Joseph Emmanuel Arinze Eriobu Jr. (born February 12, 1992) is a Filipino-Nigerian basketball player.[1][2]
No. 88 – Purefoods TJ Titans | |
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Position | Forward |
League | PBA 3x3 |
Personal information | |
Born | (1992-02-12) February 12, 1992 (age 30) British Hong Kong |
Nationality | Filipino / Nigerian |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Mapúa Institute of Technology |
PBA draft | 2016 Round: 2 / Pick: 4th overall |
Selected by the Mahindra Floodbuster | |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2017 | Mahindra Floodbuster |
2017–2019 | Phoenix Fuel Masters |
2019 | Blackwater Elite |
2019 | Winling |
2019–2020 | Hong Kong Eastern |
2021– | Purefoods TJ Titans (3x3) |
Eriobu was a long-time player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 4th overall by the Mahindra Floodbuster in the 2016 PBA draft.[3][4] He would later play for the Phoenix Fuel Masters and Blackwater Elite before being left unsigned to any PBA team in 2019.[5]
He would play for Hong Kong Eastern in the ASEAN Basketball League.[5][6]
Eriobu would shift to 3x3, joining the Purefoods TJ Titans of the PBA 3x3 with the aim of eventually returning to the main 5x5 PBA league.[7]
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