Lotanna Nwogbo

Lotanna Nwogbo
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
PositionCenter / power forward
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1993-05-30) May 30, 1993 (age 31)
Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality
  • American
  • Nigerian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High schoolMount Vernon Presbyterian School
(Sandy Springs, Georgia)
College
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Gimnasia Comodoro
2019–2020Yeni Mamak Spor
2020–2021Básquet Coruña
2021–2022Donar
2022–2023Básquet Coruña
2023–2024Real Valladolid
2024Guangxi Rhinos
2024–presentBaloncesto Fuenlabrada
Career highlights and awards

Lotanna Afam Nwogbo[1] (born May 30, 1993) is an American-Nigerian basketball player for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada of the Liga ACB. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays as center or power forward.

Early life and high school career

Born in Atlanta, Nwogbo played for his high school Mount Vernon Presbyterian School. He was named first-team All-Georgia Independent School Association and All-Region after averaging 16 points and 9 rebounds in his senior season.[2]

College career

Nwogbo started his college career with Tulane. In 2013, he transferred to play for Longwood. In his senior season, he averaged 16.4 points and 8.8 rebounds. He was named to the All-Big South Conference First Team.[3]

Professional career

In 2016, Nwogbo started his professional career with Gimnasia Comodoro in the Argentinian Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB). He averaged 11 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in 23 LNB games.[4]

In the 2019–20 season, he returned to professional basketball when he signed in Turkey with Yeni Mamak Spor. On December 7, 2019, Nwogbo had a career-high 32 points in a 85–80 road loss to Akhisar.[5]

On July 27, 2021, Nwogbo signed with Dutch club Donar of the BNXT League.[6] He averaged 11.1 points and 5.3 rebounds in the BNXT competition, while missing the second half of the season due to an injury.[7] He won the 2021–22 Dutch Basketball Cup with Donar.

On June 13, 2024, Nwogbo joined Guangxi Rhinos of National Basketball League.[8] Nwogbo averaged 16.54 points, 8.46 rebounds, 1.75 assists in 26.31 minutes in 28 games.

On July 21, 2024, Nwogbo signed with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada of the Liga ACB.[9]

National team career

Nwogbo has played for the Nigeria national basketball team. In 2018, he played in three qualifying games for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[10]

Personal

Lotanna is the son of Nneka and Chris Nwogbo and has two brothers, one being Zimmy who played college basketball for Cedarville University.[2] He majored in kinesiology at Longwood University.

References

  1. ^ "LOTANNA AFAM NWOGBO". Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Lotanna Nwogbo - Men's Basketball". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Nwogbo Named All-Big South First Team". Longwood Lancers. March 1, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Lotanna Nwogbo Player Profile, Longwood, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Lotanna Nwogbo, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Donar maakt selectie compleet met dominante center Nwogbo". www.rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  7. ^ Proballers. "Lotanna Nwogbo, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "广西威壮官宣3名外援，将出征新赛季". 玉林晚报. 澎湃新闻. June 13, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  9. ^ "Lotanna Nwogbo, talento, potencia y experiencia para la pintura del Fuenla". Federación Española de Baloncesto. July 21, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  10. ^ "FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved August 20, 2021.