ụdịekere | nwoke |
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mba o sị | Njikota Obodo Amerika, Naijiria |
obodo maka egwuregwu | Njikota Obodo Amerika |
aha ezinụlọ ya | Ibekwe |
ụbọchị ọmụmụ ya | 19 Julaị 1985 |
Ebe ọmụmụ | Los Angeles |
nwanne | Ify Ibekwe |
Asụsụ obodo | Bekee |
ọrụ ọ na-arụ | onye ọkpụkpọ basketball |
ọnọdụ egwu na otu / ọpụrụiche | ike n'ihu, center |
ebe agụmakwụkwọ | Carson High School, University of Maryland |
oge ọrụ ya (mmalite) | 2007 |
ụdị egwuregwu | Basketball |
so na | 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics, 2006 FIBA World Championship, 2005 FIBA Africa Championship |
otu egwuregwu | NCAA Division I men's basketball |
Ekenechukwu Brian "Ekene" Ibekwe (amụrụ na Julaị 19, 1985) bụ onye Naijiria America ọkachamara na-agba bọọlụ maka Urunday Universitario nke Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol . Ọ gbara bọọlụ kọleji maka Mahadum Maryland na College Park ma na-anọchite anya otu bọọlụ mba Naijiria na asọmpi mba ụwa.
Ibekwe gara Carson High School na Carson, California. Dị ka onye okenye na 2002-03, ọ bụ onye otu nke abụọ Parade All-American mgbe ọ nwetasịrị akara 19.9, 10.2 rebounds na 4.4 blocks kwa egwuregwu na-eduga ndị otu ya na ndekọ 23-4 na njedebe nke ọkara ikpeazụ na asọmpi obodo Los Angeles. O nwetakwara nsọpụrụ steeti niile na otu mbụ "All-Dream Team" site na Long Beach Press-Telegram dị ka onye okenye, ebe a kpọrọ aha ya na ndị otu mbụ nke obodo All-L.A., ndị otu mbụ All-South Bay na ndị otu ya MVP dị ka onye na-eto eto na onye okenye.[1]
N'oge ọhụrụ ya na Maryland, Ibekwe bụ naanị onye ọhụrụ na-egwu egwuregwu 32 niile, na-amalite asaa n'oge oge ọhụrụ ya. Ọ butere Terps na mgbochi mgbochi na 44, nkezi nke 1.4 n'egwuregwu ọ bụla, na-aghọ onye mbido mbụ na-eduga Terps na mkpọchi mgbochi kemgbe Joe Smith (1993-94). N'egwuregwu 32 ndị ahụ, ọ na-enweta akara 4.9 na 3.9 rebounds kwa egwuregwu.[1][2]
N'oge nke abụọ ya, ọ gbara bọọlụ na egwuregwu 30 n'ime egwuregwu 32 n'oge ahụ, malite 18 mgbe ọ na-emecha nke ise na otu ahụ n'ịgba bọọlụ 8.4 n'egwuregwu ọ bụla na nke abụọ n'ịgbasa bọọlụ 6.3. O duziri ndị otu ahụ na blọk 55, na-emecha nke anọ n'etiti ndị isi ACC na blọk 1.83 kwa egwuregwu. N'abalị iri atọ n'ọnwa Nọvemba n'afọ 2004, o dekọrọ ọrụ mbụ ya okpukpu abụọ na akara 21 kachasị elu na 10 n'ime 13 na Wisconsin.[1][2]
N'oge ọ na-eto eto, ọ pụtara na egwuregwu 32 ma malite 30 mgbe ọ na-enweta akara 11.1 na 6.6 rebounds kwa egwuregwu; ọ gwụkwara afọ nke asaa na ACC na 1.34 blocks kwa egwuregwu.[1][2]
N'oge kachasị elu ya, ọ nwetara ACC All-Defensive Team na All-ACC Honorable Mention. N'egwuregwu iri atọ na abụọ, ọ nwetara akara 10.4, 7.8 rebounds na 2.7 blocks kwa egwuregwu. Maka ọrụ ya, o nwetara akara 1,107, 781 rebounds na 230 blocks, na-aghọ onye ọkpụkpọ nke anọ n'akụkọ ihe mere eme ụlọ akwụkwọ (na nke mbụ kemgbe Lonny Baxter) iji dekọọ 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 blocks.[2]
Ibekwe gara undrafted na 2007 NBA draft. N'ọnwa Ọgọstụ afọ 2007, ya na Hapoel Galil Elyon nke Israel bịanyere aka maka oge 2007-08. N'ọnwa Ọktoba afọ 2007, Galil Elyon tọhapụrụ ya ma mesịa bịanye aka na Hapoel Gilboa/Afula. N'ọnwa Febụwarị afọ 2008, ya na Gilboa/Afula kewara. N'ọnwa na-esote, ọ sonyeere Besançon BCD nke France maka oge fọdụrụnụ.
N'ọnwa Julaị afọ 2008, Ibekwe sonyeere Phoenix Suns maka 2008 NBA Summer League. O mechara bịanye aka na Selçuk Üniversitesi nke Turkey maka oge 2008-09.
N'ọnwa Mee afọ 2009, ọ sonyeere Gigantes de Carolina maka oge BSN fọdụrụnụ nke afọ 2009.
