Joseph Eriobu
Joseph Emmanuel Arinze Eriobu Jr. is a Filipino-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association.
Collegiate career
Eriobu first played for the NU Bulldogs at the University Athletic Association of the Philippines in Season 73 in 2010. He later to the Mapúa Cardinals in the National Collegiate Athletic Association in 2012. He sit out the Season 91 for academic reasons before returning in 2016 for Season 92.Professional career
Eriobu was a long-time player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was drafted 4th overall by the Mahindra Floodbuster in the 2016 PBA draft. He would later play for the Phoenix Fuel Masters and Blackwater Elite before being left unsigned to any PBA team in 2019.He would play for Hong Kong Eastern in the ASEAN Basketball League.
Eriobu would shift to 3x3, joining the Purefoods TJ Titans of the PBA 3x3 with the aim of eventually returning to the main 5x5 PBA league.
Following his good performance with the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots during the PBA on Tour pre-season games, he officially signed a one-year deal with the team on August 22, 2023. In August 2024, he was given a one-year contract extension by the team.
On December 10, 2025, Eriobu was traded back to the Terrafirma Dyip in exchange for the Terrafirma's second-round pick in 2028.