Gergely István "Greg" Somogyi (born October 1, 1989)
is a Hungarian former professional
basketball
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player. He played
college basketball
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at the
University of California, Santa Barbara
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.
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.
After going undrafted in the
2012 NBA draft
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, Somogyi joined the
Los Angeles Lakers
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for the 2012
NBA Summer League
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. On September 5, 2012, he signed with the Lakers. However, he was waived by the Lakers on October 22, 2012. In December 2012, he signed with
Básquet Coruña
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of Spain for the rest of the 2012–13 season.
In August 2013, Somogyi signed with
Alba Fehérvár
Alba Fehérvár is a Hungarian professional basketball club based in Székesfehérvár that compete Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the premier division of basketball in Hungary. Founded as the successor of Székesfehérvári MDSE, they took the Hungarian c ...
of Hungary for the 2013–14 season.
In July 2014, Somogyi joined the
Utah Jazz
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for the
2014 NBA Summer League
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. On October 1, 2014, he signed with Latina Basket of Italy for the 2014–15 season. On November 18, 2014, he parted ways with Latina after appearing in eight games. On December 22, 2014, he signed with
Szolnoki Olaj of Hungary for the rest of the season.
Greg Somogyi heading to Szolnoki Olaj
/ref> He returned to Szolnoki for the 2015–16 season after helping the team claim the league championship in 2014–15.
References
External links
Hungarian League ProfileABA Liga ProfileEurobasket.com Profile
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1989 births
Living people
Alba Fehérvár players
Basketball players from Budapest
Centers (basketball)
Hungarian men's basketball players
Szolnoki Olaj KK players
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball players
21st-century Hungarian sportsmen