Stephen Domingo
Domingo with the Lakeland Magic in 2019
Free agent
PositionSmall forward
Personal information
Born (1995-05-09) May 9, 1995
San Francisco, California
NationalityAmerican / Nigerian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Ignatius College Preparatory
(San Francisco, California)
College
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018Donar
2019–2021Lakeland Magic
2021–2022Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2023Tindastóll
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing United States United States
U17 World Championship
Gold medal – first place2012 Lithuania

Stephen George Adeniran Domingo (born May 9, 1995) is a Nigerian-American basketball player who last played for the Tindastóll of the Úrvalsdeild karla.[1] He played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas and California Golden Bears.

Professional career

Donar (2017–2018)

On July 19, 2017, Domingo signed a 1-year contract with Donar of the Dutch Basketball League.[2] On September 19, 2017, Domingo made his debut for Donar in the Champions League qualifying rounds. Domingo's performance on both ends of the court was recognized during Donar's FIBA Europe Cup campaign.[3] In the FIBA Europe Cup, Domingo averaged 8.9 points per game and 3.8 rebounds per game in 21.9 minutes played, shooting 66.7% on field goals and 37.5% on three-point field goals. He scored in double figures in four of nine Europe Cup games played, including 13 points in a win against Keravnos in the second round of Europe Cup [4] and was instrumental in their second round win against Cluj.[5] Domingo suffered an MCL sprain in 2018 and returned to the US for rehab.[6]

Lakeland Magic (2019–2021)

In 2019, Stephen Domingo joined the Lakeland Magic.[7]

2021 NBA Summer League

In the 2021 NBA Summer League, Stephen Domingo played for the San Antonio Spurs.[8]

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2021–2022)

In 2021, Domingo joined the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[9] However, he was waived on February 22, after suffering a season-ending injury.[10]

Tindastóll

In September 2023, Domingo signed with Tindastóll of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[11] On 24 October, the team announced it had released Domingo.[12]

International career

United States

Domingo played with the United States U17 team at the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, where he won gold with the team.[13]

Nigeria

In June 2019, Domingo was announced as part of preliminary roster for the Nigerian team competing in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.[14] On July 22, 2019, Domingo started for Nigeria in a friendly scrimmage against the FIBA World Cup-bound Dominican Republic national team, which Nigeria won.[15] Domingo was the second leading scorer with 16 points on 54% shooting and 4/9 from 3 point range.

Domingo was named captain of Nigeria's national team at the F IBA AfroBasket 2021 in Kigali, Rwanda.[16][17]

References

  1. ↑ "Stephen Domingo Player Profile". basketball.realgm.com.
  2. ↑ "Donar legt de Amerikaan Stephen Domingo voor een seizoen vast" (in Dutch). Donar.nl. July 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ "World champion Domingo sees Donar as perfect place to begin pro journey". Fiba.basketball. December 1, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Stephen George Domingo". Fiba.basketball. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ "FIBA - Fédération Internationale de Basketball (Via Public) / Donar hold off fourth-quarter run by U-BT Cluj-Napoca, start Second Round with a win". Archived from the original on April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ @LithuaniaBasket (March 6, 2018). "I'm hearing from sources close to the situation that @sdomingo31's injury — initially classified as torn ACL — turn…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ "Lakeland Magic". Lakeland.gleague.nba.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  8. ↑ "San Antonio Spurs 2021 MGM Resorts NBA Summer League Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Home - Fort Wayne Mad Ants". Fortwayne.gleague.nba.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  10. ↑ "2021-2022 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Transactions History". RealGM.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  11. ↑ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (September 19, 2023). "Íslandsmeistararnir fá fyrrverandi fyrirliða nígeríska landsliðsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  12. ↑ Dagur Lárusson (October 24, 2023). "Tindastóll segir upp samningi við Domingo". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  13. ↑ "FIBA U17 – USA repeat undefeated run to title". kaunas2012.fiba.com. July 8, 2012. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Diogu, Aminu top Nigeria's preliminary list for World Cup".
  15. ↑ "FIBA World Cup: Nigeria defeats Dominican Republic 89-87 in friendly game". mpmania.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2019.
  16. ↑ D’Tigers FIBA Afrobasket final roster released TODAY.ng, 19 August 2021. Accessed 26 August.
  17. ↑ "D'Tigers beat Mali as Afrobasket gets underway in Kigali". August 26, 2021.
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