Akin Akingbala
Nigerian former professional basketball player and Clemson alumnus.
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Akinlolu Akinayi Akingbala, a Nigerian former professional basketball player, last played for Sáenz Horeca Araberri in Spain’s LEB Oro. He played college ball at Clemson University, standing 6 feet 10 inches tall and working as both a power forward and center.
A college highlight was a 21-point, 16-rebound game in an 86–81 win over Virginia Tech on March 1, 2006. Undrafted in 2006, he joined the Boston Celtics for summer league but was waived. His pro career then took him to Spain, Latvia, Russia, France, Ukraine, Italy, and Belgium.
Professional career
Akin Akingbala went unselected in the 2006 NBA draft. That July, he played summer league ball for the Boston Celtics, who later signed him but let him go in October. He then suited up for the Los Angeles D-Fenders in the NBA D-League. By December 2006, he was in Spain, signing with Plus Pujol Lleida in the LEB Gold for the remainder of the season.
A year later, in October 2007, he inked a one-year deal with Ventspils in Latvia. September 2008 saw him join Universitet Yugra Surgut in Russia, but he left on December 10. Five days later, he moved to France, signing with SLUC Nancy Basket for the rest of the season. He extended that contract by two years in June 2009, and added another year in July 2011.
In August 2012, he agreed to a one-year contract with BC Azovmash in Ukraine. He signed with Italy’s Enel Brindisi in July 2013 but departed before the season began. December 2013 brought a one-year deal with Belgium’s VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster. In July 2014, he signed for a year with SPO Rouen Basket of the French LNB Pro A, though Rouen released him in February 2015.
On January 6, 2017, he joined Spanish club Sáenz Horeca Araberri for the rest of the 2016–17 LEB Oro season, but left after one month.
Career statistics and honours
Medals
- Silver AfroBasket — 2017 Tunisia/Senegal
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Did You Know?
- He signed with SLUC Nancy Basket on 15 December 2008 and extended his contract twice, first in June 2009 for two more years and again in July 2011 for one more year.
- He played for the Nigerian senior men's national team at the 2009 FIBA African Championship.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Akin Akingbala (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Statistics, medals and awards: the tables of the source article.
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