Tope Arikawe

Player Info

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Name: Tope Arikawe

Height: 6’8” (203 cm)

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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: Koping Stars (Sweden-Basketligan)

Nationality: Nigerian

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College Career Stats:

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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

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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

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College Career Accolades: 

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NJCAA D1 All-Region XIV Team- 2016-2017

NJCAA D1 All-Region XIV North Zone 1st Team- 2016-2017

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CBI Championship Winner- 2017-2018

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Professional Career Stats:

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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

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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)

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2021 BC Lulea (Sweden-Basketligan): 11 games: 4.4 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 0.4 SPG, 0.4 BPG, 51.1% FG, 50.0% FT

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2021-2022 Koping Stars (Sweden-Basketligan):

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Professional Career Accolades:

Eurobasket.com Sweden Superettan 3rd Team All League- 2019-2020

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