Danny Akintunde Agbelese (born April 14, 1990) is an American-Nigerian professional

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player. After two years at

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, and two years at

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, Agbelese entered the

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, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds. He was named MVP of the

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in 2020.

High school career

Agbelese played high school basketball at

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, in

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College career

After high school, Agbelese played

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, from 2008 to 2010. After that, he transferred to

, where he stayed until 2012.

Professional career

Agbelese made his first professional footprints in

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, in the 2012–13 season, with Esteghlal Qeshm. The next year he moved to

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, and joined Union Atletica. During the season, he left the club, and signed with Wanderers Paysandu. At the start of 2014, he agreed with the Spanish club

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. The same year he also played with the Greek club

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and the Spanish club

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. In the 2015–16 season, he played again in Spain, with

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. In 2016, he signed with the Italian club

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. During the 2017–18 season, he signed with

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, but later in the season he left the club, and re-signed with

. He went on to average 7.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. On August 6, 2018, he joined Holargos of the

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. On August 7, 2019, Agbelese agreed to stay in Greece with Kolossos Rodou, joining his Holargos coach,

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, there. On August 11, 2019, he signed with Kolossos Rodou of the

. On July 22, 2020, Agbelese officially moved to his fourth Greek club, Promitheas Patras, which also competes in the EuroCup. On August 16, 2021, Agbelese signed with

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of the Spanish

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. In 16 games, he averaged 2.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest. On March 6, 2022, Agbelese moved to

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of the

for the rest of the season. In a total of 11 games, he averaged 4.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.8 blocks, playing around 15 minutes per contest. On October 8, 2024, he signed with

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of Liga Nationala. On January 10, 2025, he left the team as his contract expired.

Honours

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: (

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)

References

External links

RealGM.com Profile

Eurobasket.com ProfileSpanish League Profile

Greek Basket League ProfileItalian League Profile

Hampton College Bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Agbelese, Danny 1990 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Iran American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Uruguay American men's basketball players CB Guadalajara players Centers (basketball) Club Ourense Baloncesto players Élan Béarnais players Gipuzkoa Basket players Hampton Pirates basketball players Holargos B.C. players Kolossos Rodou B.C. players New Basket Brindisi players Nigerian men's basketball players People from Lanham, Maryland Basketball players from Prince George's County, Maryland Peristeri B.C. players Power forwards Real Betis Baloncesto players Rethymno B.C. players Promitheas Patras B.C. players Iranian Basketball Super League players 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen