Dee Ayuba

Dee Ayuba
Personal information
Born	22 March 1986; London, England
Died	2 January 2018 (aged 31); Luxembourg
Nationality	British / Nigerian
Career information
College	Seminole State (2003–2005); Kansas City (2005–2007);
NBA draft	2007: undrafted
Career history
?–?	Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C.
?–?	Norrköping Dolphins
?–?	Uppsala Basket
?–?	Jämtland Basket
?–?	Djurgårdens IF

Oladapo Kanyinsola "Dee" Ayuba (22 March 1986 – 2 January 2018^[1]^[2]^[3]) was a British Nigerian basketball player (forward).

Born in London, Ayuba spent four years of playing basketball for the University of Missouri-Kansas City in the NCAA. He began his professional European career for Plannja Basket from 2007-08. He returned to play for Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. in the Greek A2 Basket League.

After that, he played five seasons for the Norrköping Dolphins, a season with Uppsala Basket, and one season with Jämtland Basket. He played several seasons in the Basketligan and won the Swedish Champion in Basketball award two times and participated in the European Cup Games with Norrköping Dolphins in 2012. By the time New Year 2018 had come and gone,^[4] Ayuba was playing for the basketball department of Djurgårdens IF from their 2016–17 season onward. He played for a season with Residence Walferdange (Luxembourg).

Death

Ayuba died in Luxembourg on 2 January 2018 from a heart attack, age 31.

References

^ "Tragischer Tod von Ayuba". Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
^ "Basketspelare avled efter akut hjärtstopp". Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
^ "Oladapo Ayuba am Alter vun 31 Joer gestuerwen". Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
^ Tidigare SM-guldvinnaren död efter akut hjärtstopp Archived 6 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine, svt.se; accessed 6 January 2017. (in Swedish)

External links

[1] "Tragischer Tod von Ayuba". Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

[2] "Basketspelare avled efter akut hjärtstopp". Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

[3] "Oladapo Ayuba am Alter vun 31 Joer gestuerwen". Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

[4] Tidigare SM-guldvinnaren död efter akut hjärtstopp Archived 6 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine, svt.se; accessed 6 January 2017. (in Swedish)

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