Ivan Aska (born 26 June 1990) is a U.S. Virgin Islander-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for SLUC Nancy Basket of the French LNB Pro A. He has also represented the senior men's U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team. He played college basketball for Murray State's Racers. He is a 2.03 m (6'8") tall power forward-center.
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High school
Aska played high school basketball at Boyd H. Anderson High School, in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida.
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College career
Aska played college basketball at Murray State University, with the Murray State Racers, from 2008 to 2012. He was named the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year in 2009, and All-OVC Second Team in 2012.
Professional career
Aska signed with the German Basketball Bundesliga club ALBA Berlin, in 2015, but he left the club before playing in any official games with them. He joined the Greek Basket League club, PAOK, in March 2017.
On August 28, 2017, Aska signed a deal with the SLUC Nancy Basket out in France's LNB Pro A.
The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017-present)
In the summer of 2017, Aska played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team Challenge ALS. He competed for the $2 million prize in 2017, and for Team Challenge ALS, he averaged 8.2 points per game. Aska helped take the sixth-seeded Team Challenge ALS to the Championship Game of the tournament, where they lost in a close game to Overseas Elite 86-83.
U.S. Virgin Islands national team
Aska has been a member of the senior men's U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team. With the U.S. Virgin Islands, Aska has played at the following tournaments: the 2011 FIBA CBC Championship, where he won a gold medal, the 2012 Centrobasket, the 2015 FIBA CBC Championship, where he won a gold medal, and the 2016 Centrobasket.
He was named the MVP of the 2015 FIBA CBC Championship.
References
External links
- FIBA Profile (archive)
- FIBA Profile (game center)
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Draftexpress.com Profile
- Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
- Greek Basket League Profile (in English)
- Murray State College Profile
- ESPN.com College Stats
- Twitter Account
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