Ike Iroegbu signs for Basketball Girona

The American-Nigerian point guard hails from Italy's Universo Treviso Basket

First Team | Tuesday, 18 July 2023

Ikenna Iroegbu (Sacramento, United States, 1995), better known as Ike Iroegbu, is the third signing of Basketball Girona for the 2023-24 season. The point guard with dual American and Nigerian nationality (188 cm.) comes from the Universo Treviso Basket of the top Italian competition.

The new player of the Girona team has experience in the G-League, the German, Lithuanian, French, Israeli and Italian first division. He is an international with the Nigerian national team since 2017.  

Iroegbu averaged 16.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 27 minutes this past season.

His signing adds to the continuity of Jaume Sorolla, Èric Vila and Maxi Fjellerup and the arrivals of Stefan Dordevic and Juani Marcos. Quino Colom has a contract with the club.

Ike Iroegbu statements:

“I am very motivated to be part of the team and the club. Until now I only knew that Basketball Girona is very professional and that Marc Gasol was involved. That encouraged me to join.”

“I hope we have a great season. We will make a good team, we have a good coach, we will play fast. I am looking forward to meeting my new colleagues, the staff and starting to work with them.”

“I know that Girona is close to Barcelona, ​​one of the most important cities in the world, and Girona is also a great city that I have heard great things about.”

“I have been in contact with Kameron Taylor and he had nothing but good things to say about the city and the club. I’m really excited to meet everyone in the organization when I arrive.”