Kansas State University Athletics
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Ikegwuruka, Mobi
Jersey Number 4
Mobi Ikegwuruka
- Position:
- Guard
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-6 / 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Galway, Ireland
- Prev School:
- Ellsworth [Iowa] Community College
Bio
Pronounced Mow-B EE-kay-gah-roo-kuh
VIDEO (click on link to watch)
- Chapter 785 - Mobi Ikegwuruka (October 27, 2024)
FEATURES (click on headline for link)
- Mobi Set to Bring Good Vibes to Manhattan (K-State Sports Extra, May 22, 2024)
HONORS
- 2024 NJCAA Division II Second Team All-American
- 2024 First Team All-Region XI
- JUCORecruiting.com Fab 50 Freshman
CAREER OVERVIEW
- Transferred to K-State in May 2024 after 2 seasons at Ellsworth Community College (2022-24) in Ellsworth, Iowa, redshirting the 2022-23 season.
- Played in 24 games in his first season at K-State in 2024-25.
- Averaged 2.1 points on 60 percent (21-of-35) shooting with 2.4 rebounds, 0.1 assists and 0.6 steals in 8.0 minutes per game as a sophomore in 2024-25.
- Averaged a double-double (19.0 ppg., 10.3 rpg.) in leading the Panthers to a 29-4 overall record and a fourth-place finish at the 2024 NJCAA Division II Championship… It was the school’s first national tournament appearance in 38 seasons and their highest national finish since 1977 when they placed third.
- Earned 2024 NJCAA Division II Second Team All-America honors and was a First Team All-Region XI performer in his redshirt freshman season at Ellsworth.
- Scored 20 or more points in 13 of 21 games at ECC, including a career-high 27 points at Western Iowa Tech (12/9/23)… Rattled off seven consecutive 20-point games to end the regular season.
- Has a variety of international experience, having played for the Irish U16 National Team at the 2019 FIBA European U16 Division B Championships as well as for two club teams in the Czech Republic from 2020-23.
Career-High Points: 27 at Western Iowa Tech (12/9/23) while at ECC
Career-High Rebounds: 17 vs. Marshalltown CC (2/10/24) while at ECC
Career-High Assists: 3 multiple times while at ECC
Career-High Steals: 5, twice while at ECC
AS A SOPHOMORE AT K-STATE (2024-25) | 2.1 0PPG, 2.4 RPG, 0.1 APG | Game-by-Game Stats (.pdf)
- Helped guide the Wildcats to a 16-17 overall record, including a tie for ninth in the Big 12 with a 9-11 mark.
- Played in 24 games, all off the bench… Played 192 total minutes, averaging 8.0 minutes per game… Played a season-high 18 vs. Arizona State (2/23/25).
- Averaged 2.1 points on 60 percent (21-of-35) shooting with 2.4 rebounds, 0.1 assists and 0.6 steals per game… Connected on 52.9 percent (9-of-17) from the free throw line.
- Scored in 15 games, including a season-high 8 points vs. Oklahoma State (1/29/25) on 3-of-4 field goals to go with 3 rebounds and 3 steals.
- Most of his points (43 of 51 points) came in Big 12 play, where he averaged 2.4 points on 56.7 percent (17-of-30) shooting while playing in 18 of 20 games.
- Scored his first points vs. Drake (12/17/24), posting 4 points on 2-of-2 field goals.
- Totaled 4 points and 3 rebounds in the win over No. 3/3 Iowa State (2/1/25).
- Chipped in 6 points in the win over No. 16/17 Kansas (2/8/25) with a pair of steals.
- Grabbed 57 rebounds, including 39 on the defensive end… Tallied a season-high 7 rebounds at BYU (2/15/25) and Arizona State (2/23/25).
- Had 14 steals on the year, including a season-high 3 steals vs. Oklahoma State (1/29/25) and No. 13/13 Arizona (2/11/25).
- Posted 5 blocks with a season-high 2 at Utah (2/17/25).
