Chukwudiebere Maduabum
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Chukwudiebere Maduabum is a Nigeria
n professional basketball
Power forward
/ Center
with the Denver Nuggets
of the National Basketball Association
. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers
in the second round of the 2011 NBA Draft with the 56th pick, but was traded to Denver Nuggets.
Chukwudiebere, a 6-foot-9 power forward, is the third player drafted straight from the D-League, following fellow second round picks Mike Taylor
and Latavious Williams
. He played for two teams while he was in Nigeria: the Dodan Warriors and the Kano Pillars. He also played in the FIBA Africa Club Championship.
in 2010–11
, Maduabum averaged 0.7 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
Power forward
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...
/ Center
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
with the Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
of the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
in the second round of the 2011 NBA Draft with the 56th pick, but was traded to Denver Nuggets.
Chukwudiebere, a 6-foot-9 power forward, is the third player drafted straight from the D-League, following fellow second round picks Mike Taylor
Mike Taylor
Mike Taylor may refer to:* Mike Taylor , basketball guard* Mike Taylor , English cricketer* Mike Taylor , English cricketer...
and Latavious Williams
Latavious Williams
Latavious Williams is an American professional basketball player who plays for the FIATC Joventut in Spain. After graduating from high school, he played with the Tulsa 66ers in the NBA Development League , a minor league basketball organization owned and run by the National Basketball Association...
. He played for two teams while he was in Nigeria: the Dodan Warriors and the Kano Pillars. He also played in the FIBA Africa Club Championship.
Bakersfield Jam
While playing for the NBA D-League's Bakersfield JamBakersfield Jam
The Bakersfield Jam is an expansion franchise of the National Basketball Association Development League that began play in 2006-07. It plays its home games at the newly-built Jam Events Center in Bakersfield, California, United States, which had been built as their practice facility...
in 2010–11
2010–11 NBA Development League season
The 2010–11 NBA Development League season is the tenth season of the NBA Development League . The NBA D-League is the official minor league basketball organization owned and run by the National Basketball Association . The league was formed in 2001 as the National Basketball Development League...
, Maduabum averaged 0.7 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.