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Andrew Kehinde "Kenny" Adeleke (born February 10, 1983) is a Nigerian professional basketball player who currently plays for Atenienses de Manatí of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Adeleke played basketball and tennis at Paul Robeson High School in Brooklyn, New York. During Adeleke's senior year at Paul Robeson High School, he was named P.S.A.L. Player of the Year by the New York Daily News while averaging 19 points per game and 13 rebounds per game.〔(31 Kenny Adeleke )〕 Adeleke studied and played at Hofstra University for 3 years before moving to the University of Hartford,〔(Kenny Adeleke – Yahoo! Sports Profile )〕 where he graduated. After going undrafted in the 2006 NBA Draft, Adeleke signed up to the 2006 CBA Draft and was selected as the #2 pick overall by the Butte Daredevils. He was signed by the New York Knicks to play in the Summer League squad in Las Vegas in the Summer of 2006. During the 2006 NBA pre-season, he played 2 games with the Seattle SuperSonics〔(NBA.com : Kenny Adeleke Info Page )〕 before being released. Adeleke went on to play in Israel and played for Hapoel Galil Elyon. Adeleke signed with the Seattle Supersonics for the 2007 Summer League. He also played in Italy for NSB Napoli and in Turkey for Hacettepe Üniversitesi B.K..〔(Kenny Adeleke inks with Hacettepe University )〕 On January 11, 2013, Adeleke was acquired by the Springfield Armor.〔(Springfield Armor acquire Kenny Adeleke, release Cliff Tucker; Fab Melo returns to Maine Red Claws )〕 In October 2015, he signed with Club Atlético Goes the most popular uruguayan club. On January 27, 2015, he signed with Trotamundos de Carabobo of Venezuela.〔(Nigerians Abroad - Kenny Adeleke, fourth African ever to play for Trotamundos in Venezuela )〕 On May 14, 2015, he signed with Atenienses de Manatí of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional.〔(Atenienses de Manati land Kenny Adeleke )〕 His name "Adeleke" means "the crown achieves happiness" in Yoruba.〔(【引用サイトリンク】website=Name Site )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kenny Adeleke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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