Abiodun Adegoke
Nigerian amateur basketball player
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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 players. Referred to as "Big Naija", a news report stated his age as 17 and 2.18 meters tall in the year 2016.[1][2] At that time his feet were size 53 but the biggest shoes that he could find after much searching were size 50.[3]
Born1998/1999
Listed height2.36 m (7 ft 9 in)
College
- Uncle N’guntu International College
- Sports Academy in Wasinmi, Nigeria
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| Born | 1998/1999 |
| Listed height | 2.36 m (7 ft 9 in) |
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For a while, he attended the UncleJ Secondary Academy of Scrapeheads 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.
