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Serge Ibaka
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Congolese-Spanish basketball player
OverviewAI-generated
Serge Jonas Ibaka Ngobila is a male basketball player who competes as a center. He holds citizenship in Spain and the Republic of the Congo, representing both nations in international competition. Born in Brazzaville in 1989, he speaks Spanish, French, English, and Lingala. His professional career began in 2007, and he has played in the National Basketball Association and the Basketball Bundesliga.
Ibaka has been a member of several teams, including the Oklahoma City Thunder, CB L'Hospitalet, Bàsquet Manresa, and Real Madrid Baloncesto. He was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics and wears the number 9. His international participation includes the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, and FIBA EuroBasket 2011.
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Key facts
- 2006
- Inter Club
- 2011
- Real Madrid
- 2021
- → Agua Caliente Clippers
- Position
- Center / power forward
- Born
- ( 1989-09-18 ) 18 September 1989 (age 36) , Brazzaville , Republic of Congo
- Nationality
- Congolese / Spanish
- Listed height
- 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
- Listed weight
- 107 kg (236 lb)
- Nba draft
- 2008 : 1st round, 24th overall pick
- Drafted by
- Seattle SuperSonics
- Playing career
- 2006–present
- 2007 2008
- L'Hospitalet
- 2008 2009
- Manresa
- 2009 2016
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- 2016 2017
- Orlando Magic
- 2017 2020
- Toronto Raptors
- 2020 2022
- Los Angeles Clippers
- 2022 2023
- Milwaukee Bucks
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Position
- Center
- Nationality
- Spain
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Serge
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of the Congo
- Place of birth
- Brazzaville
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Languages spoken
- Lingala
- Participant in
- FIBA EuroBasket 2011
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- Partizani Tirana
- Position played
- center
- League
- Basketball Bundesliga
- Country for sport
- Republic of the Congo
- Mass
- 120
- Official website
- www.sergeibaka.com
- Image
- Serge Ibaka, Markieff Morris (26715101498) (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 210
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- Commons category
- Serge Ibaka
- date of birth
- 1989-09-18
- drafted by
- Seattle SuperSonics
- sport number
- 0
- start of work period
- 2007-00-00
- birth name
- Serge Jonas Ibaka Ngobila
- social media followers
- 516000
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Encyclopedic overview
Serge Jonás Ibaka Ngobila (/ˈsɜːrdʒ iːˈbækə/; born 18 September 1989) is a Congolese-Spanish professional basketball player who last played for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 24th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft. Ibaka is a three-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection and has twice led the league in blocks. Although born in the Republic of the Congo, he is also a Spanish citizen and has played for the Spain national team. In 2019, Ibaka won an NBA championship as a member of the Toronto Raptors.
Early life
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