June 26, (THEWILL) – Forward, Efe Abogidi, a National Basketball Association (NBA) Academy graduate and standout at Washington State, has signed with NBA G League Ignite, League President, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, announced on Saturday.
The 20-year-old has played the last two seasons at Washington State. As a sophomore in the 2021/2022 season, he appeared in all 37 games, starting 29 times and averaged 8.1 points with team highs of 5.8 rebounds and 1.78 blocks in 20.8 minutes.
A Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention selection, the 6-10″ Abogidi, ranked second in the conference in blocks per game. He also tied for the team lead with three double-doubles, including a career-high 21 points and 14 rebounds against Washington on Feb. 23.
In 2020/2021, Abogidi averaged 8.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.33 blocks in 24.4 minutes in 27 games and also earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. He ranked fourth in the Pac-12 in rebounds per game.
A native of Nigeria, Abogidi earned a scholarship to attend NBA Academy Africa, an elite basketball training center in Senegal, for the top prospects from throughout Africa and the first of its kind on the continent, in January 2017. Since then, he has steadily grown until his current G League berth.
An excited Abogidi said: “NBA Africa offered me a platform to begin my journey, and I am so thankful for the opportunities that NBA Academy and Washington State provided me. It is with gratitude and excitement that I join NBA G League Ignite and begin my career as a professional basketball player.”
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