Uchenna "U.C." Iroegbu (; born 20 August 1996) is an American-Nigerian professional basketball player who currently plays for Science City Jena of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball for Stony Brook. Standing at , he is a point guard and has represented the Nigeria national basketball team.
Iroegbu was born in Sacramento, California. He played all four seasons at Capital Christian High School. In his senior year, he averaged 15 points, 4 assists and 2 steals per game, being named to the all-district and all-league teams as his team finished third in the state of California with a 28âÂÂ4 record and a CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division V championship.
Iroegbu played his first two seasons for the College of Southern Idaho at the junior college level. He averaged 4.1 points per game as a freshman but got more playing time as a sophomore, as he averaged 6.6 points per game.
He transferred to Stony Brook before the 2016âÂÂ17 season, joining a Seawolves team that had a 26âÂÂ7 record the year prior to make their first NCAA Tournament. He started 10 of 32 games in his junior season and averaged 5.1 points. Iroegbu scored 18 points against Ball State as a senior, a new career high. On January 3, 2018, he hit a late three to give Stony Brook a 71âÂÂ70 win over Maine after the Seawolves had blown a 20-point lead. Iroegbu recorded a new career-high 20 point game against UMBC on February 21, 2018. He finished his senior season averaging 8.1 points per game while starting 13 of 32 games.
Following a local tryout, Iroegbu started his career with the Stockton Kings in the NBA G League. On 9 January 2019, Iroegbu signed with CP La Roda in the Spanish LEB Plata to replace Jabs Newby. On 1 March 2020, Iroegbu signed with Rivers Hoopers in Nigeria for the 2020 BAL season. However, the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Iroegbu did not join the team.
Iroegbu signed with the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League before the 2021âÂÂ22 season.
In April 2023, Iroegbu joined Guinean club SLAC of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
In December 2023, Iroegbu made his debut with Al-Shamal of the Qatari Basketball League (QBL). He averaged 27.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists in the 2023âÂÂ24 season. He also played with Al-Shamal in the West Asia Super League (WASL), and led the team in scoring with 24 points per game.
In September 2024, Iroegbu signed with the Nairobi City Thunder from the Kenyan KBF Premier League, joining the team for the Road to BAL tournament. In May 2025, he played with the Thunder in the 2025 BAL season, Iroegbu's second season in the top continental level.
On January 3, 2026, he signed with Science City Jena of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
Iroegbu's two brothers, Chuks and Ikenna, both played Division I college basketball as well. Chuks Iroegbu played for Northern Illinois and Ike Iroegbu was a starting point guard for Washington State.
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