Ejike Ugboaja

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Ejike Ugboaja (born May 28, 1985) is a Nigerian basketball player. He is the first African player to be drafted by the American NBA straight from Africa (Cleveland Cavaliers, second round, 2006) without playing for any time for a European team or American college.

After having a try-out in Poland with Kager Gydnia, he now signed a pro-contract in Cyprus to play for Omonia Nicosia. The power forward was also a member of the junior-national team of Nigeria that competed in the World Championships in Argentina and the senior-national team that competed in the Commonwealth Games in Australia.