Ekene Ibekwe

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ekene Ibekwe
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 19, 1985(1985-07-19)
Age	39
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	Los Angeles
Horoscope	Cancer

Ekene Ibekwe Biography

Ekene Ibekwe is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on July 19, 1985 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States. Ekenechukwu Brian “Ekene” Ibekwe (born July 19, 1985) is an American-Nigerian professional basketball player who plays for Élan Béarnais of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the University of Maryland at College Park and represents the Nigerian national basketball team in international competition.

Ibekwe has been a member of the senior men’s Nigerian national basketball team. He played at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, where he was one of the team’s leaders in points (4th) and rebounds (1st). He also played at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.

In July 2008, Ibekwe joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2008 NBA Summer League. He later signed with Selçuk Üniversitesi of Turkey for the 2008–09 season.

In July 2009, Ibekwe joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2009 NBA Summer League. He later signed with Antalya Kepez Belediyesi of Turkey but was waived before the start of the season. In December 2009, he signed with Iman Harbour of the Iranian Basketball Super League. In January 2010, he left Iman and signed with Genç Banvitliler of Turkey for the rest of the season.

In his sophomore season, he played in 30 of 32 games on the season, starting 18 while finishing fifth on the team in scoring with 8.4 points per game and second in rebounding with 6.3 boards. He also led the team in blocks with 55, finishing fourth among ACC leaders with 1.83 blocks per game. On November 30, 2004, he recorded his first career double-double with a career-high 21 points on 10-of-13 shooting at Wisconsin.

Ekene Ibekwe Net Worth

Ekene Ibekwe is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ekene Ibekwe 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In his freshman season at Maryland, Ibekwe was the only freshman to play in all 32 games, drawing seven starts during his rookie season. He led the Terps in blocked shots with 44, an average of 1.4 per game, becoming the first freshman to lead the Terps in blocked shots since Joe Smith (1993–94). In those 32 games, he averaged 4.9 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.

Ibekwe attended Carson High School in Carson, California. As a senior in 2002–03, he was a second-team Parade All-American after averaging 19.9 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.4 blocks per game in leading his squad to a 23-4 record and a semi-final finish in the Los Angeles city championship. He also earned all-state honors and a first team “All-Dream Team” nod by the Long Beach Press-Telegram as a senior, while he was named to the All-L.A. city first team, the All-South Bay first team and his team’s MVP as a junior and senior.

Ibekwe went undrafted in the 2007 NBA draft. In August 2007, he signed with Hapoel Galil Elyon of Israel for the 2007–08 season. In October 2007, he was released by Galil Elyon and later signed with Hapoel Gilboa/Afula. In February 2008, he parted ways with Gilboa/Afula. The next month, he joined Besançon BCD of France for the rest of the season.

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In July 2012, Ibekwe re-joined the Portland Trail Blazers for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On August 16, 2012, he signed with Lagun Aro GBC of Spain for the 2012–13 season.

Facts & Trivia

Ekene Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ekene Ibekwe celebrates birthday on July 19 of every year.

On August 10, 2015, Ibekwe signed with Melbourne United for the 2015–16 NBL season. However, on September 18, Ibekwe was released by United on compassionate terms after he requested permission to return to Europe to be with his heavily pregnant girlfriend. Eight days later, he signed with the Gießen 46ers of Germany’s Basketball Bundesliga. On November 22, he parted ways with Gießen.