| Intro | Nigerian basketball player, |
| Was |
Athlete Basketball player |
| From | Nigeria |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 5 November 1983, Lagos |
| Death |
21 November 2012, Plano (aged 29 years) |
Chinedu Onyeuku was a Nigerian professional basketball player with the ABA team Arlington Bulldogs. After a successful College career, Onyeuku spent one year playing professional basketball in Germany for Bayern Munich before returning to the United States.
Biography
Chinedu immigrated to America from Lagos in 1989. He attended Illinois State University where he played for his first basketball team called the Arlington Bulldogs. Onyeku played for the D’Tigers in 2009 and his national team several times but didn’t play for the London Olympic Games in 2012.
Achievements
Individual
- 2004: Iowa Western Community College – All-NEC 1st team
- 2004: Iowa Western Community College – NEC player of the year
- 2009: Nigeria national basketball team