Lotanna Nwogbo
{{Short description|American-Nigerian basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Lotanna Nwogbo
| image =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lbs = 255
| league = Liga ACB
| team = Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
| position = Center / power forward
| number =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|5|30}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia
| nationality = {{hlist|American|Nigerian}}
| high_school = Mount Vernon Presbyterian School
(Sandy Springs, Georgia)
| college =
| draft_year = 2016
| career_start = 2016
| years1 = 2016–2017
| team1 = Gimnasia Comodoro
| years2 = 2019–2020
| team2 = Yeni Mamak Spor
| years3 = 2020–2021
| team3 = Básquet Coruña
| years4 = 2021–2022
| team4 = Donar
| years5 = 2022–2023
| team5 = Básquet Coruña
| years6 = 2023–2024
| team6 = Real Valladolid
| years7 = 2024
| team7 = Guangxi Rhinos
| years8 = 2024–present
| team8 = Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
| highlights =
}}
Lotanna Afam Nwogbo{{cite web |title=LOTANNA AFAM NWOGBO |url=https://www.tbf.org.tr/ligler/tbl-2019-2020/basketbolcu-detay/473486 |website=Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu |access-date=13 September 2024}} (born May 30, 1993) is an American-Nigerian basketball player for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada of the Liga ACB. Standing at {{height|ft=6|in=8}} tall, he plays as a center or power forward.
Early life and high school career
Born in Atlanta, Nwogbo played for his high school Mount Vernon Presbyterian School. He was named first-team All-Georgia Independent School Association and All-Region after averaging 16 points and 9 rebounds in his senior season.{{Cite web |title=Lotanna Nwogbo - Men's Basketball |url=https://longwoodlancers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/lotanna-nwogbo/1990 |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=Longwood University Athletics |language=en}}
College career
Nwogbo started his college career with Tulane. In 2013, he transferred to play for Longwood. In his senior season, he averaged 16.4 points and 8.8 rebounds. He was named to the All-Big South Conference First Team.{{cite web |title=Nwogbo Named All-Big South First Team |url=https://longwoodlancers.com/news/2016/3/1/mens-basketball-nwogbo-named-all-big-south-first-team |website=Longwood Lancers |access-date=August 27, 2021 |date=March 1, 2016}}
Professional career
In 2016, Nwogbo started his professional career with Gimnasia Comodoro in the Argentinian Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB). He averaged 11 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in 23 LNB games.{{cite web |title=Lotanna Nwogbo Player Profile, Longwood, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Lotanna-Nwogbo/Summary/30771 |website=basketball.realgm.com |access-date=20 August 2021}}
In the 2019–20 season, he returned to professional basketball when he signed in Turkey with Yeni Mamak Spor. On December 7, 2019, Nwogbo had a career-high 32 points in a 85–80 road loss to Akhisar.{{cite news |title=Lotanna Nwogbo, Basketball Player |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/74294/lotanna-nwogbo |access-date=20 August 2021 |work=Proballers |language=en}}
On July 27, 2021, Nwogbo signed with Dutch club Donar of the BNXT League.{{cite news |title=Donar maakt selectie compleet met dominante center Nwogbo |url=https://www.rtvnoord.nl/nieuws/838171/donar-maakt-selectie-compleet-met-dominante-center-nwogbo |access-date=20 August 2021 |work=www.rtvnoord.nl |language=nl}} He averaged 11.1 points and 5.3 rebounds in the BNXT competition, while missing the second half of the season due to an injury.{{Cite web |last=Proballers |title=Lotanna Nwogbo, Basketball Player |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/74294/lotanna-nwogbo |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=Proballers |language=en}} He won the 2021–22 Dutch Basketball Cup with Donar.
On June 13, 2024, Nwogbo joined Guangxi Rhinos of National Basketball League.{{cite news |title=广西威壮官宣3名外援，将出征新赛季 |url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_27729315 |access-date=13 September 2024 |work=玉林晚报 |publisher=澎湃新闻 |date=13 June 2024}} Nwogbo averaged 16.54 points, 8.46 rebounds, 1.75 assists in 26.31 minutes in 28 games.
On July 21, 2024, Nwogbo signed with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada of the Liga ACB.{{cite news |title=Lotanna Nwogbo, talento, potencia y experiencia para la pintura del Fuenla |url=https://www.feb.es/2024/7/21/baloncesto/lotanna-nwogbo-talento-potencia-experiencia-para-pintura-del-fuenla/98757.aspx |access-date=13 September 2024 |publisher=Federación Española de Baloncesto |date=21 July 2024}}
National team career
Nwogbo has played for the Nigeria national basketball team. In 2018, he played in three qualifying games for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.{{cite web |title=FIBA.basketball |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/player/Lotanna-Nwogbo |website=FIBA.basketball |access-date=20 August 2021 |language=en}}
Personal
Lotanna is the son of Nneka and Chris Nwogbo and has two brothers, one being Zimmy who played college basketball for Cedarville University. He majored in kinesiology at Longwood University.
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Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Básquet Coruña players
Category:Donar (basketball club) players
Category:Longwood Lancers men's basketball players
Category:Nigerian men's basketball players
Category:Sportspeople from Lithonia, Georgia
Category:Tulane Green Wave men's basketball players
Category:Guangxi Rhinos players
Category:Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia basketball players