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Ikechukwu Somtochukwu Diogu // ⓘ (born September 11, 1983) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for Piratas de La Guaira of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto in Venezuela.
Family and early life
Diogu's parents, natives of Nigeria, moved to the U.S. in 1980 to pursue further education. They later moved from Buffalo, New York, where he was born, to Garland, Texas. Ike attended Austin Academy, then enrolled at Garland High School. Diogu is a member of the Igbo ethnic group.[1]
College career
Diogu stands at 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m) tall, which is considered slightly undersized for an NBA
Diogu attended
On January 15, 2022, Diogu's number 5 jersey was retired by the Sun Devils. He was the first consensus All-American in program history.[3]
Professional career
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Diogu was selected 9th overall in the first round of the 2005 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors. On December 23, 2005, he recorded a professional career-best 27 points on 13–15 shooting, surpassing his previous best by 12 points.[4]
On January 17, 2007, Diogu, whom Larry Bird called the "gem" of the deal, was traded to the Indiana Pacers along with teammates Mike Dunleavy Jr., Troy Murphy, and Keith McLeod for Stephen Jackson, Al Harrington, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, and Josh Powell.[5]
On June 26, 2008 (draft night), Diogu was traded by Indiana to the Portland Trail Blazers along with the draft rights to Jerryd Bayless in exchange for Jarrett Jack, Josh McRoberts and the draft rights to Brandon Rush to the Indiana Pacers.
Diogu was traded to the Sacramento Kings for the Chicago Bulls' Michael Ruffin on February 18, 2009.[6]
Diogu signed with the
He signed with the Detroit Pistons on September 27, 2010, becoming a member of their preseason roster. On October 20, 2010, Diogu was waived by the Pistons.
The Los Angeles Clippers signed Diogu as a free agent on December 22, 2010.[7] On February 8, 2011, Diogu scored a season-high 18 points against the Orlando Magic.
Diogu joined the San Antonio Spurs on January 3, 2012.[8] One week later, the Spurs waived him.
During the 2012 CBA Playoffs, the Xinjiang Flying Tigers signed Diogu for the rest of the 2012 CBA Playoffs. Diogu was a replacement for Gani Lawal during this time. He later signed with Capitanes de Arecibo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.[9]
On October 1, 2012, Diogu signed with the Phoenix Suns.[10] He was then waived on October 24, 2012.
In the fall of 2012, Diogu signed with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.[11] After the season in China, he joined the Leones de Ponce in Puerto Rico.
On September 27, 2013, Diogu signed with the New York Knicks.[12] However, he was waived on October 25.[13]
On December 12, 2013, he was acquired by the
On February 3, 2014, Diogu was named to the Prospects All-Star roster for the 2014 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[15] On April 25, 2014, he was named the 2014 NBA D-League Impact Player of the Year.[16]
On April 29, 2014, Diogu re-joined the Leones de Ponce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.[17] This year Diogu helped the Lions to win the championship over the Capitanes of Arecibo.
On July 5, 2014, Diogu signed with the
In October 2015, Diogu signed with Guangdong Southern Tigers for the
In November 2016, Diogu signed with the
In January 2018, Diogu signed with the Sichuan Blue Whales for the purpose of replacing Jamaal Franklin.[21]
In August 2019, Diogu joined the Shimane Susanoo Magic of the Japanese B.League.[22]
In February 2021, Diogu joined
In September 2021, Diogu joined the Astros de Jalisco of the Mexican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional.[24]
On January 16, 2022, he signed with
National team career
Diogu has played with the senior men's
NBA 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 |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2005–06 | Golden State | 69 | 14 | 14.9 | .524 | .000 | .810 | 3.3 | .4 | .2 | .4 | 7.0 |
2006–07 | Golden State | 17 | 0 | 13.1 | .530 | .000 | .795 | 3.7 | .3 | .2 | .6 | 7.2 |
2006–07 | Indiana | 42 | 2 | 12.8 | .454 | .000 | .802 | 3.3 | .5 | .1 | .4 | 5.8 |
2007–08 | Indiana | 30 | 1 | 10.2 | .478 | .000 | .851 | 2.8 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 5.6 |
2008–09 | Portland | 19 | 0 | 3.8 | .316 | .000 | .750 | .9 | .0 | .1 | .1 | 1.4 |
2008–09 | Sacramento | 10 | 1 | 14.2 | .600 | .500 | .758 | 3.9 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 9.2 |
2010–11 | L.A. Clippers | 36 | 0 | 13.1 | .561 | .000 | .661 | 3.2 | .1 | .1 | .1 | 5.8 |
2011–12 | San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
Career | 225 | 18 | 12.4 | .509 | .500 | .786 | 3.1 | .3 | .2 | .3 | 6.0 |
See also
References
- ^ Kirkpatrick, Curry. "Plenty to like about Ike". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
- ^ "Ike Diogu Stats, Video, Bio, Profile | NBA.com". nba.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
- ^ "Men's Hoops Hosts Colorado Saturday as Ike Diogu No. 5 Goes Into Rafters". Arizona State Sun Devils. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ Pistons remain hot with 12-point win over Golden State
- ^ "Pacers, Warriors announce 8-player deal". Associated Press. January 17, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2007.
- ^ Blazers get Ruffin from Bulls, send Diogu to Kings
- NBA.com. December 22, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ^ Spurs Sign Ike Diogu
- ^ "Capitanes de Arecibo tab Ike Diogu". Sportando.com. April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- ^ "Paul Coro's Suns blog | Insiders". azcentral.com. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
- ^ Guandong Tigers add Diogu to their roster
- ^ New York Knicks sign Ike Diogu
- ^ "Knicks waive Ike Diogu, C.J. Leslie, Josh Powell, Jeremy Tyler, Chris Douglas-Roberts". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ Jam Acquire Ike Diogu Archived December 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Eighth Annual NBA D-League All-Star Game Features 16 Players With NBA Experience Archived February 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jam's Ike Diogu Named 2014 NBA D-League Impact Player of the Year Archived April 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ike Diogu joins Leones de Ponce
- ^ Ike Diogu signs with DongGuan with NBA out
- ^ Ike Diogu to sign with Guangdong Southern Tigers
- ^ Ike Diogu agreed to a deal with Jiangsu Tongxi
- ^ Carchia, E. (January 2, 2018). "Sichuan Whales replace Jamaal Franklin with Ike Diogu". Sportando.com.
- ^ Former NBA forward Ike Diogu joins Susanoo Magic japantimes.co.jp, 15th August 2019
- ^ sportando.basketball [1], feb, 2021
- ^ Navarro Vásquez, Martín (September 1, 2021). "Presentan a Ike Diogu y Jorge Gutiérrez como refuerzos de Astros de Jalisco". Notisistema (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- ^ "Al Zamalek inks Ikechukwu Diogu". afrobasket.com. January 16, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ "Zamalek v Hereda San Pablo Burgos boxscore - FIBA Intercontinental Cup 2022 - 11 February". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "Nigeria - FIBA Afrobasket 2017 - FIBA.basketball".
External links
- Ike Diogu on Instagram
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Eurobasket.com profile
- Arizona State Sun Devils bio
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