rebounds per game.[5] Professional careerNBA G League Ignite (2022–2024)On June 24, 2022, Abogidi signed with the NBA G League Ignite of the NBA G League.[8] On January 3, 2023, he suffered a knee injury during the first quarter of the team's game against the Birmingham Squadron. He was subsequently ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery.[9] In 22 games during the 2022–23 season, he averaged 8.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.0 blocks in 18.6 minutes per game.[10] Abogidi returned to the Ignite 2023–24 season[11] but did not appear in a game.[10] In October 2024, Abogidi signed with the Central Districts Lions of the NBL1 Central in Australia for the 2025 season.[12][13] Career statistics
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