Efe Abogidi

Efemena Tennyson Abogidi (born 11 October 2001) is a Nigerian professional basketball player for Obradoiro of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the Washington State Cougars of the Pac-12 Conference.

Early life and career Abogidi grew up in Ughelli, a town in Delta State, Nigeria. He competed in track and field, including sprinting, long jump and high jump. Abogidi watched highlight videos of Tim Duncan, who he tried to emulate in local pick-up basketball games. In 2015 and 2016, he was named most valuable player of a camp run by Olumide Oyedeji in Lagos. Abogidi joined Hoops & Read, a program created by Oyedeji's foundation, and helped his team earn a promotion into the Nigerian Premier League in 2016. In the next year, he moved to Senegal to attend the NBA Academy Africa in its first year. In June 2017, at the NBA Academy Games in Canberra, Australia, he suffered a torn ACL, MCL and meniscus while attempting a slam dunk. He underwent surgery and began attending the NBA Global Academy in Canberra.

College career Abogidi played two seasons of college basketball for the Washington State Cougars between 2020 and 2022. In December 2020, Abogidi recorded three consecutive double-doubles and was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week. He averaged 8.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game as a freshman, earning Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors for the 2020–21 season. In 2021–22, he played all 37 games and made 29 starts while finishing fourth on the team in scoring at 8.1 points on 51.0% shooting and averaging a team-best 5.8 rebounds per game. On January 3, 2023, he suffered a knee injury during the first quarter of the team's game against the Birmingham Squadron. He was subsequently ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery. In 22 games during the 2022–23 season, he averaged 8.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.0 blocks in 18.6 minutes per game.

Abogidi returned to the Ignite 2023–24 season but did not appear in a game. He was named to the NBL1 Central All-Star Five.

On August 4, 2026, Abogidi signed with Obradoiro of the Liga ACB.

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National team career Agbogidi was called up to play for the Nigeria men's national basketball team during the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification games, during the August 27–30, 2026 qualifying window.