Ike Diogu attended Austin Academy, then enrolled at Garland High School.
26 Facts About Ike Diogu
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Ike Diogu attended Arizona State University, where he excelled on the team under head coach Rob Evans.
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Ike Diogu garnered several honors, both in the Pac-10 Conference and nationally.
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Ike Diogu won Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, and then Pac-10 Player of the Year in his final season with ASU, as a junior.
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Many speculated that Ike Diogu would enter the draft after playing his third season with Arizona State.
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Ike Diogu was the first consensus All-American in program history.
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Ike Diogu was selected 9th overall in the first round of the 2005 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors.
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On June 26,2008, Ike Diogu was traded by Indiana to the Portland Trail Blazers along with the draft rights to Jerryd Bayless in exchange for Jarrett Jack, Josh McRoberts and the draft rights to Brandon Rush to the Indiana Pacers.
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Ike Diogu was traded to the Sacramento Kings for the Chicago Bulls' Michael Ruffin on February 18,2009.
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Ike Diogu signed with the New Orleans Hornets on July 29,2009, but never appeared in a game for the team.
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Ike Diogu signed with the Detroit Pistons on September 27,2010, becoming a member of their preseason roster.
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On October 20,2010, Ike Diogu was waived by the Pistons.
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Ike Diogu joined the San Antonio Spurs on January 3,2012.
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Ike Diogu was a replacement for Gani Lawal during this time.
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Ike Diogu later signed with Capitanes de Arecibo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.
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On October 1,2012, Ike Diogu signed with the Phoenix Suns.
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On September 27,2013, Ike Diogu signed with the New York Knicks.
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On February 3,2014, Ike Diogu was named to the Prospects All-Star roster for the 2014 NBA D-League All-Star Game.
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In November 2016, Ike Diogu signed with the Jiangsu Monkey King for the purpose of replacing DeJuan Blair.
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In January 2018, Ike Diogu signed with the Sichuan Blue Whales for the purpose of replacing Jamaal Franklin.
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In February 2021, Ike Diogu joined Chemidor BC of the Iranian Basketball Super League.
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In September 2021, Ike Diogu joined the Astros de Jalisco of the Mexican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional.
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On February 12, Ike Diogu made his debut scoring 8 points and 4 rebounds against Burgos in the semifinal of the 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
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Ike Diogu has played with the senior men's Nigeria national basketball team.
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Ike Diogu has competed at two Summer Olympiads: the 2012 and 2016.
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Ike Diogu was named MVP of the 2017 FIBA Afrobasket tournament after averaging 22 points, 8.7 rebounds.