Chamberlain Oguchi

Chamberlain Oguchi

Chamberlain Oguchi at the London 2012 Olympics
No. 23 – Anwil Włocławek
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League Polish Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1986-04-28) April 28, 1986
Houston, Texas
Nationality Nigerian / American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school George W. Bush
(Richmond, Texas)
College Oregon (2004–2007)
Illinois State (2008–2009)
NBA draft 2009 / Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009–2010 STB Le Havre
2010–2011 Maine Red Claws
2011 Meralco Bolts
2011–2012 Hoops Club
2012 Duhok
2012 Panteras de Miranda
2012 Meralco Bolts
2012–2013 Maine Red Claws
2013 Spartak Primorye
2013 Gran Canaria
2015–present Anwil Włocławek
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Nigeria
FIBA Africa Championship
2015 Tunisia
2005 Algeria

Chamberlain "Champ" Emeka Oguchi (born April 28, 1986) is a Nigerian American professional basketball player. His name "Emeka" is an abbreviation of the Igbo name "Chukwuemeka" (meaning "God has done so much").[1]

College career

Oguchi played college basketball for the University of Oregon, with the Oregon Ducks, for three years, before transferring to Illinois State University, to play with the Illinois State Redbirds in 2007.[2]

Professional career

In 2009, Oguchi signed with the French League club STB Le Havre.[3] Since his time playing in the French League, Oguchi has played in the: NBA D-League, the Philippine Basketball Association, the Lebanese League, the West Asian League (with the Iraqi club Duhok), and the Venezuelan League.

During his stint in the Philippines, he played for the Meralco Bolts.[4][5] During the 2012 Summer Olympics, Oguchi drew interest from a number of NBA teams that were interested in giving him a tryout. On November 1, 2012, Oguchi signed with the NBA D-League team the Maine Red Claws.[6] He was waived on January 25, 2013.

On May 13, 2013, he signed with the Spanish League club Gran Canaria.[7]

In August 2015, he signed with Polish club Anwil Włocławek.[8]

Nigerian national team

Oguchi has also been a member of the senior men's Nigerian national basketball team.[9] He played at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, and the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

At the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship, Oguchi led Nigeria to their first ever AfroBasket title, defeating Angola 74-65.[10] Oguchi led the team in scoring, averaging 16.6 points per game. For his impressive performance throughout the tournament, he was named Most Valuable Player and Best 3-Point Shooter.[11] Oguchi was also named, with Al-Farouq Aminu, into the All Star Five of the 2015 Afrobasket in Tunisia.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Chukwuemeka". Behind the Name. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ Chamberlain Oguchi transferring to Illinois State Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
  3. ↑ Le Nigérian Chamberlain Oguchi au Havre (French). Retrieved on December 29, 2009.
  4. ↑ http://meralcobolts.blogspot.com/2011/03/chamberlain-champ-oguchi.html Chamberlain 'Champ' Oguchi
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2012-08-10. Chamberlain Oguchi - Meralco Bolts
  6. ↑ Red Claws' Camp Invites 2012
  7. ↑ "Gran Canaria signs Chamberlain Oguchi". Sportando.net. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Rzucił 35 punktów na igrzyskach, teraz zagra w Polsce" (in Polish). Przeglad Sportowy. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  9. ↑ Q&A with Champ Oguchi. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Nigeria defeats Angola to win first-ever FIBA African Championship title in historic Afrobasket 2015 finals". Basketball. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
  11. ↑ "Chamberlain Oguchi wins MVP and 3-point honours at Afrobasket 2015". Basketball. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
  12. ↑ "Chamberlain Oguchi, Al-Farouq Aminu voted into Afrobasket 2015 All-Star Team". Basketball. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
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