Ekene Ibekwe

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Ekene Ibekwe


caption =
college = University of Maryland
conference = ACC
sport = Basketball
position = Power forward
class = Senior
career_start = 2003
career_end = 2007
height_ft = 6
height_in = 9
weight_lb = 220
nationality = USA
nationality_2 = NGA
birth_date = 1985
birth_place = Carson, California
highschool =
awards =

Ekene Brian Ibekwe (born 19 July 1985 in Carson, California) is a basketball Power forward from the United States of Nigerian ancestry. Ibekwe, who also played for the Carson High School's Boys Basketball team, graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park and was a member of the Nigeria national basketball team at the 2006 FIBA World Championships where Ibekwe was one of the team leaders in points (4th) and rebounds (1st). During the 2006-2007 season at Maryland, Ibekwe averaged over 10 points and nearly 8 rebounds per game in over 25 minutes of action per game. He was 4th on Maryland in scoring average and first in rebounds; His rebounding average was good enough for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference. For his career, he accrued 1,109 points, 781 rebounds, and 230 blocked shots, becoming the fourth player in school history (and the first since Lonny Baxter) to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, and 200 blocked shots.

External links

* [http://probasketball.about.com/library/weekly/bl_ekeneibekwe.htm "Ekene Ibekwe NBA Draft Profile"]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=15356 "ESPN's Ekene Ibekwe Player Card"]