Abu Kigab
| No. 24 – Oregon Ducks | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||
| League | Pac-12 Conference | |||||||||||||
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| Born |
November 3, 1998 Khartoum, Sudan | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Sudanese / Canadian | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | |||||||||||||
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| High school | Prolific Prep (Napa, California) | |||||||||||||
| College | Oregon (2017–present) | |||||||||||||
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Abu Kigab (born November 3, 1998) is a Sudanese-Canadian college basketball player for the University of Oregon Ducks. He has dual citizenship in Sudan and Canada.[1]
High school career
Born in Sudan, Kigab moved to St. Catharines, Ontario with his family at age nine.[1] He attended Queen Mary Public School and St. Francis Catholic Secondary School and joined the Prolific Prep Academy in Napa, California in 2015.[2]
Kigab was tabbed a breakout performer at Basketball Without Borders in 2016 and was ranked a four-star recruit in the class of 2017 by scout.com and ESPN.[3]
He committed to play college basketball at the University of Oregon in March 2017,[4] having also considered Illinois, Baylor, California, Kansas, Minnesota, USC and Virginia Tech.[5]
International career
Kigab competed for Canada at the 2015 FIBA U19 World Cup and the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship. In July 2017, he was a key player on a Canada team that captured gold at the FIBA U19 World Cup, averaging 14.7 points and 10.6 rebounds, as well as 2.3 assists per game. For his efforts, he was named to the tournament's All-Star Five.[6]
References
- 1 2 James, Marty. "Prolific Prep pulls out of international game in face of immigration uncertainty". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ↑ James, Marty. "Oregon next stop in worldwide journey for Prolific Prep's Kigab". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ↑ "Abu Kigab has strong showing at BWB". Scout.com. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ↑ Krupke, Nick. "Abu Kigab commits to University of Oregon". Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ↑ "Abu Kigab, 4-star SF, commits to Oregon Ducks". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ↑ "Payton Pritchard and Abu Kigab named to World Cup All-Star Team". DuckTerritory. Retrieved 2017-07-09.