- Played in 18 Big 12 games… Averaged 2.4 points on 56.7 percent (17-of-30) shooting in league-only games with 2.6 rebounds and 0.7 steals in 8.8 minutes per game… Connected on 52.9 percent (9-of-17) from the free throw line.
- Scored in 12 Big 12 games, including his season-high 8 points vs. Oklahoma State (1/29/25).
- Coached by Jerome Tang.
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT ELLSWORTH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2023-24) | 19.0 PPG, 10.3 RPG, 1.5 APG | Game-by-Game Stats (.pdf)
- Led Ellsworth to a fourth-place finish at the NJCAA Division II Championship with a 29-8 record… It was the school’s first national tournament appearance in 38 seasons and their highest national finish since 1977 when the Panthers placed third.
- Became just the second Panther to earn All-America honors in the last 10 seasons after earning 2024 NJCAA Division II Second Team accolades… Also named a First Team All-Region XI performer… Selected as a Fab 50 Freshman by JUCORecruiting.com.
- Saw action in 21 games with 13 starts, averaging 26.9 minutes per game.
- Averaged 19.0 points on 59.4 percent (155-of-261) shooting, including 50 percent (3-of-6) from 3-point range, to go with 10.3 rebounds, 2.2 blocks, 2.1 steals and 1.5 assists in 26.9 minutes per game… Connected on 70.5 percent (86-of-122) from the free throw line.
- Led the team in several categories, including scoring (19.0 ppg.), field goal percentage (59.4), rebounding (10.3 rpg.), steals (44) and blocks (46).
- Scored 20 or more points in 13 games, including a career-high 27 points on 10-of-16 field goals and 7-of-8 free throws at Western Iowa Tech (12/9/23)… Turned in seven consecutive 20-point games to end the regular season.
- Collected a team-leading 10 double-doubles, including in back-to-back games against Monroe Community College (3/19/24) and Milwaukee Area Tech (3/20/24) at the NJCAA Division II Championship… Posted 21 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Milwaukee Area Tech (3/20/24) that sent the Panthers to the Final Four for the first time since 1977.
- Nearly averaged a double-double in Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) play, posting 19.3 points on 58.8 percent (120-of-204) shooting with 9.8 rebounds in 26.1 minutes per game… Also had a team-leading 38 blocks.
- Coached by Bryan Bender.
AS A FRESHMAN AT ELLSWORTH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2022-23
- Was redshirted as a true freshman at Ellsworth Community College
- Coached by Bryan Bender.
PRIOR TO COLLEGE
- Played for the Irish U16 National Team at the 2019 FIBA European U16 Division B Championship as well as for two U19 teams (GBA Lions Jindrichuv Hradec and Sojky Pelhrimov as well as the main GBA Lions in the 1Liga) in the Czech Republic from 2020-23.
- Played in seven games for the GBA Lions Jindrichuv Hradec in the 1Liga in 2022-23.
- Averaged 14.1 points on 55.1 percent (38-of-69) shooting with 8.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks in 21.7 minutes per game in those seven games.
- Produced three 20-point games for the Lions in the 7-game stretch, including a season-best 28 points against SP Basket (12/9/22) on 11-of-13 field goals and 6-of-7 free throws… Also totaled three double-doubles.
- Played in 51 games for the GBA Lions, Sojky P and Pelhrimov at various levels from 2020-22 with 44 of those 51 games coming during the 2021-22 season.
- Averaged 14.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.8 steals in 26.4 minutes per game during a 13-game stretch with Pelhrimov in 2021-22.
- Led the Irish U16 National Team to a 16th-place finish at the 24-team 2019 FIBA European U16 Championship Division B in Podgorica, Montenegro.
- Averaged 11.3 points on 38.4 percent shooting (28-of-73) from the field with 5.9 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 1.4 assists in 23.1 minutes per game in eight games for the Irish.
- Scored in double figures in four games, including 25 points against the Republic of Georgia (8/9/19)… Also had a double-double (12 points, 11 rebounds) against Portugal (8/10/19).
PERSONAL
- Chimobi (Mobi) Ikegwuruka was born on August 8, 2003.
- Majoring in human development and family science.
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