Tonye Jekiri
Fenerbahçe | |
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Position | Center |
Personal information | |
Born | Lagos, Nigeria | 23 July 1994
Nationality | Nigerian |
Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
Listed weight | 227 lb (103 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Champagnat Catholic School (Hialeah, Florida) |
College | Miami (Florida) (2012–2016) |
NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2017 | Bandırma Kırmızı |
2017–2018 | Oostende |
2018–2019 | Gaziantep |
2019–2020 | ASVEL |
2020–2021 | Baskonia |
2021–2022 | UNICS |
2022–present | Fenerbahçe |
Career highlights and awards | |
Tonye Frank Jekiri (born 23 July 1994) is a Nigerian professional basketball player who last played for the Turkish team Fenerbahçe of the Basketball Super League (BSL) and EuroLeague.
College career
Jekiri played four seasons for the Miami Hurricanes and participated in two Sweet 16s. As a senior, he averaged 7.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.[1]
Professional career
Jekiri signed his first professional contract with Turkish team Bandırma Kırmızı.[2] In the 2017–18 season, Jekiri played with BC Oostende 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.[citation needed]
On 3 July 2019 Jekiri signed a one-year contract with LDLC ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.[3][4] 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 Liga ACB.[5] He averaged 6.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.
On 25 July 2021 Jekiri signed with the Russian team UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League, and of the EuroLeague until it was suspended due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6]
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2019–20 | ASVEL Basket | 27 | 23 | 23.5 | .524 | .0 | .662 | 7.5 | 1.3 | .8 | .3 | 8.7 | 12.8 |
2020–21 | Baskonia | 30 | 14 | 18.5 | .510 | .0 | .643 | 4.9 | 1.9 | .7 | .4 | 6.0 | 8.4 |
References
- ^ Chirinos, Christy (April 13, 2016). "Former 'Canes standouts Rodriguez, Jekiri and FIU's Diaz begin chasing NBA dreams". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "Catching up with ProCanes: Tonye Jekiri". Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "ASVEL signs Tonye Jekiri". Eurohoops. 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ "ASVEL brings in center Jekiri". Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ "Baskonia, Tonye Jekiri agree to a 2-year deal". Sportando. July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ "UNICS Kazan announces 1-year deal with Tonye Jekiri". Sportando. July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
External links
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Bandırma Kırmızı B.K. players
- ASVEL Basket players
- BC Oostende players
- BC UNICS players
- Centers (basketball)
- Gaziantep Basketbol players
- Liga ACB players
- Miami Hurricanes men's basketball players
- Nigerian expatriate basketball people in France
- Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Nigerian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Nigerian men's basketball players
- Saski Baskonia players
- Sportspeople from Lagos
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- African basketball biography stubs