Tonye Frank Jekiri (born 23 July 1994) is a Nigerian professional basketball player who CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League.
_(cropped).jpg) Jekiri with Fenerbahçe in 2022 | |
| No. 3 – CSKA Moscow | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 23 July 1994 Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 227 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Champagnat Catholic School (Hialeah, Florida) |
| College | Miami (Florida) (2012–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Bandırma Kırmızı |
| 2017–2018 | Oostende |
| 2018–2019 | Gaziantep |
| 2019–2020 | ASVEL |
| 2020–2021 | Baskonia |
| 2021–2022 | UNICS Kazan |
| 2022–2023 | Fenerbahçe |
| 2023- | CSKA Moscow |
| Career highlights and awards | |
College career edit
Jekiri played four seasons for the Miami Hurricanes and participated in two Sweet 16s. As a senior, he averaged 7.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.[1]
Professional career edit
Jekiri signed his first professional contract with Turkish team Bandırma Kırmızı of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.[2]
In the 2017–18 season, Jekiri played with BC Oostende in the Belgian Pro Basketball League. With Oostende he won the championship, and was named the PBL Finals MVP. He was also the leading rebounder in the PBL, with 7.3 per game.[citation needed]
With the 2018-19 season, he turned back to the Turkey and Basketbol Süper Ligi with the Gaziantep.
On 3 July 2019 Jekiri signed a one-year contract with LDLC ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A and first time he will play in the EuroLeague.[3][4] He averaged 8.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in 27 games.
On 11 July 2020 Jekiri officially signed a two-year contract with Baskonia of the Liga ACB and EuroLeague.[5] He averaged 6.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.
On July 25, 2021, Jekiri signed with the Russian team UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague (until the club was suspended from competing due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine).[6]
On June 27, 2022, Jekiri signed a two-year (1+1) contract with Turkish club Fenerbahçe of the Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague .[7] On July 14, 2023, Fenerbahçe opted out of their mutual contract and Jekiri became a free agent.
Career statistics edit
| 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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
College edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Miami (Florida) | 34 | 0 | 6.9 | .514 | .000 | .550 | 1.6 | .1 | .2 | .3 | 1.4 |
| 2013–14 | 32 | 16 | 21.4 | .456 | .000 | .581 | 5.5 | .7 | .6 | .9 | 4.2 | |
| 2014–15 | 37 | 37 | 30.3 | .500 | 1.000 | .729 | 9.9 | 1.2 | .6 | 1.3 | 8.6 | |
| 2015–16 | 35 | 35 | 28.4 | .525 | .000 | .576 | 8.6 | .8 | .4 | 1.0 | 7.6 | |
| Career | 139 | 88 | 21.9 | .501 | .200 | .640 | 6.5 | .7 | .5 | .9 | 5.5 | |
Source: RealGM
EuroLeague edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | ASVEL Basket | 27 | 23 | 23.5 | .524 | .000 | .662 | 7.5 | 1.3 | .8 | .3 | 8.7 | 12.8 |
| 2020–21 | Baskonia | 30 | 14 | 18.5 | .510 | .000 | .643 | 4.9 | 1.9 | .7 | .4 | 6.0 | 8.4 |
| 2021–22 | UNICS Kazan | 24 | 6 | 24:3 | .631 | .000 | .622 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .3 | 7.6 | 12.2 |
| 2022–23 | Fenerbahçe | 21 | 5 | 12:1 | .687 | .000 | .632 | 3.1 | .8 | .3 | .2 | 5.0 | 6.6 |
| Career | 102 | 48 | 20.1 | .566 | .000 | .645 | 5.6 | 1.3 | .7 | .3 | 6.9 | 10.1 | |
References edit
- ^ Chirinos, Christy (April 13, 2016). "Former 'Canes standouts Rodriguez, Jekiri and FIU's Diaz begin chasing NBA dreams". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "Catching up with ProCanes: Tonye Jekiri". Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "ASVEL signs Tonye Jekiri". Eurohoops. 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ "ASVEL brings in center Jekiri". Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ "Baskonia, Tonye Jekiri agree to a 2-year deal". Sportando. July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ "UNICS Kazan announces 1-year deal with Tonye Jekiri". Sportando. July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "Tonye Jekiri Fenerbahçe Beko'da" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe. June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.