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Diogu wins MVP award at FIBA AfroBasket 2017
Ike Diogu at the weekend received the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award offered by Tissot following his dominant performance at the FIBA AfroBasket 2017 in Tunisia.
Diogu’s award was a consolation for the Nigerian whose D’Tigers team lost in the final match of the competition in Rades, on the outskirts of the Tunisian capital of Tunis.
The 34-year old power forward recorded a tournament-high 22 points per game and averaged 8.7 rebounds per game at the 16-team FIBA Africa’s most important competition.
Diogu, who has also been named on the All-Tournament team, was the tournament’s highest scorer with a total of 132 points and was Nigeria’s highest points scorer in four of their six games at the tournament.