Na Julaị 2009, Ibekwe sonyeere Toronto Raptors maka 2009 NBA Summer League. O mechara bịanye aka na Antalya Kepez Belediyesi nke Turkey mana a hapụrụ ya tupu mmalite oge ahụ. Na Disemba 2009, ọ bịanyere aka na Iman Harbour nke Iranian Basketball Super League.[3] Na Jenụwarị 2010, ọ hapụrụ Iman wee bịanye aka na Genç Banvitliler nke Turkey maka oge fọdụrụnụ.[4]
Na Julaị 2010, Ibekwe sonyeere Portland Trail Blazers maka 2010 NBA Summer League.[5] N'ọnwa Ọgọstụ afọ 2010, ọ bịanyere aka na Artland Dragons nke Germany maka oge 2010-11.[6] Na Disemba 16, 2010, ọ hapụrụ Artland.[7] Ụbọchị atọ ka e mesịrị, ọ bịanyere aka na Ironi Ashkelon nke Israel maka oge fọdụrụnụ.[8]
N'ọnwa Febụwarị afọ 2011, ya na Ironi kewara wee bịanye aka na Bayreuth nke Germany maka oge fọdụrụnụ.[9]
Na Julaị 8, 2011, Ibekwe bịanyere aka na Bayreuth maka oge 2011-12.[10]
N'ọnwa Julaị afọ 2012, Ibekwe sonyeere Portland Trail Blazers maka 2012 NBA Summer League. N'abalị iri na isii n'ọnwa Ọgọstụ n'afọ 2012, ọ bịanyere aka na Lagun Aro GBC nke Spain maka oge 2012-13.[11]
N'abalị iri na asatọ n'ọnwa Ọgọstụ n'afọ 2014, Ibekwe bịanyere aka na New Zealand Breakers maka oge NBL nke afọ 2014-15.[12] N'ihe bụ nnukwu oge maka Ibekwe, ọ nwetara ihe nrite nke abụọ nke All-NBL ma nyere aka iduga Breakers na NBL Grand Final. Mgbe o meriri egwuregwu 1 megide Cairns Taipans na Cairns, egwuregwu 2 gara Auckland ebe na sekọnd ndị nwụrụ anwụ nke egwuregwu ahụ, e jikọtara ya na 81-81. N'ịpụta n'oge, Ibekwe gbara bọọlụ na-emeri egwuregwu iji bulie ndị Breakers n'elu Taipans 83-81 wee si otú a nweta aha nke anọ nke otu ahụ n'ime oge ise.
Na Machị 18, 2015, ọ bịanyere aka na Atenienses de Manatí nke Baloncesto Superior Nacional iji dochie etiti Jerome James.[13] Oge ya na Manatí were naanị egwuregwu iri na otu ka ọ hapụrụ klọb ahụ n'etiti ọnwa Eprel. N'egwuregwu iri na otu ahụ, ọ nwetara akara 9.1, 6.4 rebounds na 1.2 blocks kwa egwuregwu.
N'August 10, 2015, Ibekwe bịanyere aka na Melbourne United maka oge NBL 2015-16.[14] Otú ọ dị, na Septemba 18, United tọhapụrụ Ibekwe n'ụzọ ọmịiko mgbe ọ rịọrọ ikike ịlaghachi Europe ka ya na enyi ya nwanyị dị ime nọrọ.[15] Ụbọchị asatọ ka e mesịrị, ọ bịanyere aka na Gießen 46ers nke Germany's Basketball Bundesliga.[16] N'abalị iri abụọ na abụọ n'ọnwa Nọvemba, ya na Gießen kewara.[17]
Na Jenụwarị 2, 2016, ọ bịanyere aka na klọb Russia Krasny Oktyabr nke VTB United League.[18]
Na Mee 2, 2016, Ibekwe bịanyere aka na Hekmeh BC iji dochie Todd O'Brien merụrụ ahụ na Final Four nke Lebanese Basketball League.[19]
Na Julaị 20, 2016, Ibekwe bịanyere aka na ČEZ Nymburk nke Czech Republic maka oge 2016-17.[20] N'October 20, 2016, ọ hapụrụ Nymburk wee bịanye aka na nkwekọrịta ọnwa abụọ na klọb Germany Skyliners Frankfurt.[21] Mgbe nkwekọrịta ya gwụsịrị, ọ hapụrụ Frankfurt. Na Disemba 30, 2016, ọ bịanyere aka na klọb Turkey Uşak Sportif .[22]
Na Mee 1, 2017, Ibekwe bịanyere aka na French LNB Pro A club Élan Chalon maka oge ndị fọdụrụ na 2016-17 Pro A.[23]
Na Septemba 4, 2017, Ibekwe bịanyere aka na nkwekọrịta ọnwa atọ na klọb German Oettinger Rockets.[24] Na Disemba 30, 2017, ọ bịanyere aka na klọb French Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket maka oge Pro A fọdụrụ na 2017-18.[25]
Na Nọvemba 29, 2019, ya na Élan Béarnais nke LNB Pro A bịanyere aka. Ibekwe nwetara akara 8.7 na 6.6 rebounds kwa egwuregwu.[26][27]
N'August 7, 2020, Ibekwe bịanyere aka na Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket.[28]
Na Febụwarị 11, 2021, ọ bịanyere aka na Chorale Roanne Basket nke LNB Pro A.[29]
Ibekwe bụ onye otu egwuregwu basketball nke ụmụ nwoke Naijiria. Ọ gbara bọọlụ na 2006 FIBA World Championship, ebe ọ bụ otu n'ime ndị isi otu ahụ na akara (4th) na rebounds (1st). Ọ gbakwara bọọlụ na 2012 na 2016 Summer Olympics.[30]
Ibekwe bụ nwa nke nne na nna Naijiria, Agatha na Augustine Ibekwe. Nwanne ya nwoke, Onye, gbara bọọlụ kọleji maka Long Beach State. O nwekwara ụmụnne nwanyị abụọ, Chinyere na Ify.[1] Ify Ibekwe bụkwa onye na-agba bọọlụ bọọlụ, ọ na-anọchite anya otu egwuregwu bọọlụ ụmụ nwanyị Naijiria na asọmpi mba ụwa.