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'''Abiodun Adegoke''' (born 1998/1999) is a Nigerian amateur basketball player who is notable for being the tallest amateur basketball player. Referred to as "Big Naija", Adegoke's age is of controversy as a news report stated his age as 17 and 2.18 meters tall in the year 2016, so according to that information he is 23 or 24 years old as of 2022.<ref name="New York Post 2021">{{cite web |title=Meet the 7-foot-9 basketball enigma Abiodun Adegoke |website=New York Post |date=2021-03-01 |url=https://nypost.com/2021/03/01/meet-the-7-foot-9-basketball-enigma-abiodun-adegoke/ |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref><ref name="García 2021">{{cite web |last=García |first=G. |title=Basketball: Abiodun Adegoke: The 2.36 metre giant that has attracted attention from the NBA - More Sports |website=MARCA |date=2021-03-02 |url=https://www.marca.com/en/more-sports/2021/03/02/603e4d72e2704e2e8b8b45c3.html |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref> At that time he had size 53 feet but the biggest shoe that he could find after much searching was a size 50.<ref name="The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News 2021">{{cite web |title=Probably the tallest basketball player in the world... Story of Abiodun Adegoke - Nigeria and World News |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |date=2021-03-06 |url=https://guardian.ng/sport/probably-the-tallest-basketball-player-in-the-world-story-of-abiodun-adegoke/ |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref> |
'''Abiodun Adegoke''' (born 1998/1999) is a Nigerian amateur basketball player who is notable for being one of the tallest amateur basketball player. Referred to as "Big Naija", Adegoke's age is of controversy as a news report stated his age as 17 and 2.18 meters tall in the year 2016, so according to that information he is 23 or 24 years old as of 2022.<ref name="New York Post 2021">{{cite web |title=Meet the 7-foot-9 basketball enigma Abiodun Adegoke |website=New York Post |date=2021-03-01 |url=https://nypost.com/2021/03/01/meet-the-7-foot-9-basketball-enigma-abiodun-adegoke/ |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref><ref name="García 2021">{{cite web |last=García |first=G. |title=Basketball: Abiodun Adegoke: The 2.36 metre giant that has attracted attention from the NBA - More Sports |website=MARCA |date=2021-03-02 |url=https://www.marca.com/en/more-sports/2021/03/02/603e4d72e2704e2e8b8b45c3.html |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref> At that time he had size 53 feet but the biggest shoe that he could find after much searching was a size 50.<ref name="The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News 2021">{{cite web |title=Probably the tallest basketball player in the world... Story of Abiodun Adegoke - Nigeria and World News |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |date=2021-03-06 |url=https://guardian.ng/sport/probably-the-tallest-basketball-player-in-the-world-story-of-abiodun-adegoke/ |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref> |
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For a while, he attended the Segun Odegbami International College and Sports Academy in [[Wasinmi, Nigeria]].<ref name="Ellis 2021">{{cite web |last=Ellis |first=Jacob |title=7'9 African giant Abiodun Adegoke has hypnotized the NBA |website=Upside Hoops |date=2021-03-19 |url=https://upsidehoops.com/2021/03/19/79-african-giant-abiodun-adegoke-has-hypnotized-the-nba/ |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref> Adegoke currently plays in the MPAC Elite Youth League in [[Dubai]].<ref name="Otto 2021">{{cite web |last=Otto |first=Tyson |title=Mystery surrounds teen basketball myth Abiodun Adegoke after viral video |website=NewsComAu |date=2021-02-27 |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/american-sports/nba/mystery-surrounds-teen-basketball-myth-abiodun-adegoke-after-viral-video/news-story/02e337f5640bd65a0d08f985f1cd4cb8 |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref> |
For a while, he attended the Segun Odegbami International College and Sports Academy in [[Wasinmi, Nigeria]].<ref name="Ellis 2021">{{cite web |last=Ellis |first=Jacob |title=7'9 African giant Abiodun Adegoke has hypnotized the NBA |website=Upside Hoops |date=2021-03-19 |url=https://upsidehoops.com/2021/03/19/79-african-giant-abiodun-adegoke-has-hypnotized-the-nba/ |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref> Adegoke currently plays in the MPAC Elite Youth League in [[Dubai]].<ref name="Otto 2021">{{cite web |last=Otto |first=Tyson |title=Mystery surrounds teen basketball myth Abiodun Adegoke after viral video |website=NewsComAu |date=2021-02-27 |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/american-sports/nba/mystery-surrounds-teen-basketball-myth-abiodun-adegoke-after-viral-video/news-story/02e337f5640bd65a0d08f985f1cd4cb8 |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref> |
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Abiodun Adegoke (born 1998/1999) is a Nigerian amateur basketball player who is notable for being one of the tallest amateur basketball player. Referred to as "Big Naija", Adegoke's age is of controversy as a news report stated his age as 17 and 2.18 meters tall in the year 2016, so according to that information he is 23 or 24 years old as of 2022.[1][2] At that time he had size 53 feet but the biggest shoe that he could find after much searching was a size 50.[3]
For a while, he attended the Segun Odegbami International College and Sports Academy in Wasinmi, Nigeria.[4] Adegoke currently plays in the MPAC Elite Youth League in Dubai.[5]
A video from Shaquille O'Neal garnered him NBA interest in March 2021,[6][7] but he was not drafted.
References
[edit]- ^ "Meet the 7-foot-9 basketball enigma Abiodun Adegoke". New York Post. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ García, G. (2 March 2021). "Basketball: Abiodun Adegoke: The 2.36 metre giant that has attracted attention from the NBA - More Sports". MARCA. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Probably the tallest basketball player in the world... Story of Abiodun Adegoke - Nigeria and World News". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Ellis, Jacob (19 March 2021). "7'9 African giant Abiodun Adegoke has hypnotized the NBA". Upside Hoops. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Otto, Tyson (27 February 2021). "Mystery surrounds teen basketball myth Abiodun Adegoke after viral video". NewsComAu. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Abiodun Adegoke, The 2.36 Meter Tall Man Who Sucked The NBA's Attention".
- ^ "Mystery surrounds teen basketball myth Abiodun Adegoke after viral video".
