Stephen Ogooluwa "Ogo" Adegboye (born 23 September 1987) is a Nigerian-British professional

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player who last played for

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of the

British Basketball League The British Basketball League (BBL) was a men's professional basketball sports league, league in Great Britain. Since its establishment in 1987 the BBL represented the highest level of basketball competition within the United Kingdom. The orga ...

(BBL).

Early life

Born in Nigeria, Adegboye moved to London at the age of three. He played with the

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of the

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, before moving to the US to attend Findlay College Prep.

College career

Adegboye spent two seasons with

Lamar Community College Lamar Community College (LCC) is a public community college in Lamar, Colorado. It was founded in 1937. In fall 2022, the college's enrollment was 668, making LCC the smallest member of the Colorado Community College System. History The col ...

in Colorado, where he averaged 11.1 points and 3.2 assists per game, before transferring to

St. Bonaventure University St. Bonaventure University is a private university, private Franciscan university in St. Bonaventure, New York. It has 2,760 undergraduate and graduate students. The Order of Friars Minor, Franciscans established the university in 1858. In ath ...

, where he played with the

St. Bonaventure Bonnies The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (formerly the St. Bonaventure Brown Indians from 1927 to 1992) are the varsity intercollegiate athletic programs of St. Bonaventure University, based in St. Bonaventure, New York between the two towns of Allegany an ...

. In his junior year, he averaged 6.6 points, 2.4 assists, and 1.7 rebounds, in 21.6 minutes per game for the Bonnies. During his senior year, he started all 31 games and led the country in minutes, finishing the season averaging 11.5 points, 4 assists, and 3.1 rebounds in 39 minutes per game.

Professional career

Adegboye started his professional career, in 2011, with

APOEL APOEL FC (; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") is a Cypriot professio ...

of the

Cypriot Basketball League The OPAP Basket League is currently the top-tier level men's professional basketball competition of the Cypriot basketball league system. It is run and governed by the Cyprus Basketball Federation. Format All teams are playing against each othe ...

. With APOEL, he averaged 10.2ppg, 1.9rpg, 2.2apg and 1.3spg. The following season, he stayed at Cyprus, signing a contract with the running champions ETHA Engomis. With ETHA, he won the

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in 2013. On 31 October 2013 Adegboye joined Nea Kifisia of the

Greek Basket League The Greek Basketball League (GBL), and also known as the Stoiximan Greek Basketball League (GBL) for sponsorship reasons, is the Greek basketball league system, first tier level professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by the ...

. He joined

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki (), is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club founded on 25 March 1914 in Thessaloniki. Nicknamed ''God of War'', Aris was one of the strongest Greek clubs during t ...

in 2014 signing a one-month contract, in order to replace the injured

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. On 30 September 2016 Adegboye signed a one-month contract with

Vanoli Cremona Guerino Vanoli Basket, also known as Vanoli Cremona, is a professional basketball team of the city of Cremona. The team played in the Lega Basket Serie A, LBA, the top Italian basketball league, for 12 years until 2021. From 1999 to 2011 the soci ...

of the LBA. He optioned out of his contract with Vanoli Cremona on December and joined

Juvecaserta Basket Sporting Club JuveCaserta (sometimes spelled Juve Caserta), also known as Decò Caserta after its title sponsor, is an Italian professional basketball team based in Caserta, Campania. The team currently plays in the Serie B1, the third tier of Ita ...

. He also left the team one month later and joined

Viola Reggio Calabria Viola Reggio Calabria is an Italian professional basketball club based in Reggio Calabria, Calabria. At its heyday the club was renowned for discovering talented players who would go on to play at the highest level, for example five former player ...

for the rest of the season. On 24 October 2016, Adegboye returned to Greece and joined the newly promoted Kymis of the

, replacing

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on the team's squad. On 4 February 2017 he left Kymis and returned to Italy in order to join

Fulgor Libertas Forlì Fulgor Libertas Forlì was an Italian professional basketball team based in Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The club ceased operating in January 2015 due to financial problems. History Fulgor Forlì was founded in 1949 by Stefano Cozzi. It reache ...

for the rest of the season. On 17 January 2020 Adegboye signed with the

in England for the 2019–20 BBL season to replace Jorge Romero.

International career

During 2010, Adegboye made his debut with the senior men's

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. With the British national team, he played at

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and

EuroBasket 2013 EuroBasket 2013 was the 38th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It took place from 4 September until 22 September 2013 in Slovenia. The number of participating teams was 24. France men's national basketball ...

.Ogo ADEGBOYE (ENG).
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References

External links

Twitter AccountEurobasket.com ProfileGreek League Profile

Greek League Profile

Italian League Profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adegboye, Ogo 1987 births Living people APOEL B.C. players Aris B.C. players Black British sportsmen British expatriate basketball people British expatriate basketball people in the United States British men's basketball players English men's basketball players Nigerian emigrants to the United Kingdom Fulgor Libertas Forlì players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Juvecaserta Basket players Kymis B.C. players Lamar Community College alumni Nea Kifissia B.C. players Nigerian expatriate basketball people in the United States Nigerian men's basketball players Sportspeople from Ibadan St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball players Vanoli Cremona players Viola Reggio Calabria players Point guards Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Italy 21st-century English sportsmen 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen ETHA Engomis players