Jeleel Akindele switches to Vaqueros

The Vaqueros de Bayamon (Puerto Rico-BSN) are strengthening their roster this 2017 with the addition of veteran big man, Jeleel Akindele (216 cm, Chicago State’05). He was a former member of the Nigerian national team from 2006 to 2009. The Chicago State alum is coming off a stint playing in Mexico for Fuerza Regia Monterrey…

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Jeleel Akindele pens with Fuerza Regia

Jeleel Akindele (216 cm, Chicago State’05) will be suiting up for Fuerza Regia Monterrey (Mexico-LNBP) this 2016-17 season. “Deji” is a Nigerian international player who is coming off a successful campaign playing for the Vaqueros de Bayamon (Puerto Rico-BSN) in 2016. He played 52 games for them and produced averages of 14.7 ppg and 8.8…

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Jeleel Akindele heads to Petrochimi

Iranian club Petrochimi Bandar Imam Harbor (Iran-Superleague) has secured the services of Nigerian big man Jeleel Akindele (216 cm, Chicago State’05). He was a former member of the Nigerian national team in 2006-07 and again in 2009. Jeleel has played two games for Yesilgiresun Belediye (Turkey-BSL), where he started the 2015-16 season. His two games…

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Jeleel Akindele joins Metros de Santiago

The Metros de Santiago (Dominican Republic-LNB) have added Nigerian big man Jeleel Akindele (216 cm, Chicago State’05) for their trip to LNB Finals this 2015. Akindele has already committed to Yesilgiresun Belediye (Turkey-TBL) for the 2015-16 season. He recently played a six-game stint for the Vaqueros de Bayamon (Puerto Rico-BSN) where he averaged 15.8 ppg and…

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Jeleel Akindele heads to Yesilgiresun

Yesilgiresun Belediye (Turkey-TBL) has acquired the services of Nigerian big man Jeleel Akindele (216 cm, Chicago State’05) for the 2015/16. Akindele was a former member of the Nigerian national team in 2006-07 and 2009. The 32-year-old veteran played the 2014/15 season on the roster of Montakit Fuenlabrada (Spain-Liga Endesa). He appeared in 34 games for…

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Champville Sanctioned by FIBA

On December 2014 Lebanese Division A club Champville was sanctioned by FIBA for its continued breach to honor an award issued by the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) in October 2014. FIBA imposed a ban on the registration of new players by the club. BAT issued an award in favor of claimant, Nigerian player Jeleel Akindele…

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Jeleel Akindele pens with Fuenlabrada

Nigerian big man Jeleel Akindele (216 cm, Chicago State’05) is staying in Spain’s Liga Endesa this 2014-15 after signing with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada. The player moved to Herbalife Gran Canaria 2014 (Spain-Liga Endesa) late in the 2013-14 season. He played seven games for them and averaged 4.3 ppg and 2.9 rpg. Akindele transferred there after beginning…

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Jeleel Akindele signed by Gran Canaria

Spanish Liga Endesa team Herbalife Gran Canaria 2014 has added Nigerian big man Jeleel Akindele (216 cm, Chicago State’05) for the remainder of the season. Gran Canaria 2014 is currently fifth in the Liga Endesa standings with a record of 16-11 and is likely adding Akindele to reinforce their frontcourt for hopefully a deep post-season…

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Jeleel Akindele signs with Buducnost

KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica, from Montenegro’s 1A league, have added Jeleel Akindele for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Akindele will be strengthening Buducnost’s frontcourt and will be counted on to anchor the team’s interior defense. The Nigerian known as “Deji” returns to Europe after a brief eight-game run in Lebanon’s Division A, where he played for…

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Jeleel Akindele joins Champville

Nigerian big man Jeleel Akindele (216 cm, Chicago State’05), also known as “Deji,”  is headed to Lebanon to play in its Division A for Champville. He is coming off a 25-game run with Italian team Co.Fi.Ba JuveCaserta (Serie A). During that stint he averaged 12.6 ppg and 8.0 rpg. Aside from his size, Akindele brings…

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