Ivan Aska

Ivan Aska
Ivan Aska playing for Murray State
No. 7 – Kolossos Rodou
Position Power forward / Center
League Greek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Nationality U.S. Virgin Islander / Puerto Rican
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Boyd H. Anderson
(Lauderdale Lakes, Florida)
College Murray State (2008–2012)
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Leuven Bears
2013–2014 Ikaros Chalkidas
2014 Cangrejeros de Santurce
2014–2015 Maccabi Ashdod
2015–2016 Ironi Nes Ziona
2016 Ironi Ramat Gan
2016–2017 Incheon Electroland Elephants
2017 PAOK
2017–2018 SLUC Nancy
2018–present Kolossos Rodou
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Virgin Islands
FIBA CBC Championship
2011 The Bahamas
2015 British Virgin Islands

Ivan Aska (born 26 June 1990) is a U.S. Virgin Islander-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. He has also represented the senior men's U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team. He played college basketball for Murray State's Racers. He is a 2.03 m (6'8") tall[1] power forward-center.

High school

Aska played high school basketball at Boyd H. Anderson High School, in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida.

College career

Aska played college basketball at Murray State University, with the Murray State Racers, from 2008 to 2012. He was named the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year in 2009, and All-OVC Second Team in 2012.

Professional career

Aska signed with the German Basketball Bundesliga club ALBA Berlin, in 2015,[2] but he left the club before playing in any official games with them. He joined the Greek Basket League club, PAOK, in March 2017.[3]

On August 28, 2017, Aska signed a deal with the SLUC Nancy Basket out in France's LNB Pro A.[4] On August 5, 2018, Aska returned to Greece once more for Kolossos Rodou.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, Aska played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team Challenge ALS. He competed for the $2 million prize in 2017, and for Team Challenge ALS, he averaged 8.2 points per game. Aska helped take the sixth-seeded Team Challenge ALS to the Championship Game of the tournament, where they lost in a close game to Overseas Elite 86-83. [5]

U.S. Virgin Islands national team

Aska has been a member of the senior men's U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team. With the U.S. Virgin Islands, Aska has played at the following tournaments: the 2011 FIBA CBC Championship, where he won a gold medal, the 2012 Centrobasket, the 2015 FIBA CBC Championship, where he won a gold medal, and the 2016 Centrobasket.[6]

He was named the MVP of the 2015 FIBA CBC Championship.

References

  1. ↑ ΑΣΚΑ Ιβάν | 2,03 (in Greek).
  2. ↑ ALBA Berlin adds size with Aska.
  3. ↑ Ivan Aska officially joins PAOK BC.
  4. ↑ "IVAN ASKA EST LE NOUVEAU PIVOT DU SLUC!". SLUC Nancy Basket (in French). August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  6. ↑ Ivan ASKA (ISV).
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