Stephen Domingo
Stephen George Adeniran Domingo (born May 9, 1995) is an American-Nigerian basketball player for the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League.[1] Standing at 201 cm (6 ft 7 in), he plays as small forward.
 Domingo with the Lakeland Magic in 2019 | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||
| League | NBA G League | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
| Born | May 9, 1995 San Francisco, California | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Nigerian | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | |||||||||||||
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| High school | St. Ignatius College Preparatory (San Francisco, California) | |||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2017 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–present | |||||||||||||
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| 2017–2018 | Donar | |||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Lakeland Magic | |||||||||||||
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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-present)
In 2019, Stephen Domingo joined the Lakeland Magic.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9] 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.[10] Domingo was the second leading scorer with 16 points on 54% shooting and 4/9 from 3 point range.
References
- "Stephen Domingo Player Profile". basketball.realgm.com.
- "Donar legt de Amerikaan Stephen Domingo voor een seizoen vast" (in Dutch). Donar.nl. 19 July 2017.
- "World champion Domingo sees Donar as perfect place to begin pro journey". Fiba.basketball. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- "Stephen George Domingo". Fiba.basketball. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- http://www.publicnow.com/view/E494ACDC1790BF3CEF8B3FF8E9DD8F56E47D100F?2017-12-19-22:30:21+00:00-xxx5004
- https://twitter.com/LithuaniaBasket/status/971033080088727553
- https://lakeland.gleague.nba.com
- "FIBA U17 - USA repeat undefeated run to title". kaunas2012.fiba.com. 2012-07-08.
- http://www.fiba.basketball/news/diogu-aminu-top-nigeria-s-preliminary-list-for-world-cup
- https://mpmania.com/news/sport/fiba-world-cup-nigeria-defeats-dominican-republic-89-87-in-friendly-game/amp/