Michael Fakuade (born February 18, 1989) is an American-Nigerian[1] basketball player for Real Estelí of the BSN. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he primarily plays as power forward. Fakuade is a two-time BAL champion, having won the title in 2021 with Zamalek and in 2023 with Al Ahly.
College career
Fakuade played his first three seasons with Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team. In 2010, he transferred to UIS Prairie Stars.
Professional career
Fakuade was on the Zamalek roster for the 2021 BAL season, where the team won the first-ever BAL championship. He scored a game-high 15 points in the 2021 BAL Finals.
On September 20, 2021, Fakuade signed with Egyptian club Al Ahly to play in the 2021 Arab Club Basketball Championship.[2] He went on to win the club's first Arab championship with Al Ahly.[3]
After a stint with Alba Fehérvár in Hungary, Fakuade returned to Al Ahly in September 2022.[2]
On December 23, 2022, Fakuade signed with Kagoshima Rebnise of the Japanese B.League.[4]
He returned to Al Ahly in May 2023, to strengthen the club in the 2023 BAL Playoffs.[5] On May 27, 2023, he won his second BAL championship with Al Ahly after defeating AS Douanes in the final. Fakuade became the second player ever to have won two BAL championships.[6]
BAL career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| † | Won an BAL championship |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021† | Zamalek | 6 | 0 | 18.7 | .538 | .312 | .583 | 4.7 | .7 | .7 | .3 | 11.3 |
| Career | 6 | 0 | 18.7 | .538 | .312 | .583 | 4.7 | .7 | .7 | .3 | 11.3 | |
Awards and accomplishments
Club
- Zamalek
- BAL champion: (2021)
- Al Ahly
Individual
- GLVC All-First Team: (2012)
- GLVC All-Defensive Team: (2012)
External links
- Michael Fakuade at ACB.com (in Spanish)
- Michael Fakuade at Eurobasket.com
- Michael Fakuade at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
- Michael Fakuade at RealGM
- Michael Fakuade at Basketball-Reference.com
References
- ^ "King signs Michael Fakuade". Afrobasket.com. September 11, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
- ^ a b Ali, Ahmad Gamal (September 20, 2021). "BASKETBALL: Al Ahly announce signing of Michael Fakuade". KingFut. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ Ali, Ahmad Gamal (October 9, 2021). "BASKETBALL: Al Ahly crowned Arab Cup champions for first time in history". KingFut. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "Michael Fakuade（マイケル ファクエイド）選手 2022-23シーズン契約締結のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Kagoshima Rebnise. December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "Playoffs rosters confirmed – Who are the new signings heading to Kigali?". The BAL. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "AL AHLY ARE THE 2023 BAL CHAMPIONS". The BAL. May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
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