Danny Agbelese

Danny Agbelese
Free agent
Position	Center / power forward
Personal information
Born	April 14, 1990 (age 34); Lanham, Maryland
Nationality	American / Nigerian
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Massanutten Military Academy; (Woodstock, Virginia);
College	Collin College (2008–2010); Hampton (2010–2012);
NBA draft	2012: undrafted
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2013	Esteghlal Qeshm
2013	Unión Atlética
2013–2014	Wanderers Paysandú
2014–2015	Guadalajara
2015	Rethymno
2015	Ourense
2015–2016	Gipuzkoa Basket
2016–2017	Enel Brindisi
2017	Pau-Orthez
2017–2018	Gipuzkoa Basket
2018–2019	Holargos
2019–2020	Kolossos Rodou
2020–2021	Promitheas Patras
2021–2022	Real Betis
2022	Peristeri
2023	Estudiantes
2023	Marinos de Anzoátegui
2023	Piratas de La Guaira
Career highlights and awards
	Greek Super Cup MVP (2020); Greek Super Cup winner (2020); All-Greek League Defensive Team (2021); 2x Greek League blocks leader (2019, 2021); 2x Greek League All Star (2019, 2020);

Danny Akintunde Agbelese^[1] (born April 14, 1990) is an American-Nigerian^[2]^[3] professional basketball player. After two years at Collin College, and two years at Hampton, Agbelese entered the 2012 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds. He was named MVP of the Greek Super Cup in 2020.

High school career[edit]

Agbelese played high school basketball at Massanutten Military Academy, in Woodstock, Virginia.

College career[edit]

After high school, Agbelese played college basketball at Collin College, from 2008 to 2010. After that, he transferred to Hampton, where he stayed until 2012.

Professional career[edit]

Agbelese made his first professional footprints in Iran, in the 2012–13 season, with Esteghlal Qeshm. The next year he moved to Uruguay, and joined Union Atletica. During the season, he left the club, and signed with Wanderers Paysandu. At the start of 2014, he agreed with the Spanish club Guadalajara. The same year he also played with the Greek club Rethymno^[4] and the Spanish club Ourense.

In the 2015–16 season, he played again in Spain, with Gipuzkoa Basket.^[5] In 2016, he signed with the Italian club Enel Brindisi.^[6] During the 2017–18 season, he signed with Élan Béarnais in France,^[7] but later in the season he left the club, and re-signed with Gipuzkoa Basket.^[8] He went on to average 7.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.

On August 6, 2018, he joined Holargos of the Greek Basket League.^[9] On August 7, 2019, Agbelese agreed to stay in Greece with Kolossos Rodou, joining his Holargos coach, Aris Lykogiannis, there.

On August 11, 2019, he signed with Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. ^[10] On July 22, 2020, Agbelese officially moved to his fourth Greek club, Promitheas Patras, which also competes in the EuroCup. ^[11]

On August 16, 2021, Agbelese signed with Real Betis of the Spanish Liga ACB.^[12] In 16 games, he averaged 2.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest.

On March 6, 2022, Agbelese moved to Peristeri of the Greek Basket League for the rest of the season.^[13] In a total of 11 games, he averaged 4.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.8 blocks, playing around 15 minutes per contest.

Honours[edit]

Greek Basketball Super Cup: (2020)

References[edit]

^ Danny Agbelese.
^ nombre completo: Danny Akintunde Agbelese nacionalidad NGA Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish).
^ Danny Agbelese Nat. Sporty: NIG (in Italian).
^ AGO Rethymno landing Danny Agbelese.
^ Gipuzkoa announces Danny Agbelese.
^ Enel Brindisi lands Danny Agbelese.
^ Pau-Lacq-Orthez adds Agbelese to their roster.
^ Danny Agbelese a new player of Gipuzkoa.
^ Holargos signed Danny Agbelese.
^ Skerletic, Dario (August 11, 2019). "Kolossos Rhodes sign Danny Agbelese". Sportando. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
^ "Ο DANNY AGBELESE ΣΤΟΝ ΠΡΟΜΗΘΕΑ" (in Greek). PromitheasPatrasB.C. August 22, 2020. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
^ "Acuerdo para la incorporación del pívot Danny Agbelese". Sportando. August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
^ Mammides, Chris (March 6, 2022). "Danny Agbelese (ex Real Betis) agreed terms with Peristeri". Eurobasket. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

External links[edit]

RealGM.com Profile
Basketball-Reference.com Profile
Eurobasket.com Profile
BallersAbroad.com Profile
Spanish League Profile Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
Greek Basket League Profile
Italian League Profile (in Italian)
Hampton College Bio

[1] Danny Agbelese.

[2] re completo: Danny Akintunde Agbelese nacionalidad NGA Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish).

[3] Danny Agbelese Nat. Sporty: NIG (in Italian).

[4] AGO Rethymno landing Danny Agbelese.

[5] Gipuzkoa announces Danny Agbelese.

[6] Enel Brindisi lands Danny Agbelese.

[7] Pau-Lacq-Orthez adds Agbelese to their roster.

[8] Danny Agbelese a new player of Gipuzkoa.

[9] Holargos signed Danny Agbelese.

[10] Skerletic, Dario (August 11, 2019). "Kolossos Rhodes sign Danny Agbelese". Sportando. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

[11] "Ο DANNY AGBELESE ΣΤΟΝ ΠΡΟΜΗΘΕΑ" (in Greek). PromitheasPatrasB.C. August 22, 2020. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.

[12] "Acuerdo para la incorporación del pívot Danny Agbelese". Sportando. August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.

[13] Mammides, Chris (March 6, 2022). "Danny Agbelese (ex Real Betis) agreed terms with Peristeri". Eurobasket. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

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