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Forward Efe Adobidi, an NBA (www.NBA.com) Academy graduate and standout at Washington State, has signed with NBA G League Ignite, NBA G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim announced.
“NBA Africa offered me a platform to begin my journey, and I am so thankful for the opportunities that NBA Academy and Washington State provided me,” Abogidi said. “It is with gratitude and excitement that I join NBA G League Ignite and begin my career as a professional basketball player.”
After playing two seasons at Washington State Abogidi has joined NBA G League Ingnite. As a sophomore in 2021-22 he played in all 37 games (29 starts), scoring an average of 8.1 points. He also had team highs of 5.8 rebound and 1.78 blocks per game in 20.8 minutes. The 6-10 Abogidi, a Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Honorable mention selection, ranked second in the conference for blocks per game. He also tied for third in team with three double-doubles. This included a career-high 21 point and 14 rebound against Washington on February 23.
Abogidi was able to average 8.9 points and 7.2 rebounds in 2020-21. He also had 1.33 blocks in 24.4 minute games. This earned him a spot in the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. He was fourth in the Pac-12 for average rebounds per match.
Abogidi, a Nigerian native, was awarded a scholarship to NBA Academy Africa. This elite basketball training center in Senegal is for top prospects from across Africa. It opened in January 2017 and was the first of its kind in Africa.
In June 2017, Abogidi transitioned to the NBA Global Academy in Canberra, Australia, which serves as the NBA’s hub for top prospects from the league’s academies. Abogidi is the first NBA Academy Africa alumnus to sign with Ignite and the third NBA Academy graduate overall, following India’s Princepal Singh (NBA Academy India; NBA Global Academy) and Australia’s Dyson Daniels (NBA Global Academy).
Abogidi joins guard Scoot Henderson on Ignite’s roster for the 2022-23 season, which will be the third season for the program. Ignite’s alumni include six NBA Draft picks, including three from the 2022 NBA Draft in fellow NBA Academy graduate Dyson Daniels (No. 8, New Orleans Pelicans), MarJon Beauchamp (No. 24, Milwaukee Bucks and Jaden Hardy. 37, Sacramento Kings to Dallas Mavericks Jalen Green (No. 2, Houston Rockets) and Jonathan Kuminga (No. 7, Golden State Warriors were the top-10 picks for the 2021 NBA Draft.
Distributed by APO Group, National Basketball Association (NBA).
About NBA G League Ignite
NBA G League Ignite (https://Ignite.GLeague.NBA.com) is a first-of-its-kind team dedicated to developing top young prospects in preparation for the NBA Draft. Based in Walnut Creek, Calif., the roster includes elite players who are eligible for the NBA Draft as well as NBA and NBA G League veterans who serve as mentors to the team’s young talent. The program provides players who are just starting out their professional careers with high-level competition as well as accelerated on court development. The team offers life skills training which includes financial literacy education, community involvement, and scholarship opportunities. Ignite is not an NBA G League.https://GLeague.NBA.com) team, competition includes games against NBA G League opponents and exhibitions against international teams.
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Source: african.business
