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Ikechukwu Somtochukwu Diogu (born September 11, 1983) is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player who played six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and in multiple other leagues in his 18-year career. He was an All-American college player for the Arizona State Sun Devils.
Diogu attended Arizona State University, where he excelled on the team under head coach Rob Evans. He garnered several honors, both in the Pac-10 Conference and nationally. He won Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, and then Pac-10 Player of the Year in his final season with ASU, as a junior. Many speculated that Diogu would enter the draft after playing his third season with Arizona State. On June 21, 2005, he made the decision to enter the NBA draft.
On January 15, 2022, Diogu's number 5 jersey was retired by the Sun Devils. He was the first consensus All-American in program history.
On January 17, 2007, Diogu, whom Larry Bird called the "gem" of the deal, was traded to the Indiana Pacers along with teammates Mike Dunleavy Jr., Troy Murphy, and Keith McLeod for Stephen Jackson, Al Harrington, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, and Josh Powell.
On June 26, 2008 (draft night), Diogu was traded by Indiana to the Portland Trail Blazers along with the draft rights to Jerryd Bayless in exchange for Jarrett Jack, Josh McRoberts and the draft rights to Brandon Rush to the Indiana Pacers.
Diogu was traded to the Sacramento Kings for the Chicago Bulls' Michael Ruffin on February 18, 2009. Blazers get Ruffin from Bulls, send Diogu to Kings
Diogu signed with the New Orleans Hornets on July 29, 2009, but never appeared in a game for the team.
He signed with the Detroit Pistons on September 27, 2010, becoming a member of their preseason roster. On October 20, 2010, Diogu was waived by the Pistons.
The Los Angeles Clippers signed Diogu as a free agent on December 22, 2010. On February 8, 2011, Diogu scored a season-high 18 points against the Orlando Magic.
Diogu joined the San Antonio Spurs on January 3, 2012. Spurs Sign Ike Diogu One week later, the Spurs waived him.
During the 2012 CBA Playoffs, the Xinjiang Flying Tigers signed Diogu for the rest of the 2012 CBA Playoffs. Diogu was a replacement for Gani Lawal during this time. He later signed with Capitanes de Arecibo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.
On October 1, 2012, Diogu signed with the Phoenix Suns. He was then waived on October 24, 2012.
In the fall of 2012, Diogu signed with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association. Guandong Tigers add Diogu to their roster After the season in China, he joined the Leones de Ponce in Puerto Rico.
On September 27, 2013, Diogu signed with the New York Knicks. New York Knicks sign Ike Diogu However, he was waived on October 25.
On December 12, 2013, he was acquired by the Bakersfield Jam. Jam Acquire Ike Diogu
On February 3, 2014, Diogu was named to the Prospects All-Star roster for the 2014 NBA D-League All-Star Game. Eighth Annual NBA D-League All-Star Game Features 16 Players With NBA Experience On April 25, 2014, he was named the 2014 NBA D-League Impact Player of the Year. Jam's Ike Diogu Named 2014 NBA D-League Impact Player of the Year
On April 29, 2014, Diogu re-joined the Leones de Ponce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. Ike Diogu joins Leones de Ponce This year Diogu helped the Lions to win the championship over the Capitanes of Arecibo.
On July 5, 2014, Diogu signed with the Dongguan Leopards of China for the 2014–15 CBA season. Ike Diogu signs with DongGuan with NBA out
In October 2015, Diogu signed with Guangdong Southern Tigers for the 2015–16 CBA season. Ike Diogu to sign with Guangdong Southern Tigers
In November 2016, Diogu signed with the Jiangsu Monkey King for the purpose of replacing DeJuan Blair. Ike Diogu agreed to a deal with Jiangsu Tongxi
In January 2018, Diogu signed with the Sichuan Blue Whales for the purpose of replacing Jamaal Franklin.
In August 2019, Diogu joined the Shimane Susanoo Magic of the Japanese B.League. Former NBA forward Ike Diogu joins Susanoo Magic japantimes.co.jp, 15th August 2019
In February 2021, Diogu joined Chemidor B.C. of the Iranian Basketball Super League.sportando.basketball [15], feb, 2021
In September 2021, Diogu joined the Astros de Jalisco of the Mexican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional.
On January 16, 2022, he signed with Zamalek of the Egyptian Basketball Super League. On February 12, Diogu made his debut scoring 8 points and 4 rebounds against Burgos in the semifinal of the 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
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