Kenny Adeleke
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Andrew Kehinde "Kenny" Adeleke (born February 10, 1983)[1] is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player who has played 12 seasons in the NBA, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. In 2006–07 he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League.
High school career
Born in
College career
Adeleke committed to
Professional career
After going undrafted in the
During the 2006 NBA pre-season, he played 2 games with the Seattle SuperSonics scoring 2 points from 2–2 free throws in 2 minutes against the Los Angeles Lakers [4] before being released.
Adeleke went on to play in Israel and played for Hapoel Galil Elyon, where he played alongside NBA veteran Omri Casspi averaging 16 points and 10 rebounds. Having a very successful season and leading the Israeli league in rebounds in 2006–07. He scored 28 points and 9 rebounds and 22 points and 12 rebounds in games against European powerhouse Jerusalem. Also scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds against Maccabi Tel Aviv, and 22 rebounds and 12 rebounds in a playoff lost in the semifinals to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Adeleke signed with the Seattle SuperSonics for the 2007 Summer League.
He also played in Italy for
On January 11, 2013, Adeleke was acquired by the
On January 27, 2015, he signed with
In October 2015, he signed with Club Atlético Goes, an Uruguayan club.
The 2016–17 season, Adeleke started with
In 2017, he played 11 games with
Personal life
His name "Adeleke" means "the crown achieves happiness" in Yoruba.[11]
References
- ^ Sierra, Jorge. "Kenny Adeleke: "I don't think anybody plays harder than me"". Hoops Hype. USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ 31 Kenny Adeleke Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "College Basketball News, Scores, Fantasy Games and Highlights 2020–21 | Yahoo Sports". sports.yahoo.com.
- NBA.com.
- ^ Kenny Adeleke inks with Hacettepe University
- ^ "Springfield Armor acquire Kenny Adeleke, release Cliff Tucker; Fab Melo returns to Maine Red Claws". masslive. January 12, 2013.
- ^ "Nigerian Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings – afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
- ^ "Atenienses de Manati land Kenny Adeleke".
- ^ "Nigerian Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards – afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
- ^ "Chilean Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards – latinbasket". Eurobasket LLC.
- ^ "Adeleke". Name Site. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
External links
- Profile at Eurobasket.com
- RealGM Profile