Ekene Ibekwe
Ekenechukwu Brian "Ekene" Ibekwe (amụrụ na Julaị 19, 1985) bụ onye Naijiria America ọkachamara na-agba bọọlụ maka Urunday Universitario nke Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol . Ọ gbara bọọlụ kọleji maka Mahadum Maryland na College Park ma na-anọchite anya otu bọọlụ mba Naijiria na asọmpi mba ụwa.

Ọrụ ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị 
Ibekwe gara Carson High School na Carson, California. Dị ka onye okenye na 2002-03, ọ bụ onye otu nke abụọ Parade All-American mgbe ọ nwetasịrị akara 19.9, 10.2 rebounds na 4.4 blocks kwa egwuregwu na-eduga ndị otu ya na ndekọ 23-4 na njedebe nke ọkara ikpeazụ na asọmpi obodo Los Angeles. O nwetakwara nsọpụrụ steeti niile na otu mbụ "All-Dream Team" site na Long Beach Press-Telegram dị ka onye okenye, ebe a kpọrọ aha ya na ndị otu mbụ nke obodo All-L.A., ndị otu mbụ All-South Bay na ndị otu ya MVP dị ka onye na-eto eto na onye okenye.

Ọrụ kọleji 
N'oge ọhụrụ ya na Maryland, Ibekwe bụ naanị onye ọhụrụ na-egwu egwuregwu 32 niile, na-amalite asaa n'oge oge ọhụrụ ya. Ọ butere Terps na mgbochi mgbochi na 44, nkezi nke 1.4 n'egwuregwu ọ bụla, na-aghọ onye mbido mbụ na-eduga Terps na mkpọchi mgbochi kemgbe Joe Smith (1993-94). N'egwuregwu 32 ndị ahụ, ọ na-enweta akara 4.9 na 3.9 rebounds kwa egwuregwu.

N'oge nke abụọ ya, ọ gbara bọọlụ na egwuregwu 30 n'ime egwuregwu 32 n'oge ahụ, malite 18 mgbe ọ na-emecha nke ise na otu ahụ n'ịgba bọọlụ 8.4 n'egwuregwu ọ bụla na nke abụọ n'ịgbasa bọọlụ 6.3. O duziri ndị otu ahụ na blọk 55, na-emecha nke anọ n'etiti ndị isi ACC na blọk 1.83 kwa egwuregwu. N'abalị iri atọ n'ọnwa Nọvemba n'afọ 2004, o dekọrọ ọrụ mbụ ya okpukpu abụọ na akara 21 kachasị elu na 10 n'ime 13 na Wisconsin.

N'oge ọ na-eto eto, ọ pụtara na egwuregwu 32 ma malite 30 mgbe ọ na-enweta akara 11.1 na 6.6 rebounds kwa egwuregwu; ọ gwụkwara afọ nke asaa na ACC na 1.34 blocks kwa egwuregwu.

N'oge kachasị elu ya, ọ nwetara ACC All-Defensive Team na All-ACC Honorable Mention. N'egwuregwu iri atọ na abụọ, ọ nwetara akara 10.4, 7.8 rebounds na 2.7 blocks kwa egwuregwu. Maka ọrụ ya, o nwetara akara 1,107, 781 rebounds na 230 blocks, na-aghọ onye ọkpụkpọ nke anọ n'akụkọ ihe mere eme ụlọ akwụkwọ (na nke mbụ kemgbe Lonny Baxter) iji dekọọ 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 blocks.

Ọrụ ọkachamara

Oge 2007-08 
Ibekwe gara undrafted na 2007 NBA draft. N'ọnwa Ọgọstụ afọ 2007, ya na Hapoel Galil Elyon nke Israel bịanyere aka maka oge 2007-08. N'ọnwa Ọktoba afọ 2007, Galil Elyon tọhapụrụ ya ma mesịa bịanye aka na Hapoel Gilboa/Afula. N'ọnwa Febụwarị afọ 2008, ya na Gilboa/Afula kewara. N'ọnwa na-esote, ọ sonyeere Besançon BCD nke France maka oge fọdụrụnụ.

Afọ 2008-09 
N'ọnwa Julaị afọ 2008, Ibekwe sonyeere Phoenix Suns maka 2008 NBA Summer League. O mechara bịanye aka na Selçuk Üniversitesi nke Turkey maka oge 2008-09.

N'ọnwa Mee afọ 2009, ọ sonyeere Gigantes de Carolina maka oge BSN fọdụrụnụ nke afọ 2009.

Oge 2009-10 
Na Julaị 2009, Ibekwe sonyeere Toronto Raptors maka 2009 NBA Summer League. O mechara bịanye aka na Antalya Kepez Belediyesi nke Turkey mana a hapụrụ ya tupu mmalite oge ahụ. Na Disemba 2009, ọ bịanyere aka na Iman Harbour nke Iranian Basketball Super League. Na Jenụwarị 2010, ọ hapụrụ Iman wee bịanye aka na Genç Banvitliler nke Turkey maka oge fọdụrụnụ.

Oge 2010-11 
Na Julaị 2010, Ibekwe sonyeere Portland Trail Blazers maka 2010 NBA Summer League. N'ọnwa Ọgọstụ afọ 2010, ọ bịanyere aka na Artland Dragons nke Germany maka oge 2010-11. Na Disemba 16, 2010, ọ hapụrụ Artland. Ụbọchị atọ ka e mesịrị, ọ bịanyere aka na Ironi Ashkelon nke Israel maka oge fọdụrụnụ.

