Ifunanya Debbie "Ify" Ibekwe (born 5 October 1989) is a Nigerian American professional basketball player for the Virtus Eirene Ragusa and the Nigeria women's national team.
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Born | (1989-10-05) 5 October 1989 (age 32) Los Angeles, California, United States | ||||||||||
Nationality | Nigerian / American | ||||||||||
Listed height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||
Listed weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school | Narbonne (Los Angeles, California) | ||||||||||
College | Arizona (2007–2011) | ||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 24th overall | ||||||||||
Selected by the Seattle Storm | |||||||||||
Playing career | 2011–present | ||||||||||
Position | Small forward / Power forward | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
2011 | Seattle Storm | ||||||||||
2012 | CB Ciudad de Burgos | ||||||||||
2013 | Ibaizabal Galdakao | ||||||||||
2014–2019 | Spar Citylift Girona | ||||||||||
2015–2016 | South East Queensland Stars | ||||||||||
2017 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||||||
2019– | Virtus Eirene Ragusa | ||||||||||
Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||
Medals
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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 |
Year[1] | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2007–08 | Arizona | 24 | 249 | 47.3 | – | 53.2 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 10.4 |
2008–09 | Arizona | 29 | 456 | 45.9 | 25.0 | 66.1 | 11.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 15.7 |
2009–10 | Arizona | 31 | 434 | 47.2 | 35.3 | 61.8 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 14.0 |
2010–11 | Arizona | 32 | 514 | 47.8 | 42.4 | 70.2 | 9.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 16.1 |
Career | Arizona | 116 | 1653 | 47.0 | 38.9 | 64.4 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 14.3 |
Ibekwe was selected in the second round of the 2011 WNBA draft (24th overall) by the Seattle Storm.[2]
Ify represents the Nigerian Women's National Team.[3][4]
Ibekwe is the daughter of Nigerian parents, Agatha and Augustine Ibekwe. She has two brothers who played college basketball, Onye Ibekwe played for Long Beach State and Ekene Ibekwe played for the University of Maryland. She also has one sister, Chinyere.[5]
2011 WNBA draft | |
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Second round |
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