Derek Ogbeide
Derek Ikumalo "Ik" Ogbeide is a Nigerian-Canadian professional basketball player for the San Diego Clippers of the NBA G League.
Ogbeide played in grade 9 and 10 for Monsignor Percy Johnson Catholic Secondary School in Toronto, Canada. Ogbeide played for Pebblebrook High School, at Mableton, Georgiain grade 11 and 12. As a senior, he averaged 14.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 4.5 blocks per game; he was named first-team All-State for Class 6A by HoopSeen.com, and second-team by both the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Georgia Sports Writers Association.
College career
Ogbeide played at University of Georgia from 2015-2019. During his first year, he missed the first five games of the season due to a right shoulder injury suffered in practice shortly after the exhibition contest. He finished second on the team in rebounding and blocked shots. During his sophomore year, he was a starter for 33 of 34 games. He ranked number five in the SEC in rebounding as well as number three in stats for SEC games. He wrapped up his four year college career ranked among Georgia's all-time leaders in field goal percentage and shot an impressive 55.6 percent from the field in SEC games for the Bulldogs.
Professional career
Ogbeide started his professional with AEK Larnaca of the Cypriot League. After a successful first season with AEK, he renewed his contract with the team for one more season. During his second season, he averaged 14.0 points, 10.3 rebounds
Personal life
Ogbeide is the son of Martin and Tina Ogbeide. He was born in Lagos, Nigeria but has since lived in London, Sweden, Nigeria, Atlanta, Maryland, and Canada before moving back to Atlanta.