Dee Ayuba

{{Short description|British Nigerian basketball player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1986|3|22}}

| birth_place = London, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|1|2|df=y|1986|3|22}}

| death_place = Luxembourg

| nationality = British / Nigerian

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• {{nowrap|Seminole State (2003–2005)}}
• Kansas City (2005–2007)

| draft_year = 2007

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| years1 = ?–?

| team1 = Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C.

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| team2 = Norrköping Dolphins

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| team3 = Uppsala Basket

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| team4 = Jämtland Basket

| years5 = ?–?

| team5 = Djurgårdens IF

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Oladapo Kanyinsola "Dee" Ayuba (22 March 1986 – 2 January 2018{{Cite web |url=https://www.wort.lu/de/sport/basketball-tragischer-tod-von-ayuba-5a4cfbfdc1097cee25b7b40d |title=Tragischer Tod von Ayuba |access-date=6 January 2018 |archive-date=4 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132416/https://www.wort.lu/de/sport/basketball-tragischer-tod-von-ayuba-5a4cfbfdc1097cee25b7b40d |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.svt.se/sport/basket/basketspelare-avled-efter-akut-hjartstopp/ |title=Basketspelare avled efter akut hjärtstopp |access-date=6 January 2018 |archive-date=6 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106120323/https://www.svt.se/sport/basket/basketspelare-avled-efter-akut-hjartstopp |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.rtl.lu/sport/1115150.html |title=Oladapo Ayuba am Alter vun 31 Joer gestuerwen |access-date=6 January 2018 |archive-date=6 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206234728/http://www.rtl.lu/sport/1115150.html |url-status=live }}) was a British Nigerian basketball player (forward).

Born in London, Ayuba spent four years of playing basketball for the University of Missouri-Kansas City in the NCAA. He began his professional European career for Plannja Basket from 2007-08. He returned to play for Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. in the Greek A2 Basket League.

After that, he played five seasons for the Norrköping Dolphins, a season with Uppsala Basket, and one season with Jämtland Basket. He played several seasons in the Basketligan and won the Swedish Champion in Basketball award two times and participated in the European Cup Games with Norrköping Dolphins in 2012. By the time New Year 2018 had come and gone,[https://www.svt.se/sport/basket/basketspelare-avled-efter-akut-hjartstopp Tidigare SM-guldvinnaren död efter akut hjärtstopp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106120323/https://www.svt.se/sport/basket/basketspelare-avled-efter-akut-hjartstopp |date=6 January 2018 }}, svt.se; accessed 6 January 2017. {{in lang|sv}} Ayuba was playing for the basketball department of Djurgårdens IF from their 2016–17 season onward. He played for a season with Residence Walferdange (Luxembourg).