Trevor Mbakwe

Trevor Mbakwe (born January 24, 1989) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. Before turning pro, he played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team. Mbakwe stands 6 feet 8 inches (203 cm) tall.[1] He is from St. Paul, Minnesota and attended St. Bernards High School.[2]

Trevor Mbakwe
Mbakwe with Maccabi
Personal information
Born (1989-01-24) January 24, 1989
Saint Paul, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2013 / Undrafted
Playing career2013–2019
PositionCenter
Career history
As player:
2013–2014Virtus Roma
2014–2015Bamberg
2015–2016Maccabi Tel Aviv
2016–2017Zenit
2017–2018Auxilium Torino
2018Riesen Ludwigsburg
2019Osaka Evessa
2019AEK Athens
As coach:
2020–presentBenilde-St. Margaret's (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Collegiate career

Before attending the University of Minnesota, Mbakwe played at Marquette University for the 2007–08 season where he suffered from chronic knee injuries. For his 2008–09 season, he transferred to Miami Dade College and led his team to the Southern Conference Championship. After redshirting in 2009–10, Mbakwe transferred to the University of Minnesota to play under head coach Tubby Smith. In his first year playing for Smith, he led the Big Ten Conference in rebounding at 10.5 rebounds per game. He was the first player for the Gophers since Kris Humphries to lead the Big Ten in rebounding, and also became number three on the all time rebounding list at the University of Minnesota when he collected 327 rebounds that season.

Professional career

In July 2013, Mbakwe signed his first professional contract with the Italian team Virtus Roma.[3][4] On August 22, 2013, it was officially confirmed that he signed contract for the 2013–14 season.[5]

On July 6, 2014, he signed with the German club Brose Baskets for the 2014–15 season.[6]

On July 1, 2015, he signed a three-year contract with the Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.[7] After one season, he parted ways with Maccabi.[8]

On July 6, 2016, Mbakwe signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Unicaja.[9] Two months later, the club rescinded his contract after he did not pass his medical test.[10]

On November 3, 2016, he signed with Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg.[11] On June 6, 2017, Zenit announced the end of their cooperation with Mbakwe.[12]

Mbakwe signed with Fiat Torino of the Lega Basket Serie A and EuroCup on July 27, 2017.[13] On February 18, 2018, Mbakwe went to win the 2018 edition of the Italian Basketball Cup with Fiat Torino by beating Germani Basket Brescia 69–67 in the Finals.[14] On September 26, 2018, Mbakwe signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[15] On April 25, 2019, Mbakwe signed with AEK Athens for the Greek Basket League playoffs, after a brief stint in Japan with Osaka Evessa.[16]

Coaching career

On June 12, 2020, Mbakwe was named as assistant coach at Benilde-St. Margaret's High School.[17]

Career statistics

Domestic leagues
Season Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14Acea RomaLega A3728.2.5891.000.77110.1.5.61.510.6
2014–15Brose BasketsGerman BBL4123.6.676–.8167.21.0.61.410.3
2018–19A.E.K.GBL1314.3.560–.4673.2.3.5.32.7

References
  1. "Trevor Mbakwe Profile". GopherSports.com. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  2. "Trevor Mbakwe Profile". GoMarquette.com. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  3. "Mbakwe signs with Italian club Virtus Roma". mndaily.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  4. "Virtus Roma agreed to terms Trevor Mbakwe". Sportando.net. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  5. "Virtus Roma officially signs Trevor Mbakwe". Sportando.net. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  6. "Brose Baskets verpflichten Trevor Mbakwe". brosebaskets.de (in German). Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  7. "Trevor Mbakwe Signs with Maccabi". maccabi.co.il. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  8. "Trevor Mbakwe leaves Maccabi Tel Aviv". Sportando.com. June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  9. "Trevor Mbakwe announced by Unicaja Malaga". Eurohoops.net. July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  10. "Trevor Mbakwe deja el Unicaja al no superar test médico" (in Spanish). unicajabaloncesto.com. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  11. "Zenit St. Petersburg lands Trevor Mbakwe". Sportando.com. November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  12. "Janis Timma and Trevor Mbakwe leave Zenit". enbasket.fc-zenit.ru. June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  13. "FIAT Turin lands rebounding ace Mbakwe". eurocupbasketball.com. July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  14. "Basket, Final Eight: Torino-Brescia 69-67. Storica prima dell'Auxilium" [Basketball, Final Eight: Torino-Brescia 69-67. Historical first time for Auxilium]. gazzetta.it (in Italian). February 18, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  15. "Trevor Mbakwe signs with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg". Sportando. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  16. "Trevor Mbakwe Signs With AEK Athens". Ballers Abroad. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  17. "U athletes set school record for spring grades". Star Tribune. June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
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