Stephen Ugochukwu

Stephen Ugochukwu (born March 22, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Cartagena of the Primera FEB.

Stephen Ugochukwu

Cartagena
Position	Power forward
League	Primera FEB
Personal information
Born	(1996-03-22) March 22, 1996 (age 29) Lewisville, Texas
Nationality	Nigerian / American
Listed height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
High school	Carrollton Christian Academy (Carrollton, Texas) Liberty Christian (Argyle, Texas)
College	McNeese (2014–2018)
NBA draft	2018: undrafted
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018	Soles de Mexicali
2019	Texas Legends
2019	Northern Arizona Suns
2020–2021	Cantabria
2021–2022	Navarra
2022	Södertälje Kings
2022–2023	Enosis Neon Paralimni
2023	Al Ahli Doha
2023–2024	Ermis Schimatari
2024–present	Cartagena

High school career

Ugochukwu played basketball for Carrollton Christian Academy in Carrollton, Texas and for Liberty Christian in Argyle, Texas. As a junior, he averaged 20.3 points and 11.5 rebounds per game.^[1]

College career

During his college career, Ugochukwu played for McNeese. As a senior, he averaged 8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.^[2]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Ugochukwu signed with the Soles de Mexicali in Mexico.^[3] He later had a brief stint with the Texas Legends.

The following season, after a short stint with the Northern Arizona Suns, he played with Cantabria in Spain.^[4]

On August 9, 2023, Ugochukwu joined Marousi of the Greek Basket League.^[5] On September 26, 2023, he parted ways with the club after the completion of the preseason. On November 4, 2023, Ugochukwu joined Ermis Schimatari of the Greek A2 Basket League.^[6]