Tonye Frank Jekiri (born 23 July 1994) is a Nigerian professional

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player who plays for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League.

College career

Jekiri played four seasons for the

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and participated in two Sweet 16s. As a senior, he averaged 7.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Jekiri signed his first professional contract with Turkish team Bandırma Kırmızı of the

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. In the 2017–18 season, Jekiri played with

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in the Belgian Pro Basketball League. With Oostende he won the championship, and was named the PBL Finals MVP. He was also the leading rebounder in the PBL, with 7.3 per game. With the 2018-19 season, he turned back to the Turkey and

with the Gaziantep. On 3 July 2019 Jekiri signed a one-year contract with LDLC ASVEL of the French

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and first time he will play in the EuroLeague. He averaged 8.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in 27 games. On 11 July 2020 Jekiri officially signed a two-year contract with Baskonia of the

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and EuroLeague. He averaged 6.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. On July 25, 2021, Jekiri signed with the Russian team UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague (until the club was suspended from competing due to the

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). On June 27, 2022, Jekiri signed a two-year (1+1) contract with Turkish club Fenerbahçe of the

and the EuroLeague . On July 14, 2023, Fenerbahçe opted out of their mutual contract and Jekiri became a free agent. On July 20, 2023, he signed with CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=4, Miami (Florida) , 34 , , 0 , , 6.9 , , .514 , , .000 , , .550 , , 1.6 , , .1 , , .2 , , .3 , , 1.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , 32 , , 16 , , 21.4 , , .456 , , .000 , , .581 , , 5.5 , , .7 , , .6 , , .9 , , 4.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , 37 , , 37 , , 30.3 , , .500 , , 1.000 , , .729 , , 9.9 , , 1.2 , , .6 , , 1.3 , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , 35 , , 35 , , 28.4 , , .525 , , .000 , , .576 , , 8.6 , , .8 , , .4 , , 1.0 , , 7.6 , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" , Career , 139 , , 88 , , 21.9 , , .501 , , .200 , , .640 , , 6.5 , , .7 , , .5 , , .9 , , 5.5 Source
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EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", ASVEL Basket , 27 , , 23 , , 23.5 , , .524 , , .000 , , .662 , , 7.5 , , 1.3 , , .8 , , .3 , , 8.7 , , 12.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , style="text-align:left;", Baskonia , 30 , , 14 , , 18.5 , , .510 , , .000 , , .643 , , 4.9 , , 1.9 , , .7 , , .4 , , 6.0 , , 8.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;", UNICS Kazan , 24 , , 6 , , 24:3 , , .631 , , .000 , , .622 , , 6.5 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 7.6 , , 12.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , style="text-align:left;", Fenerbahçe , ''21'' , , ''5'' , , ''12:1'' , , ''.687'' , , ''.000'' , , ''.632'' , , ''3.1'' , , ''.8'' , , ''.3'' , , ''.2'' , , ''5.0'' , , ''6.6'' , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 102 , , 48 , , 20.1 , , .566 , , .000 , , .645 , , 5.6 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , .3, , 6.9 , , 10.1

References

External links

Miami Hurricanes bio
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