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'''Kingsley Obiekwe Sam'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Jugador.aspx?i=791992&c=1306898|title=OBIEKWE SAM, KINGSELEY|website=FEB|language=es|accessdate=21 February 2020}}</ref> (born 25 March 1994) is a Spanish-born Equatoguinean professional [[basketball]] player who plays for Italian club Herons Basket and the [[Equatorial Guinea men's national basketball team|Equatorial Guinea national team]].<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=BasketTorrejon|number=1230540488152952833|title=✊🏿Sangre torrejonera en los clasificatorios @FIBA_es al #AfroBasket 2021. Kingsley Obiekwe Sam disputa junto a su selección de Guinea Ecuatorial la ventana de clasificación al magno torneo en África. "A King has his reign". #SomosTorrejon|date=20 February 2020|accessdate=21 February 2020}}</ref>
'''Kingsley Obiekwe Sam'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Jugador.aspx?i=791992&c=1306898|title=OBIEKWE SAM, KINGSELEY|website=FEB|language=es|accessdate=21 February 2020}}</ref> (born 25 March 1994) is a professional [[basketball player]] who plays as a [[small forward]] or [[shooting guard]] for Italian club Herons Basket. Born in Spain, he plays for the [[Equatorial Guinea men's national basketball team|Equatorial Guinea national team]].<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=BasketTorrejon|number=1230540488152952833|title=✊🏿Sangre torrejonera en los clasificatorios @FIBA_es al #AfroBasket 2021. Kingsley Obiekwe Sam disputa junto a su selección de Guinea Ecuatorial la ventana de clasificación al magno torneo en África. "A King has his reign". #SomosTorrejon|date=20 February 2020|accessdate=21 February 2020}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Obiekwe was born in [[Madrid]] to a Nigerian father and an Equatorial Guinean mother. As a young player, he developed at [https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrejón_Basketball_Academy Torrejón Basketball Academy] in the outskirts of the Spanish capital, and had success for their Junior teams.
Obiekwe was born in [[Madrid]] to a Nigerian father and an Equatorial Guinean mother. As a young player, he developed at [[:es:Torrejón Basketball Academy|Torrejón Basketball Academy]] in the outskirts of the Spanish capital, and had success for their Junior teams.


==Professional career==
==Professional career==
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Latest revision as of 00:10, 24 February 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Obiekwe and the second or maternal family name is Sam.
Kingsley Obiekwe
No. 11 – Herons Basket
Position
LeagueSerie C Gold Basket
Personal information
Born (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 (age 30)
Madrid, Spain
Nationality
  • Spanish
  • Equatoguinean
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight91 kg (201 lb)
Career information
CollegeNortheastern Oklahoma A&M (2015–2017)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Career history
0000–2012Torrejón Basketball Academy
2012–2013Canarias Basketball Academy
2014–2015Alcázar Basket
2017–2019Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto
2019–presentSSD Giuseppe Angel

Kingsley Obiekwe Sam[1] (born 25 March 1994) is a professional basketball player who plays as a small forward or shooting guard for Italian club Herons Basket. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.[2]

Early life

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Obiekwe was born in Madrid to a Nigerian father and an Equatorial Guinean mother. As a young player, he developed at Torrejón Basketball Academy in the outskirts of the Spanish capital, and had success for their Junior teams.

Professional career

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Obiekwe has played in the United States for the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen.[3][4] Later, he played back in Spain for Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto.

International career

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Obiekwe has joined the Equatorial Guinea men's national basketball team in January 2020.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "OBIEKWE SAM, KINGSELEY". FEB (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  2. ^ @BasketTorrejon (20 February 2020). "✊🏿Sangre torrejonera en los clasificatorios @FIBA_es al #AfroBasket 2021. Kingsley Obiekwe Sam disputa junto a su selección de Guinea Ecuatorial la ventana de clasificación al magno torneo en África. "A King has his reign". #SomosTorrejon" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 February 2020 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Kingsely Obiekwe Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Kingsely Obiekwe Sam - Men's Basketball". Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Athletics.
  5. ^ "C GOLD: LA SILAC ANGEL MANFREDONIA FERMATA AL PALASCALORIA" (in Italian). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
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