Lotanna Nwogbo
| No. 24 – Real Valladolid | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center / power forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 30, 1993 Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nationality |
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| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mount Vernon Presbyterian School (Sandy Springs, Georgia) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Gimnasia Comodoro |
| 2019–2020 | Yeni Mamak Spor |
| 2020–2021 | Básquet Coruña |
| 2021–2022 | Donar |
| 2022–present | Básquet Coruña |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Lotanna Nwogbo (born May 30, 1993) is an American-Nigerian basketball player for Real Valladolid Baloncesto. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays as center or power forward.
Early life and high school career[edit]
Born in Atlanta, Nwogbo played for his high school Mount Vernon Presbyterian School. He was named first-team All-Georgia Independent School Association and All-Region after averaging 16 points and 9 rebounds in his senior season.[1]
College career[edit]
Nwogbo started his college career with Tulane. In 2013, he transferred to play for Longwood. In his senior season, he averaged 16.4 points and 8.8 rebounds. He was named to the All-Big South Conference First Team.[2]
Professional career[edit]
In 2016, Nwogbo started his professional career with Gimnasia Comodoro in the Argentinian Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB). He averaged 11 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in 23 LNB games.[3]
In the 2019–20 season, he returned to professional basketball when he signed in Turkey with Yeni Mamak Spor. On December 7, 2019, Nwogbo had a career-high 32 points in a 85–80 road loss to Akhisar.[4]
On July 27, 2021, Nwogbo signed with Dutch club Donar of the BNXT League.[5] He averaged 11.1 points and 5.3 rebounds in the BNXT competition, while missing the second half of the season due to an injury.[6] He won the 2021–22 Dutch Basketball Cup with Donar.
National team career[edit]
Nwogbo has played for the Nigeria national basketball team. In 2018, he played in three qualifying games for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[7]
Personal[edit]
Lotanna is the son of Nneka and Chris Nwogbo and has two brothers, one being Zimmy who played college basketball for Cedarville University.[1] He majored in kinesiology at Longwood University.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Lotanna Nwogbo - Men's Basketball". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ "Nwogbo Named All-Big South First Team". Longwood Lancers. March 1, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ "Lotanna Nwogbo Player Profile, Longwood, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Lotanna Nwogbo, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Donar maakt selectie compleet met dominante center Nwogbo". www.rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Proballers. "Lotanna Nwogbo, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ "FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- 1993 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Básquet Coruña players
- Centers (basketball)
- Donar (basketball club) players
- Longwood Lancers men's basketball players
- Nigerian men's basketball players
- People from Lithonia, Georgia
- Sportspeople from DeKalb County, Georgia
- Power forwards
- Tulane Green Wave men's basketball players