Lotanna Nwogbo

Lotanna Nwogbo (born May 30, 1993) is an American-Nigerian basketball player who plays for Donar of the BNXT League. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays as center or power forward.

Lotanna Nwogbo
No. 24 – Donar
PositionCenter / Power forward
LeagueBNXT League
Personal information
Born (1993-05-30) May 30, 1993
Lithonia, Georgia
NationalityAmerican / Nigerian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Gimnasia Comodoro
2019–2020Yeni Mamak Spor
2020–2021Básquet Coruña
2021–presentDonar
Career highlights and awards

College career

Nwogbo started his college career with Tulane. In 2013, he transferred to play for Longwood. In his senior season, he averaged 16.4 points and 8.8 rebounds. He was named to the All-Big South Conference First Team.[1]

Professional career

In 2016, Nwogbo started his professional career with Gimnasia Comodoro in the Argentinian Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB). He averaged 11 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in 23 LNB games.[2]

In the 2019–20 season, he returned to professional basketball when he signed in Turkey with Yeni Mamak Spor. On December 7, 2019, Nwogbo had a career-high 32 points in a 85–80 road loss to Akhisar.[3]

On July 27, 2021, Nwogbo signed with Dutch club Donar of the BNXT League.[4]

National team career

Nwogbo has played for the Nigeria national basketball team. In 2018, he played in three qualifying games for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[5]

References
  1. "Nwogbo Named All-Big South First Team". Longwood Lancers. March 1, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  2. "Lotanna Nwogbo Player Profile, Longwood, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. "Lotanna Nwogbo, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. "Donar maakt selectie compleet met dominante center Nwogbo". www.rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. "FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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