Ify Ibekwe


Ifunanya Debbie "Ify" Ibekwe is a Nigerian American professional basketball player for the Virtus Eirene Ragusa and the Nigeria women's national team.

Professional career

Ibekwe was selected in the second round of the 2011 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm.

National team career

Ify represents the Nigerian Women's National Team.

Personal life

Ibekwe is the daughter of Nigerian parents, Agatha and Augustine Ibekwe. She has two brothers who also played college basketball: Onye played for Long Beach State and Ekene played for the University of Maryland. She also has one sister, Chinyere.