Ify Ibekwe facts for kids
| Small forward / power forward | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Born | 5 October 1989 Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Nationality | Nigerian / American | ||||||||||
| High school | Narbonne (Los Angeles, California) | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2.02 in) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| College | Arizona (2007–2011) | ||||||||||
| NBA Draft | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 24th overall | ||||||||||
| Selected by the Seattle Storm | |||||||||||
| Pro career | 2011–present | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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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.
Arizona statistics
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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 | 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 |
WNBA
Ibekwe was selected in the second round of the 2011 WNBA draft (24th overall) by the Seattle Storm.
National Team Career
Ify represents the Nigerian Women's National Team.
Personal
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.
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