Tope Arikawe
Player Info
Name: Tope Arikawe
Height: 6’8” (203 cm)
Weight: 220 lbs. (100 kg)
Position: Power Forward/Center
Birthdate: May 11th, 1995
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
College(s): Panola Community College (TX), University of North Texas
Previous Professional Experience: Trelleborg Pirates (Sweden-Superettan), Team4Q Helsingborg (Sweden-Superettan), BC Lulea (Sweden-Basketligan)
Current Team: Free Agent
Nationality: Nigerian
College Career Stats:
2015-2016 Panola Community College (TX): 32 games, 8.2 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.2 BPG, 54.5% FG, 62.9% FT
2016-2017 Panola Community College (TX): 35 games, 11.9 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 1.6 BPG, 56.1% FG, 59.8% FT
2017-2018 University of North Texas: 33 games, 4.0 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 52.1% FG, 64.0% FT
2018-2019 University of North Texas: 30 games, 2.1 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 37.9% FG, 48.0% FT
College Career Accolades:
NJCAA D1 All-Region XIV Team- 2016-2017
NJCAA D1 All-Region XIV North Zone 1st Team- 2016-2017
CBI Championship Winner- 2017-2018
Professional Career Stats:
2019-2020 Trelleborg Pirates (Sweden-Superettan): 17 games: 19.2 PPG, 11.5 RPG, 1.2 APG, 1.0 SPG, 50.3% FG, 66.7% FT
2020-2021 Team4Q Helsingborg (Sweden-Superettan): 1 game: 36 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist. Season cancelled due to COVID-19. Left in Feb. '21 to transfer to BC Lulea (Sweden-Basketligan)
2021 BC Lulea (Sweden-Basketligan): 4.4 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 0.4 SPG, 0.4 BPG, 51.1% FG, 50.0% FT
Professional Career Accolades:
Eurobasket.com Sweden Superettan 3rd Team All League- 2019-2020