Danny Agbelese
Free agent | |
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Position | Center / Power forward |
Personal information | |
Born | Lanham, Maryland | March 14, 1990
Nationality | American / Nigerian |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 236 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | |
College |
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NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2012–present |
Career history | |
2012–2013 | Esteghlal Qeshm |
2013 | Unión Atlética |
2013–2014 | Wanderers Paysandú |
2014–2015 | Guadalajara |
2015 | Rethymno |
2015 | Ourense |
2015–2016 | Gipuzkoa Basket |
2016–2017 | Enel Brindisi |
2017 | Pau-Orthez |
2017–2018 | Gipuzkoa Basket |
2018–2019 | Holargos |
2019–2020 | Kolossos Rodou |
2020–2021 | Promitheas Patras |
2021–2022 | Real Betis |
2022 | Peristeri |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Danny Akintunde Agbelese[1] (born March 13, 1990) is an American-Nigerian[2][3] professional basketball player who last played for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League. After two years at Collin College, and two years at Hampton, Agbelese entered the 2012 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds. He was named MVP of the Greek Super Cup in 2020.
High school career
Agbelese played high school basketball at Massanutten Military Academy, in Woodstock, Virginia.
College career
After high school, Agbelese played college basketball at Collin College, from 2008 to 2010. After that, he transferred to Hampton, where he stayed until 2012.
Professional career
Agbelese made his first professional footprints in Iran, in the 2012–13 season, with Esteghlal Qeshm. The next year he moved to Uruguay, 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 Guadalajara. The same year he also played with the Greek club Rethymno[4] and the Spanish club Ourense.
In the 2015–16 season, he played again in Spain, with Gipuzkoa Basket.[5] In 2016, he signed with the Italian club Enel Brindisi.[6] During the 2017–18 season, he signed with Élan Béarnais in France,[7] but later in the season he left the club, and re-signed with Gipuzkoa Basket.[8] He went on to average 7.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.
On August 6, 2018, he joined Holargos of the Greek Basket League.[9] On August 7, 2019, Agbelese agreed to stay in Greece with Kolossos Rodou, joining his Holargos coach, Aris Lykogiannis, there.
On August 11, 2019, he signed with Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. [10] On July 22, 2020, Agbelese officially moved to his fourth Greek club, Promitheas Patras, which also competes in the EuroCup. [11]
On August 16, 2021, Agbelese signed with Real Betis of the Spanish Liga ACB.[12] In 16 games, he averaged 2.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest.
On March 6, 2022, Agbelese moved to Peristeri of the Greek Basket League for the rest of the season.[13] 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.
Honours
References
- ^ Danny Agbelese.
- ^ nombre completo: Danny Akintunde Agbelese nacionalidad NGA (in Spanish).
- ^ Danny Agbelese Nat. Sporty: NIG (in Italian).
- ^ AGO Rethymno landing Danny Agbelese.
- ^ Gipuzkoa announces Danny Agbelese.
- ^ Enel Brindisi lands Danny Agbelese.
- ^ Pau-Lacq-Orthez adds Agbelese to their roster.
- ^ Danny Agbelese a new player of Gipuzkoa.
- ^ Holargos signed Danny Agbelese.
- ^ "Kolossos Rhodes sign Danny Agbelese". Sportando. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Ο DANNY AGBELESE ΣΤΟΝ ΠΡΟΜΗΘΕΑ" (in Greek). PromitheasPatrasB.C. August 22, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "Acuerdo para la incorporación del pívot Danny Agbelese". Sportando. August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ Mammides, Chris (March 6, 2022). "Danny Agbelese (ex Real Betis) agreed terms with Peristeri". Eurobasket. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
External links
- Articles with Spanish-language sources (es)
- Articles with Italian-language sources (it)
- CS1 Greek-language sources (el)
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Articles without Wikidata item
- 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
- Basketball players from Maryland
- CB Guadalajara players
- Centers (basketball)
- Club Ourense Baloncesto players
- Élan Béarnais players
- Gipuzkoa Basket players
- Hampton Pirates men's basketball players
- Holargos B.C. players
- Kolossos Rodou B.C. players
- New Basket Brindisi players
- Nigerian men's basketball players
- People from Lanham, Maryland
- Peristeri B.C. players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Real Betis Baloncesto players
- Rethymno B.C. players
- Promitheas Patras B.C. players
- Sportspeople from the Washington metropolitan area