![]() Domingo with the Lakeland Magic in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
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Born | San Francisco, California | May 9, 1995||||||||||||||
Nationality | American / Nigerian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | St. Ignatius College Preparatory (San Francisco, California) | ||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 2017: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Donar | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Lakeland Magic | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Tindastóll | ||||||||||||||
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Stephen George Adeniran Domingo (born May 9, 1995) is a Nigerian-American basketball player who last played for the Tindastóll of the Úrvalsdeild karla.[1] He played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas and California Golden Bears.
He is a co-owner of the Nairobi City Thunder.
Professional career
Donar (2017–2018)
On July 19, 2017, Domingo signed a 1-year contract with Donar of the Dutch Basketball League.[2] On September 19, 2017, Domingo made his debut for Donar in the Champions League qualifying rounds. Domingo's performance on both ends of the court was recognized during Donar's FIBA Europe Cup campaign.[3] In the FIBA Europe Cup, Domingo averaged 8.9 points per game and 3.8 rebounds per game in 21.9 minutes played, shooting 66.7% on field goals and 37.5% on three-point field goals. He scored in double figures in four of nine Europe Cup games played, including 13 points in a win against Keravnos in the second round of Europe Cup [4] and was instrumental in their second round win against Cluj.[5] Domingo suffered an MCL sprain in 2018 and returned to the US for rehab.[6]
Lakeland Magic (2019–2021)
In 2019, Stephen Domingo joined the Lakeland Magic.[7]
2021 NBA Summer League
In the 2021 NBA Summer League, Stephen Domingo played for the San Antonio Spurs.[8]
Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2021–2022)
In 2021, Domingo joined the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[9] However, he was waived on February 22, after suffering a season-ending injury.[10]
Tindastóll
In September 2023, Domingo signed with Tindastóll of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[11] On 24 October, the team announced it had released Domingo.[12]
Executive career
Domingo co-founded Twende Sports Ltd. in Kenya in 2022 with Colin Rasmussen, and then purchased the Nairobi City Thunder of the KBF Premier League.[13]
International career
United States
Domingo played with the United States U17 team at the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, where he won gold with the team.[14]
Nigeria
In June 2019, Domingo was announced as part of preliminary roster for the Nigerian team competing in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.[15] On July 22, 2019, Domingo started for Nigeria in a friendly scrimmage against the FIBA World Cup-bound Dominican Republic national team, which Nigeria won.[16] Domingo was the second leading scorer with 16 points on 54% shooting and 4/9 from 3 point range.
Domingo was named captain of Nigeria's national team at the F IBA AfroBasket 2021 in Kigali, Rwanda.[17][18]
References
- ^ "Stephen Domingo Player Profile". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ "Donar legt de Amerikaan Stephen Domingo voor een seizoen vast" (in Dutch). Donar.nl. July 19, 2017.
- ^ "World champion Domingo sees Donar as perfect place to begin pro journey". Fiba.basketball. December 1, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Stephen George Domingo". Fiba.basketball. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "FIBA - Fédération Internationale de Basketball (Via Public) / Donar hold off fourth-quarter run by U-BT Cluj-Napoca, start Second Round with a win". Archived from the original on April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ @LithuaniaBasket (March 6, 2018). "I'm hearing from sources close to the situation that @sdomingo31's injury — initially classified as torn ACL — turn…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Lakeland Magic". Lakeland.gleague.nba.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- ^ "San Antonio Spurs 2021 MGM Resorts NBA Summer League Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- ^ "Home - Fort Wayne Mad Ants". Fortwayne.gleague.nba.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- ^ "2021-2022 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Transactions History". RealGM.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (September 19, 2023). "Íslandsmeistararnir fá fyrrverandi fyrirliða nígeríska landsliðsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ Dagur Lárusson (October 24, 2023). "Tindastóll segir upp samningi við Domingo". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ Lehohla, Manyehlisa (March 27, 2024). "Thunder rocking Kenya and eyeing continental participation". The Big Tip Off. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ "FIBA U17 – USA repeat undefeated run to title". kaunas2012.fiba.com. July 8, 2012. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
- ^ "Diogu, Aminu top Nigeria's preliminary list for World Cup".
- ^ "FIBA World Cup: Nigeria defeats Dominican Republic 89-87 in friendly game". mpmania.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2019.
- ^ D’Tigers FIBA Afrobasket final roster released TODAY.ng, 19 August 2021. Accessed 26 August.
- ^ "D'Tigers beat Mali as Afrobasket gets underway in Kigali". August 26, 2021.
- 1995 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Iceland
- American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
- American men's basketball players
- American basketball players of Nigerian descent
- Basketball players from San Francisco
- California Golden Bears men's basketball players
- Donar (basketball club) players
- Dutch Basketball League players
- Fort Wayne Mad Ants players
- Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball players
- Lakeland Magic players
- Nigerian men's basketball players
- Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Iceland
- Power forwards
- Small forwards
- St. Ignatius College Preparatory alumni
- Ungmennafélagið Tindastóll men's basketball players
- Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players
- Nigeria men's national basketball team players
- 21st-century American sportsmen