Akin Akingbala
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| Born | 25 March 1983 Rouen | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Shahrdari Tabriz | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Sáenz Horeca Araberri | ||||||||||||||
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Akinlolu Akinayi Akingbala (born 25 March 1983) is a Nigerian professional
College career
After playing high school basketball at Brunswick School in Greenwich, Connecticut, Akingbala played college basketball at Clemson University, with the Clemson Tigers. A highlight of his college career was a 21-point, 16-rebound performance, in an 86–81 win over Virginia Tech, on 1 March 2006.[1]
Professional career
Akingbala went undrafted in the 2006 NBA draft. In July 2006, he joined the
In December 2006, he moved to Spain and signed with
In September 2008, he signed with Universitet Yugra Surgut of Russia.[5] He left them on 10 December 2008.[5] On 15 December 2008, he moved to France and signed with SLUC Nancy Basket for the remainder of the season.[6] In June 2009, he extend his contract with two more years.[7] In July 2011, he extended his contract for one more year.[8]
In August 2012, he signed a one-year deal with
In July 2014, he signed a one-year deal with
On 6 January 2017, Akingbala signed with Spanish club Sáenz Horeca Araberri for the rest of the 2016–17 LEB Oro season.[17] One month later, he parted ways with Araberri.[18]
Nigerian national team
Akingbala has also been a member of the senior men's
References
- ^ Clemson vs. Virginia Tech – Recap – 1 March 2006 – ESPN.
- ^ "Celtics Announce Toshiba Vegas Summer League Roster". Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ Pittsnogle, Akingbala Placed on Waivers
- ^ Celtics waive Akingbala, Pittsnogle
- ^ a b c d Akin Akingbala player profile
- ^ SLUC Nancy inks Akingbala, cuts Benson
- ^ Nancy keeps Akingbala
- ^ Akin Akingbala extends with SLUC Nancy
- ^ BC Azovmash lands Lynn Greer, Akin Akingbala
- ^ "Enel Brindisi officially signs Akin Akingbala". Sportando.net. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ Enel Brindisi to part ways with Akin Akingbala, to announce Aminu
- ^ "Akinlolu Akingbala rejoint Verviers-Pepinster". Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ Akin Akingbala signs with SPO Rouen
- ^ " Akinator " débarque en Normandie! Archived 9 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Rouen released Akinlolu Akingbala
- ^ Akin Akingbala fired by Rouen due to a retweet?
- ^ El Sáenz Horeca Araberri llega a un acuerdo con el jugador Akin Akingbala para lo que resta de temporada Archived 7 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ Akin Akingbala y el Araberri llegan a un acuerdo para rescindir su contrato (in Spanish)