Emmanuel Omogbo

Emmanuel Omogbo (born May 28, 1995) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Biella of the Italian Serie A2 Basket. He played college basketball for South Plains and Colorado State University before playing professionally in Italy, Lithuania and Israel. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays at the power forward and center positions.

Emmanuel Omogbo
Pallacanestro Biella
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueSerie A2 Basket
Personal information
Born (1995-05-28) May 28, 1995
Lagos, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian / American
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018Victoria Libertas Pesaro
2018–2019Pieno žvaigždės
2019Ironi Kiryat Ata
2019–presentPallacanestro Biella
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MWC (2017)
  • MWC All-Defensive Team (2017)

Early life and college career

Omogbo was born in Lagos, Nigeria and raised in Hyattsville, Maryland. Omogbo attended Princeton Day Academy in Lanham, Maryland, where he averaged 14.2 points per game.[1]

Omogbo stated his college career with the South Plains College's Texans, where he averaged 17.0 points per game to go along with 10.1 rebounds per game in his sophomore year. He was selected as a preseason junior college All-American by the Sporting News, and earned second-team JuCo All-America following the season from the NJCAA.[1]

Omogbo played for the Colorado State University's Rams from 2015 to 2017. He finished his CSU career with 28 double-doubles, which is seventh all-time on the MW career list, and his 9.24 rebounds in 69 career games ranks as the fifth-best mark in league annals. Ranks on CSU's top-20 list in career offensive, defensive and total rebounds despite playing just two seasons.[1] On March 17, 2017, Omogbo was named to the NABC All-District (17) first team.[2]

Professional career

2017–18 season

After being undrafted in the 2017 NBA Draft, he joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2017 NBA Summer League.[3]

On July 22, 2017, Omogbo started his professional career with Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian LBA, signing a one-year deal.[4] In 30 games played for Pesaro, he finished the season as the league third-leading rebounder (8.9 per game) and second in steals (1.7 per game), he also averaged 10.8 points and 1.3 assists per game.

2018–19 season

On August 17, 2018, Omogbo signed with the Lithuanian team BC Pieno žvaigždės for the 2018–19 LKL season.[5] On October 20, 2018, Omogbo recorded a career-high 26 points, shooting 10-for-14 from the field, along with nine rebounds and four steals in an 87–81 win over Lietkabelis.[6] In 16 games played for Pieno žvaigždės, he averaged 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1.5 steals while shooting 56.8 percent from the field.

On February 6, 2019, Omogbo parted ways with Pieno žvaigždės to join Ironi Kiryat Ata of the Israeli Israeli National League for the rest of the season.[7] In 10 games played for Kiryat Ata, he averaged a double-double of 15.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.

2019–20 season

On July 26, 2019, Omogbo signed with Pallacanestro Biella of the Italian Serie A2 Basket.[8]

References
  1. "Emmanuel Omogbo - Men's Basketball - Colorado State University Athletics". CSURams.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  2. "Eustachy named NABC District Coach of the Year; Clavell, Omogbo All-District First Team". CSURams.com. March 17, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  3. "Omogbo to play in NBA summer league with Golden State Warriors". Collegian.com. June 30, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  4. "Emmanuel Omogbo, Ala Forte per la VL". VictoriaLibertas.it (in Italian). July 22, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  5. "Italijos lygoje pasižymėjęs aukštaūgis". BCPienoZvaigzdes.lt (in Lithuanian). August 17, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  6. "Lietkabelis 81 at Pieno Zvaigzdes 87". RealGM.com. October 20, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  7. "מאדן נפצע, עמנואל אומוגבו חתם בקריית אתא". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). February 6, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  8. "Edilnol Biella comunica l'ingaggio del lungo Emmanuel Omogbo". Sportando.basketball (in Italian). July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
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