 Iroegbu at the BAL Combine in 2020 | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | BAL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 20 August 1996 Sacramento, California |
| Nationality | American / Nigerian |
| Listed height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Listed weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Capital Christian (Sacramento, California) |
| College |
|
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018 | Stockton Kings |
| 2019 | CP La Roda |
| 2021–2022 | College Park Skyhawks |
| 2023 | SLAC |
Uchenna "U.C." Iroegbu (born 20 August 1996) is an American-Nigerian professional basketball player, who last played for SLAC of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He played college basketball for Stony Brook. Standing at 183 cm (6 ft 0 in), he is a point guard and has represented the Nigeria national basketball team.[1]
Early life and high school career
Iroegbu was born in Sacramento, California. He played all four seasons at Capital Christian High School. In his senior year, he averaged 15 points, 4 assists and 2 steals per game, being named to the all-district and all-league teams as his team finished third in the state of California with a 28–4 record and a CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division V championship.[2][3]
College career
Iroegbu played his first two seasons for the College of Southern Idaho at the junior college level. He averaged 4.1 points per game as a freshman but got more playing time as a sophomore, as he averaged 6.6 points per game.[3]
He transferred to Stony Brook before the 2016–17 season, joining a Seawolves team that had a 26–7 record the year prior to make their first NCAA Tournament.[3] He started 10 of 32 games in his junior season and averaged 5.1 points. Iroegbu scored 18 points against Ball State as a senior, a new career high.[4] On January 3, 2018, he hit a late three to give Stony Brook a 71–70 win over Maine after the Seawolves had blown a 20-point lead.[5] Iroegbu recorded a new career-high 20 point game against UMBC on February 21, 2018.[6] He finished his senior season averaging 8.1 points per game while starting 13 of 32 games.[7]
Professional career
Following a local tryout, Iroegbu started his career with the Stockton Kings in the NBA G League.[8] On 9 January 2019, Iroegbu signed with CP La Roda in the Spanish LEB Plata to replace Jabs Newby.[9] On 1 March 2020, Iroegbu signed with Rivers Hoopers in Nigeria for the 2020 BAL season.[10] However, the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Iroegbu did not join the team.
Iroegbu signed with the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League before the 2021–22 season.
In April 2023, Iroegbu joined Guinean club SLAC of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[11]
Personal life
Iroegbu's two brothers, Chuks and Ikenna, both played Division I college basketball as well. Chuks Iroegbu played for Northern Illinois and Ike Iroegbu was a starting point guard for Washington State.
BAL career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SLAC | 5 | 5 | 36.8 | .376 | .286 | .579 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 1.6 | .0 | 17.0 |
References
- ↑ "U.C. Iroegbu". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ "Uchenna Iroegbu joins Rivers Hoopers ahead of Basketball Africa League". Rivers Hoopers. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 "CSI's Iroegbu Signs with Stony Brook | Southern Idaho High School Sports | magicvalley.com". magicvalley.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ↑ "Iroegbu, Saintel tally career highs at Ball State". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ↑ "Iroegbu hits winner as Stony Brook scraps past Maine 71-70". USA TODAY. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ↑ "Iroegbu scores 20, Stony Brook upends UMBC 64-57". USA TODAY. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ↑ "UC Iroegbu - Men's Basketball". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ↑ "Stony Brook's Uchenna Iroegbu makes Kings' G League team". 25 October 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ↑ "El JFG La Roda incorpora a un base estadounidense". La Tribuna de Albacete. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ "Uchenna Iroegbu joins Rivers Hoopers for BAL". 1 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ "Your latest news on the Nile Conference's teams". The BAL. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.