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Abu Haef Kigab (born November 3, 1998) is a Sudanese-Canadian professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks and for the Boise State Broncos of the Mountain West Conference.

Abu Kigab

Free agent
Position	Small forward
Personal information
Born	(1998-11-03) November 3, 1998 (age 24) Khartoum, Sudan
Nationality	Sudanese / Canadian
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Francis Catholic (St. Catharines, Ontario) Prolific Prep (Napa, California)
College	Oregon (2017–2019) Boise State (2019–2022)
NBA draft	2022 / Undrafted
Playing career	2022–present
Career highlights and awards
2x Second-team All-Mountain West (2021, 2022) Mountain West tournament MVP (2022)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Canada FIBA Under-19 World Cup 2017 Egypt Team

High school career

Born in Khartoum, Sudan, Kigab moved to St. Catharines, Ontario with his family at age nine.[1] He attended Queen Mary Public School and St. Francis Catholic Secondary School and joined the Prolific Prep Academy in Napa, California in 2015.[2]

Kigab was tabbed a breakout performer at Basketball Without Borders in 2016 and was ranked a four-star recruit in the class of 2017 by Scout and ESPN.[3]

He committed to playing college basketball for Oregon in March 2017,[4] having also considered Illinois, Baylor, California, Kansas, Minnesota, USC and Virginia Tech.[5]

College career

As a sophomore, Kigab averaged 2.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game in 10 games. On January 14, 2019, it was announced that he was transferring to Boise State.[6] Kigab averaged 11.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game as a junior.[7] As a senior, he averaged 11.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, two assists, 1.2 steals and 0.9 blocks per game, earning Second Team All-Mountain West Conference honors. In the final game of the season, Kigab suffered a torn labrum in his right shoulder. He opted to take advantage of the fifth season of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Kigab was named to the Second Team All-Mountain West for the second consecutive season.[9]

Professional career

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2022)

On October 24, 2022, Kigab joined the Fort Wayne Mad Ants training camp roster.[10] However, he did not make the final roster.

National team career

Kigab competed for Canada at the 2015 FIBA U19 World Cup and the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship. In July 2017, he was a key player on a Canada team that captured gold at the FIBA U19 World Cup, averaging 14.7 points and 10.6 rebounds, as well as 2.3 assists per game. For his efforts, he was named to the tournament's All-Star Five.[11]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Oregon	35	0	7.7	.344	.227	.409	1.1	.2	.4	.2	1.6
2018–19	Oregon	10	3	14.9	.440	.091	.600	2.7	1.8	.2	.0	2.6
2019–20	Boise State	20	18	25.8	.420	.328	.734	3.6	1.0	.7	.3	11.1
2020–21	Boise State	25	25	28.0	.467	.301	.716	5.4	2.0	1.2	.9	11.8
2021–22	Boise State	35	35	31.5	.500	.301	.677	5.7	2.4	1.3	.4	14.8
Career		125	81	121.9	.461	.293	.680	3.8	1.4	.8	.4	8.9

References

External links

• Boise State Broncos bio
• Oregon Ducks bio

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