Joseph Eriobu

Joseph Emmanuel Arinze Eriobu Jr. (born February 12, 1992) is a Filipino-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Collegiate career Eriobu first played for the NU Bulldogs at the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) in Season 73 in 2010. He later to the Mapúa Cardinals in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 2012. He sit out the Season 91 for academic reasons before returning in 2016 for Season 92. He would later play for the Phoenix Fuel Masters and Blackwater Elite before being left unsigned to any PBA team in 2019.

He would play for Hong Kong Eastern in the ASEAN Basketball League.

Following his good performance with the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots during the PBA on Tour pre-season games, he officially signed a one-year deal with the team on August 22, 2023. In August 2024, he was given a one-year contract extension by the team.

On December 10, 2025, Eriobu was traded back to the Terrafirma Dyip in exchange for the Terrafirma's second-round pick in 2028.

National team Eriobu has played for the Philippines men's national 3x3 team. His team finished as silver medalist at the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia to the host's team reinfored by naturalized players. He will suit up for the team again at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand.

Personal life Joseph Eriobu is a Filipino of Nigerian descent. Eriobu graduated from Mapua with a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2017.

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