Solomon Alabi
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| No. 21 – Toyotsu Fighting Eagles | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 21, 1988 Kaduna, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Montverde Academy (Montverde, Florida) |
| College | Florida State (2007–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50th overall |
| Selected by the Dallas Mavericks | |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2012 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2010–2011 | →Erie BayHawks |
| 2012 | →Bakersfield Jam |
| 2012–2013 | Idaho Stampede |
| 2013 | Ikaros Kallitheas B.C. |
| 2013–2014 | Yulon Dinos |
| 2015 | Barako Bull Energy |
| 2016–present | Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Solomon Makfan Alabi (born March 21, 1988) is a Nigerian professional basketball player for Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya of the B.League. He attended Florida State University where he helped them to a third-place finish in the ACC standings and a trip to the NCAA Tournament where they fell to Gonzaga in the first round. The 7-foot-1 Alabi was a two-time ACC All-Defensive team selection in both his freshman and sophomore years. He played soccer before taking up basketball at age 15.
Alabi grew up in Kaduna, Nigeria before moving to Clermont, Florida at the age of 17. He attended high school at Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida where he was an all-state performer and helped lead Montverde Academy to a perfect 30–0 record during his senior season. He attended the same high school as Minnesota's Luc Mbah a Moute. Alabi started for the Nigerian Junior National Team at the 2007 Nike All-American camp. He also helped Nigeria qualify for the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. He was selected for the 2007 Nike Hoop Summit, representing the World Select Team, where he led all players in blocked shots.
After breaking his leg 10 games into his freshman year, Alabi had to take a medical redshirt. As a redshirt freshman, he earned All-ACC Freshman Team honors by averaging 8.4 points per game and leading the ACC in blocks with 2.1 per game. For his great shot-blocking ability, he was named to the ACC All-Defensive team in 2008–2009.
As a redshirt sophomore, Alabi ranked 26th in the nation in blocked shots with an average of 2.39 while increasing his scoring average to 11.7 points per game. On April 23, 2010, he declared himself eligible for the 2010 NBA draft.
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