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Chinedu Onyeuku was a Nigerian professional basketball player with the ABA team Arlington Bulldogs. After a successful College career, Onyeuku spent one year playing professional basketball in Germany for Bayern Munich before returning to the United States.

Chinedu Onyeuku

Personal information
Born	(1983-11-05)5 November 1983 Lagos, Nigeria
Died	(2012-11-21)21 November 2012
Nationality	Nigerian
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Creighton Prep (Omaha, Nebraska)
College	Iowa Western CC (2002–2004) Illinois State (2004–2006)
NBA draft	2006 / Undrafted
Playing career	2006–2010
Position	Shooting guard
Career history
2007–2008	Bayern Munich
2009	San Antonio Stars
2009–2010	Texas Chaparrals
2010	Irving Assault
2010	Arlington Bulldogs
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Nigeria African Championships 2011 Madagascar Nigeria

On 21 November 2012 the 29-year-old Onyeuku — once a star at Omaha Creighton Prep —died when a homeowner shot at two men trying to break into his Plano, Tex., house.

Rumors immediately surfaced in Omaha that Valentine was the second burglar — and that his relatives had driven to Texas to return him back to Omaha.

Then, on April 9, Valentine called his probation officer. According to a court document filed last week, Valentine told the probation officer that he “went to Plano, Texas, and his intention was to do a home invasion — the plan was to rob a known drug dealer.”

“Subsequently, a homicide took place,” according to the court document filed by prosecutor Bill Ouren. Under terms of his probation, Valentine was not to leave Douglas County without permission.

Valentine, 25, now is in the Douglas County Jail. If convicted of the probation violation, he would face up to five years in prison — the maximum sentence on his original drug dealing charge.

Meanwhile, the investigation into Onyeuku's death continues.[1][2]

Biography

Chinedu immigrated to America from Lagos in 1989.[3] He attended Illinois State University where he played for his first basketball team called the Arlington Bulldogs. Onyeku played for the D’Tigers in 2009 and his national team several times but didn't play for the London Olympic Games in 2012.[4][5][6]

Achievements

Individual

• 2004: Iowa Western Community College - All-NEC 1st team [1]
• 2004: Iowa Western Community College - NEC player of the year
• 2009: Nigeria national basketball team

References

External links

• africabasket.com profile

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