Lotanna Nwogbo puts the icing on the cake for the UEMC Real Valladolid Basketball squad for the 2023/2024 season. The imposing 2.04-meter center is a dominating ‘five’, scorer near the basket and consummate rebounder in the league, since he comes from the Leyma Coruña, where he signed 10 points and 4.7 rebounds on average last season. His arrival will bring a lot of muscle and physical power to Paco García’s team, and the signing of the American interior, nationalized with Nigeria, closes the squad one month after the team begins training (Monday, August 28).
Lotanna Nwogbo (May 30, 1993 – Lithonia, Georgia, United States) is an American player, a Nigerian national, who stands out for being an imperial center, with a lot of muscle and kilos. A 30-year-old veteran with extensive experience (he has played on four continents), he knows the LEB Oro perfectly and has established himself as one of the most dominant insiders in the competition in recent years. The ‘five’, thus, is a great rebounder and finisher near the basket, with mobility and the ability to play above the rim and intimidate behind.
The new blanquivioleta player began his training in the Tulane University, in the NCAA Green Wave, the university elite of the United States, and played his first two seasons there. For the next two in her formative stage, Lotanna Nwogbo signed for the Longwood Lancerswhere he excelled with 15.7 points, 8.1 rebounds and an average efficiency of 17.7 in his last year.
After completing his university education, The pivot’s first professional experience took place in Argentina, in the ranks of Gimnasia Indalo, where he once again demonstrated his power under the basket with an average of 11.2 points and 5.3 rebounds. He soon changed gears and made the leap to Deportivo Viedmaand later landed in Japanin the Sendai 89ersto later return to South America and by the hand of the Valdivia Sports Club of Chile. An important journey in which he grew season after season and added key international baggage to continue his development as a player.
His last year on American soil came in Argentina again, in the Club Atletico Athens (15.8 goals on average), where his great campaign also served to fill him with individual recognition, since he was named Imported Player of the Year and chosen in the Ideal Team of the League.
From Argentina he landed in Türkiyein it New Mamak Sports Club of the Ottoman Second Division. Once again, Lotanna Nwogbo shone and posted fantastic figures with 16.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, confirming his ability to score, rebound and dominate the paint wherever he played.
It is in March 2020 when the North American player landed in Spain, in the ranks of the Leyma Coruña, after a few months training without a team due to the Covid-19 break. In Riazor, thus, he once again demonstrated his power with 11.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game (12.4 PIR) and added to his passport the fourth continent in which he has played after doing so in America, Asia and Africa, with his national team.
The level shown in a league like LEB Oro catapulted the Give Groningen of the prestigious BNXT League, which includes Belgium and the Netherlands. This campaign the new blanquivioleta signing also competed at a continental level, playing the FIBA Europe Cup (the second European competition of the IBF) and breaking into five games with averages of 13.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists (15 valuation credits).. In the domestic league, Lotanna Nwogbo posted a formidable average of 11.1 points and 5.3 rebounds.
After a new adventure adding another country to his long professional passport, The North American player returned to Spain, to Leyma Coruña again, with whom he played this last season. His numbers from him? 10 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.7 reboundsand the umpteenth demonstration of his conditions under the rings.
As if that were not enough, internationally, The new UEMC Real Valladolid Basketball player made his debut with the Nigerian team in 2018, when he played three qualifying matches for the 2019 World Cup in China.
With the signing of the American interior, UEMC Real Valladolid Basketball considers the squad closed and already has 12 confirmed members for the 2023/2023 academic year: Mike Torres and Sergi Costa at point guard; Jaan Puidet and Devin Schmidt in the shooting guard; Romaric Belemene, Maj Kovacevic and Juan García Abril at ‘three’; Sergio de la Fuente, Jaime Fernández and Iñigo Rollo as power forwards; and Lucas N’Guessan and Lotanna Nwogbo himself as centers. Summer market closed one month before the start of the preseason (Monday, August 28).
Looking forward to living a special season
Excited about the new challenge he faces Lotanna Nwogbo, the American player highlighted the level recently shown by UEMC Real Valladolid Baloncesto. “I am very excited to join the Club after speaking with the sports director and the coach. We have great expectations for this season, Valladolid has always been competitive in the years in which I have played in the LEB and this will not be different. I’m looking forward to getting to work and seeing how special this course is going to be”.
paco garciaLikewise, he highlighted the capabilities of the new ‘five’ and spoke of the entire squad. “The signing of Lotanna Nwogbo is the culmination of a real aspiration to complete a squad with many aspirations. We find in Lotanna a real inside player, who dominates both areas, with the ability to play in the low post, to block, to rebound, a player who puts on a show for the fans and who we believe closes a very good level squad for compete for everything in this league that is coming to us. It has been a long signing, which has taken a lot of work, many hours of convincing him to accept our offer and an offer of a team approach, Club, city and a sports project in which he can also grow as a player. We are very happy, we welcome you. It is the icing on the cake that closes a very, very exciting team”.
Pepe CatalinaFinally, he valued the arrival of the American interior to the UEMC Real Valladolid Basketball and what is sought with his hiring. “Lotanna Nwogbo was always the first choice for this position. We were looking for a player with good physical condition, forceful on both sides of the field and with the possibility of being a reference in attacking in the game with his back in the low post.. As was the case with Devin Schmidt in the starting shooting guard position, in the position of starting ‘five’ the Club also set itself the goal of being able to get a player who would be good for the team and who would be an exciting reference for the fans for be someone known for his style of play. It has taken time to be able to move it forward, but, based on a lot of good communication, patience and an effort on everyone’s part, it has been possible to get his signing ”.
2023-07-28 08:56:48
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