Greg Somogyi

Gergely István "Greg" Somogyi (born October 1, 1989)[1] is a Hungarian professional basketball player who last played for Szolnoki Olaj of the Hungarian League. He played college basketball at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

The native form of this personal name is Somogyi Gergely. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Greg Somogyi
Free agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1989-10-01) October 1, 1989
Budapest, Hungary
NationalityHungarian
Listed height7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High schoolWoodside Priory School
(Portola Valley, California)
CollegeUC Santa Barbara (2008–2012)
NBA draft2012 / Undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012Santa Barbara Breakers
2012–2013Coruña
2013–2014Alba Fehérvár
2014Latina Basket
2014–2016Szolnoki Olaj
Career highlights and awards
  • Hungarian League champion (2016)
  • Hungarian League champion (2015)
  • Hungarian Cup winner (2015)
  • WCBL champion (2012)
  • WCBL Defensive Player of the Year (2012)
  • All-WCBL First Team (2012)
  • NCAA Big West Conference Champion (2011)
  • NCAA Big West Conference Champion (2010)

Professional career

Following his graduation from UCSB, Somogyi joined the Santa Barbara Breakers for the 2012 WCBL season. On April 16, 2012, he recorded a 30-30 game for the Breakers. With 33 points and 33 rebounds, he led the Breakers to a 108-89 victory over the Hollywood Beach Dawgs.[2]

After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Somogyi joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On September 5, 2012, he signed with the Lakers.[3] However, he was waived by the Lakers on October 22, 2012.[4] In December 2012, he signed with Básquet Coruña of Spain for the rest of the 2012–13 season.

In August 2013, Somogyi signed with Alba Fehérvár of Hungary for the 2013–14 season.[5]

In July 2014, Somogyi joined the Utah Jazz for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[6] On October 1, 2014, he signed with Latina Basket of Italy for the 2014–15 season.[7] On November 18, 2014, he parted ways with Latina after appearing in eight games.[8] On December 22, 2014, he signed with Szolnoki Olaj of Hungary for the rest of the season.[9] He returned to Szolnoki for the 2015–16 season after helping the team claim the league championship in 2014–15.

References
  1. "55 - Greg Somogyi". UCSBGauchos.com. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  2. Somogyi explodes in 30-30 game for Breakers
  3. Lakers Sign Greg Somogyi and Reeves Nelson
  4. Lakers Waive Chris Douglas-Roberts and Greg Somogyi
  5. Greg Somogyi will sign with Eurocup team Albacomp
  6. NBA Summer League 2014: Utah Jazz roster for Las Vegas partially released
  7. Latina announces Greg Somogyi and Mike Nardi
  8. Latina Basket and Greg Somogyi part ways
  9. Greg Somogyi heading to Szolnoki Olaj
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