N'ọnwa Febụwarị afọ 2011, ya na Ironi kewara wee bịanye aka na Bayreuth nke Germany maka oge fọdụrụnụ.

Oge 2011-12 
Na Julaị 8, 2011, Ibekwe bịanyere aka na Bayreuth maka oge 2011-12.

Oge 2012-13 
N'ọnwa Julaị afọ 2012, Ibekwe sonyeere Portland Trail Blazers maka 2012 NBA Summer League. N'abalị iri na isii n'ọnwa Ọgọstụ n'afọ 2012, ọ bịanyere aka na Lagun Aro GBC nke Spain maka oge 2012-13.

Oge 2014-15 
N'abalị iri na asatọ n'ọnwa Ọgọstụ n'afọ 2014, Ibekwe bịanyere aka na New Zealand Breakers maka oge NBL nke afọ 2014-15. N'ihe bụ nnukwu oge maka Ibekwe, ọ nwetara ihe nrite nke abụọ nke All-NBL ma nyere aka iduga Breakers na NBL Grand Final. Mgbe o meriri egwuregwu 1 megide Cairns Taipans na Cairns, egwuregwu 2 gara Auckland ebe na sekọnd ndị nwụrụ anwụ nke egwuregwu ahụ, e jikọtara ya na 81-81. N'ịpụta n'oge, Ibekwe gbara bọọlụ na-emeri egwuregwu iji bulie ndị Breakers n'elu Taipans 83-81 wee si otú a nweta aha nke anọ nke otu ahụ n'ime oge ise.

Na Machị 18, 2015, ọ bịanyere aka na Atenienses de Manatí nke Baloncesto Superior Nacional iji dochie etiti Jerome James. Oge ya na Manatí were naanị egwuregwu iri na otu ka ọ hapụrụ klọb ahụ n'etiti ọnwa Eprel. N'egwuregwu iri na otu ahụ, ọ nwetara akara 9.1, 6.4 rebounds na 1.2 blocks kwa egwuregwu.

Oge 2015-16 
N'August 10, 2015, Ibekwe bịanyere aka na Melbourne United maka oge NBL 2015-16. Otú ọ dị, na Septemba 18, United tọhapụrụ Ibekwe n'ụzọ ọmịiko mgbe ọ rịọrọ ikike ịlaghachi Europe ka ya na enyi ya nwanyị dị ime nọrọ. Ụbọchị asatọ ka e mesịrị, ọ bịanyere aka na Gießen 46ers nke Germany's Basketball Bundesliga. N'abalị iri abụọ na abụọ n'ọnwa Nọvemba, ya na Gießen kewara.

Na Jenụwarị 2, 2016, ọ bịanyere aka na klọb Russia Krasny Oktyabr nke VTB United League.

Na Mee 2, 2016, Ibekwe bịanyere aka na Hekmeh BC iji dochie Todd O'Brien merụrụ ahụ na Final Four nke Lebanese Basketball League.

Oge 2016-17 
Na Julaị 20, 2016, Ibekwe bịanyere aka na ČEZ Nymburk nke Czech Republic maka oge 2016-17. N'October 20, 2016, ọ hapụrụ Nymburk wee bịanye aka na nkwekọrịta ọnwa abụọ na klọb Germany Skyliners Frankfurt. Mgbe nkwekọrịta ya gwụsịrị, ọ hapụrụ Frankfurt. Na Disemba 30, 2016, ọ bịanyere aka na klọb Turkey Uşak Sportif .

Na Mee 1, 2017, Ibekwe bịanyere aka na French LNB Pro A club Élan Chalon maka oge ndị fọdụrụ na 2016-17 Pro A.

Oge 2017-18 
Na Septemba 4, 2017, Ibekwe bịanyere aka na nkwekọrịta ọnwa atọ na klọb German Oettinger Rockets. Na Disemba 30, 2017, ọ bịanyere aka na klọb French Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket maka oge Pro A fọdụrụ na 2017-18.

Oge 2019-20 
Na Nọvemba 29, 2019, ya na Élan Béarnais nke LNB Pro A bịanyere aka. Ibekwe nwetara akara 8.7 na 6.6 rebounds kwa egwuregwu.

Oge 2020-21 
N'August 7, 2020, Ibekwe bịanyere aka na Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket.

Na Febụwarị 11, 2021, ọ bịanyere aka na Chorale Roanne Basket nke LNB Pro A.

Ọrụ mba ụwa 
Ibekwe bụ onye otu egwuregwu basketball nke ụmụ nwoke Naijiria. Ọ gbara bọọlụ na 2006 FIBA World Championship, ebe ọ bụ otu n'ime ndị isi otu ahụ na akara (4th) na rebounds (1st). Ọ gbakwara bọọlụ na 2012 na 2016 Summer Olympics.

Onye ọ bụla 
Ibekwe bụ nwa nke nne na nna Naijiria, Agatha na Augustine Ibekwe. Nwanne ya nwoke, Onye, gbara bọọlụ kọleji maka Long Beach State. O nwekwara ụmụnne nwanyị abụọ, Chinyere na Ify. Ify Ibekwe bụkwa onye na-agba bọọlụ bọọlụ, ọ na-anọchite anya otu egwuregwu bọọlụ ụmụ nwanyị Naijiria na asọmpi mba ụwa.

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