Dokun Akingbade
{{short description|Nigerian basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Dokun Akingbade
| image = Dokun akingbade akita (cropped).jpg
| caption = Akingbade at Akita Municipal Gymnasium
| position = Power forward/Center
| height_cm = 207
| weight_kg = 108
| league =
| team =
| number = 5
| nationality = American / Nigerian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1984|6|5}}
| birth_place = Lagos, Nigeria
| high_school = Bladensburg (Bladensburg, Maryland)
| college =
- George Washington (2002–2007)
| draft_year = 2007
| career_start = 2007
| career_end = 2013
| years1 = 2007
| team1 = Long Island PrimeTime
| years2 = 2007
| team2 = AD Vagos
| years3 = 2007-2008
| team3 = Vermont Frost Heaves
| years4 = 2008-2009
| team4 = Niigata Albirex BB
| years5 = 2009-2010
| team5 = KFUM Jamtland Basket
| years6 = 2010
| team6 = BSC Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld
| years7 = 2010-2011
| team7 = Akita Northern Happinets
| years8=2011-2012
| team8=Giants Düsseldorf
| years9 = 2012
| team9 = Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga
| years10 = 2012-2013
| team10 = Island Storm
| years11 =
| team11 =
| highlights =
}}
Ayodokun Samuel Akingbade (born June 5, 1984) is a Nigerian former professional basketball player who played for the Akita Northern Happinets of the Japanese bj league.{{cite web |last=Odeven Times |first=Ed |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2011/03/12/basketball/bj-league/henrys-42-carry-akita-past-tokyo-in-2ot-thriller/ |title=Henry's 42 carry Akita past Tokyo in 2OT thriller |date=12 March 2011 |accessdate=14 August 2017 |archive-date=14 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814143522/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2011/03/12/basketball/bj-league/henrys-42-carry-akita-past-tokyo-in-2ot-thriller/ |url-status=dead }} He currently serves for the United States Department of State.{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/dokun-akingbade-583a1744/ |title=Dokun Akingbade |website=LinkedIn}}
College statistics
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2002-03
| style="text-align:left;"| George Washington
| 26 ||0 ||6.4 || .350 || .000 || .375|| 1.38 ||0.00 || 0.23 || 0.15 || 0.65
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2003-04
| style="text-align:left;"| George Washington
| 8 ||0 ||1.5 || .000 || .000 || .000|| 0.25 ||0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2004-05
| style="text-align:left;"| George Washington
| 20 ||2 ||6.5 || .438 || .000 || .500||1.30 ||0.00 || 0.15 || 0.35 || 1.75
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2006-07
| style="text-align:left;"| George Washington
| 32 ||31 ||22.8 || .547 || .000 || .554|| 5.56 ||0.97 || 0.38 || 0.75 || 7.25
|-
|- class="sortbottom"
! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career
!86 ||33 || 12.1 ||.513 || .000 ||.529 || 2.81 ||0.36 || 0.24 ||0.41 || 3.30
|-
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Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
= Regular season =
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|-
| align="left" | 2008-09
| align="left" | Niigata
| 33 || 30 || 32.9 || .471 || .000 || .548 || 12.8 || 1.3 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 18.6
|-
| align="left" | 2009-10
| align="left" | Jämtland
| 36 || || 28.5 || .515 || .000 || .502 || 8.9 || 1.0 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 16.6
|-
| align="left" | 2010-11
| align="left" | Fürstenfeld
| 1 || || 24.0 || .333 || .000 || .429 || 6.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 9.0
|-
| align="left" | 2010-11
| align="left" | Akita
| 39 || 27 || 25.2 || .470 || .000 || .478 || 11.3 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 0.8 || 9.3
|-
| align="left" | 2011-12
| align="left" | Düsseldorf
| 4 || || 6.0 || .375 || .000 || .667 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.0
|-
| align="left" | 2012-13
| align="left" | Island Storm
| 8 || 7 || 20.1 || .400 || .000 || .345 || 4.88 || 1.88 || 0.25 || 0.25 || 7.25
|-
|- class="sortbottom"
! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Japan totals
!72 ||57 || 28.7 ||.471 || .000 ||.522 || 12.0 ||0.9 || 0.4 ||0.7 || 13.6
|-
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= Playoffs =
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2010-11
|style="text-align:left;"|Akita
| 2 || || 23.0 || .400 || .000 || .462 || 10.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 9.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2011-12
|style="text-align:left;"|Düsseldorf
| 5 || || 4.6 || .333 || .000 || .500 || 1.6 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.8
|-
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Ayodokun-Akingbade/Canada/Island-Storm/52493? Eurobasket.com profile]
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Dokun-Akingbade/Summary/10513 RealGM profile]
- [http://stats.basketballnavi.com/player.pl?pl_id=741 Stats in Japan]
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Category:Akita Northern Happinets players
Category:BSC Fürstenfeld Panthers players
Category:George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball players
Category:Jämtland Basket players
Category:Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Austria
Category:Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Canada
Category:Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Germany
Category:Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Japan
Category:Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Sweden
Category:Nigerian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Category:Nigerian men's basketball players
Category:Niigata Albirex BB players