Get the latest news, stats and more about tonye jekiri on. Miami, meanwhile, is coming off a 6056 home win saturday against boston college. The day 7foot tonye jekiri a big reason for hurricanes. Um to face duke team thats likely fired up following. Tonye frank jekiri born july 23, 1994 is a nigerian professional basketball player for asvel of the lnb pro a. Hurricanes face georgia tech looking for rare acc road win.
In his most recent game, miami hurricanes senior tonye jekiri twice saved balls from going out of bounds under his basket, forced a turnover at midcourt and. Former hurricanes angel rodriguez and tonye jekiri, as well as fius adrian diaz, headed to the portsmouth invitational to begin chasing their nba dreams. Champagnat catholicgave miami a verbal commitment on monday and said he will join the hurricanes 2012 class. Jekiri will have a chance due to his mobility on the perimeter.
One by one, the nba scouts are becoming intrigued by university of miami junior center tonye jekiri because he is no longer just a raw, skinny 7foot project. Tonye jekiri basketball player profile, asvel lyonvilleurbanne. Join facebook to connect with tonye frank jekiri and others you may know. But he really needs to become a more positive offensive player to succeed at the next level, otherwise hell be elsewhere. It came with four seconds left after boston college missed a potential gametying shot, allowing miami to. Learn about tonye jekiri and other recruit player profiles on recruitingnation. Champagnat catholicgave miami a verbal commitment on monday and. White jersey number 23 the biggest scout videos and reports database, visit. Tonye jekiri basketball recruiting player profiles espn.
Like jekiri, izundu came from nigeria to play high school hoops in the u. San juan, puerto rico the best basketball team in the atlantic coast conference so far has not been topranked north carolina. Miami has a 7foot center from nigeria, tonye jekiri 8. University of miami senior center tonye jekiri is a big concern for the university at buffalo entering thursdays firstround ncaa tournament.
Tonye frank jekiri born july 23, 1994 is a nigerian professional basketball player for asvel. Tonye jekiri mens basketball university of miami athletics. Full coverage of the nba draft, featuring mock drafts for 2019, 2020 and 2021, prospect rankings and player profiles. Miami coach jim larranaga and players tonye jekiri and sheldon mcclellan talk with reporters after the hurricanes 5949 win over virginia tech in the 2015 acc tournament. Live matches, stats, standings, teams, players, interviews. Register today and ask for a trial to see all rankings and player profiles. Former canes standouts rodriguez, jekiri and fius diaz. Welcome to the official site of euroleague basketball. Tonye jekiri center from nigeria born in 1994 video available last teams. University of miami hurricanes official athletic site.
Virginia center mike tobey 10 shoots over miami center tonye jekiri 23 during the second half of an ncaa college basketball game in charlottesville, va. Um believes izundu could develop into another version of tonye jekiri, who is entering his senior year. After struggling at the free throw line in a loss to syracuse, montrezl harrell flew home and went to the gym. Ldlc asvel villeurbanne big man tonye jekiri is turning heads as much as any turkish airlines euroleague rookie, which is remarkable. Basketball recruiting tonye jekiri player profiles espn. Averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks per game. Learn about tonye jekiri and other recruit player profiles on. We actually played him at the point of our scout team to simulate notre dames demetrius jackson, and he did one heck of an imitation, to the point where i felt like if he could handle the. Ap in his most recent game, miami hurricanes senior tonye jekiri twice saved balls from going out of bounds under his basket, forced a turnover at. He is a good rebounder in his area on both ends and can block shots on the ball. Tonye jekiri name pronunciation tonye jekiri name pronunciation video fast breaks 202014 career 201216. Cowboys franchise tag dak prescott, working on deal for amari cooper cowboys news dallas cowboys report 721 watching live now. Jekiri is a extra long, lean and athletic post that runs the floor extremely well with long strides.
Rated the 17thbest center in the country by and no. In his most recent game, miami hurricanes senior tonye jekiri twice saved balls from going out of bounds under his basket, forced a turnover at midcourt. A real fighter tonye jekiri comes flying in for the dunk of the night. Tonye jekiri basketball player center from nigeria.
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