On June 25, Beijing time, Efe Abogidi left Washington State to sign a contract to join the G-League Ignite, the first player to leave the Power 5 League school to play the Ignition team before his qualifications were exhausted.
Efe Abogidi
Abogiddi is a forward/center from Nigeria who is 6-10 (2m 08) tall and averages 8.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game in his sophomore season. Earlier this summer, he announced his entry into the transfer market and announced his entry into the 2022 NBA Draft.
Efe Abogidi
The coach of the Ignition team approached Abojidi on the idea of playing in the G League next season to help him deliver the technology and prepare for next year's draft. Team coach Jason Hart said: "We went looking for him because we felt he was capable of being the NBA first-round pick. ”
Efe Abogidi
That's a big step for Abogiddi. In 2017, 15-year-old Abojidi dunked from the free throw line during an NBA Academy game in Senegal, which made him stand out on social media. A few months later, he suffered a serious injury to his left knee while competing at an NBA Academy game in Canberra, Australia. Before receiving a scholarship offer from Washington State, it took him two years to recover from his injuries.
After entering the transfer market, Abogiddi received invitations from several universities and seriously considered the University of Arizona and the University of Maryland, but he eventually chose the Ignition Team because he thought it was the best stage to prepare for the draft.