Personal information | |
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Born | Lagos, Nigeria | July 30, 1973
Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Listed weight | 110 kg (243 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Trinity (Manchester, New Hampshire) |
College | Boston University (1993–1997) |
NBA draft | 1997: undrafted |
Playing career | 1997–2008 |
Position | Power forward |
Career history | |
1997 | Meysuspor |
1998–1999 | Kuşadası |
1999–2000 | Châlons en Champaign |
2000–2001 | Cibona |
2001–2002 | Union Olimpija |
2002 | Imola |
2002–2003 | Ironi Ramat Gan |
2003–2004 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
2004–2005 | Spirou Charleroi |
2005 | Crvena zvezda |
2005–2006 | Ironi Ramat Gan |
2006 | Maccabi Givat Shmuel |
2007–2008 | Hapoel Gilboa/Afula |
2008–2009 | Avtodor Saratov |
2012 | Union Bank |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Tunji Femi Awojobi (born July 30, 1973) is a Nigerian former professional basketball player. A former boxer, Awojobi graduated from Boston University in 1997. Following graduation, he played in several European countries, most notably in Israel. Awojobi was also a member of the Nigerian national team, and participated in the 1998 and 2006 FIBA World Championship. His best achievement in European basketball was winning the ULEB Cup as the starting center for Hapoel Jerusalem from Israel. In the finals, Jerusalem beat Real Madrid 83:72.