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Also known as Serge Jonas Ibaka Ngobila

Congolese-Spanish basketball player

OverviewAI-generated

Serge Jonas Ibaka Ngobila, born on September 18, 1989, in Brazzaville, is a male basketball player who plays the center position. He holds citizenship in both Spain and the Republic of the Congo and has represented both nations in international competition. Ibaka speaks Spanish, French, English, and Lingala. His professional career began in 2007, and he was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics.

Throughout his career, Ibaka has been a member of several sports teams, including CB L'Hospitalet, Bàsquet Manresa, Real Madrid Baloncesto, and the Oklahoma City Thunder. He has competed in the National Basketball Association and the Basketball Bundesliga. Additionally, he participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, and FIBA EuroBasket 2011.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Spain
Active from
1989

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
21,736
Total plays
127,960

Tags

afrobeatsUSA

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Serge+Ibaka">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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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
Team
_Free Agent Basketball
Position
Center
Nationality
Spain

via TheSportsDB

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Serge
Gender
male
Place of birth
Brazzaville
Languages spoken
Lingala
Participant in
FIBA EuroBasket 2011
Member of team
Partizani Tirana
Position played
center
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
sport number
0
start of work period
2007-00-00
birth name
Serge Jonas Ibaka Ngobila
social media followers
516000
Sources (8)

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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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Serge Ibaka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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