Ogo Adeboye Makes Return, Signs in Italy

By Sam Neter on November 19, 2018

Image Credit: NPC Rieti

Ogo Adegboye has announced his return to basketball, signing in Italy’s A2 with Rieti officially bringing an end to his retirement that was revealed in January.

At the start of this year, the 31 year old point guard revealed he had retired in 2017 following a battle with depression but the itch to play again has come in recent months and culminated with signing in Italy last week. Adegboye made his debut on Sunday, a two point loss to Axpo Legnano, registering 19 minutes off the bench.

“Well, it’s good to be back,” Adegboye told Hoopsfix.

“(I’m) Still getting my feet up under me, getting back to the flow and rhythm of playing again as far as season scheduling – teammates, coaches, practice, games etc – but other than that I’m grateful, as always, to do what I’ve done most of my life.

“I think coming back is a testament to the fact that sometimes, and not always ideally, you need to re-evaluate why it is you do what you do, while trying to figure out what the next step is.

“For athletes it’s not always easy to see, let alone make, the transition into life after sports. I had to figure this out for me. Hopefully more players begin to make this transition smoothly and effectively, doing away with negative statistics.”

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👉Zeus Energy Group Rieti, Adegboye confermato per la stagione.🏀 La #ZeusEnergyGroupRieti comunica di aver confermato il giocatore di passaporto britannico Ogooluwa Adegboye fino al termine della stagione. Il giocatore sarà dunque pronto a scendere in campo già a partire dalla sfida di domenica in casa degli Knights di Legnano. #GianlucaMartini, DS Zeus Energy Group Rieti: "In questi giorni abbiamo visto all'opera Ogo. Si è presentato in buone condizioni fisiche ed abbiamo apprezzato le sue qualità umane e la sua umiltà nel volersi inserire in questo gruppo dimostrandoci ciò che è in grado di fare senza voler eccedere. Tutte queste componenti ci hanno convinto a confermarlo per la stagione al fine di poterci dare una mano in una situazione di emergenza nella quale ci siamo trovati catapultati dopo l'infortunio a Frazier. E' chiaro che al momento manca in lui il ritmo partita ed il feeling con i compagni ma quello che non manca è la voglia di lavorare e mettersi a disposizione di tutto il gruppo NPC. Speriamo vivamente che da oggi la malasorte ci lasci stare e ci consenta di metterci a lavorare con tranquillità alla ricerca della giusta continuità"‼️ #npc #npcfamily #basket #SerieA2 #Lnpsocial

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