Caleb Agada

Professional career

Caleb Apochi Agada was born on 31 August 1994 in Lafia, Nigeria, and moved to Burlington, Ontario, at age six. He played college basketball for the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees from 2012 to 2017, earning back-to-back national U SPORTS Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2015-16 and 2016-17, and three straight OUA First Team All-Star selections from 2014 to 2017. As a fifth-year senior in 2016-17, he averaged 14.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 3.3 assists, earning Second Team All-Canadian honours.

Agada turned professional with Spanish club Prat Joventud in 2017-18, averaging 14.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.3 assists. He moved to Melilla Baloncesto the next season, posting 12 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.2 assists, and also played two games for the Hamilton Honey Badgers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, averaging 10 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4 assists. In 2019-20, he averaged 14.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.7 assists.

On 19 May 2020, he signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, averaging 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals. He exercised his option to stay for 2020-21, and on 14 September was named player of the week after a 25-point, 8-rebound, 6-assist win over Maccabi Rishon LeZion. That season he led the league in scoring (22.9 points per game) and steals (2.4 per game).

On 24 August 2021, Agada signed with Melbourne United for the 2021-22 NBL season. He joined Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and EuroCup on 10 July 2022. After a brief stint with the Ottawa BlackJacks in July 2023, he returned to Prometey.

On 11 September 2024, he signed with Avtodor of the VTB League. In May 2025, he helped Al Ahli Tripoli win their first BAL championship and was named to the BAL All-Defensive First Team, averaging 2.3 steals per game. Following the 2025-26 season with Força Lleida of the Liga ACB, he signed with Obradoiro on 21 July 2026.

National team career

Agada represents the Nigerian national team, playing at the 2021 Olympics. He previously played for a Canadian national team side and was called up for Nigeria during 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification, averaging 4.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.3 assists in the February 2019 window. He was in the preliminary squad for the 2019 World Cup but did not make the final roster.

National team career

Agada first received a national team call-up from Canada. He later joined Nigeria for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers.

During the February 23–24, 2019 window in Lagos, he posted averages of 4.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game. Although he was named to Nigeria’s preliminary roster for the 2019 World Cup, he did not make the final squad. He went on to represent Nigeria at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.