Aidan Igiehon

Aidan Igiehon rebounds against Western Kentucky

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Aidan Igiehon works for position on the block in the KFC Yum ! Center

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Aidan Igiehon reacts after a dunk vs. NC Central in the KFC Yum! Center.

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Aidan Igiehon fights for a loose ball in the KFC Yum! Center.

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Position:
Forward
Height:
6-10
Weight:
240
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Dublin, Ireland
High School:
Lawrence Woodmere Academy

Sophomore Year

Last name is pronounced ee-GYAY-hawn.
Made the decision to transfer when the season was over.
Missed UofL’s last 12 games since suffering a groin injury in early January, plus an illness. He did not play in a game since Dec. 19 at Wisconsin.
Averaged about eight minutes a game in a reserve role in the five games he played early in the season.
His 13 points scored in five games matches his freshman scoring total.
Totaled five points and five rebounds in the opener vs. Evansville, both season highs.

Freshman Year

Saw action in 13 games as a freshman, averaging 4.7 minutes a game in those contests in a reserve role.
A shoulder injury in practice on Feb. 18 made him unavailable for the Cardinals’ last six games, but he was recovering as the season came to an abrupt end.
Missed UofL’s game at Duke on Jan. 18 while recovering from the flu.
Led the Cardinals with seven rebounds against North Carolina Central on Nov. 17.
Scored his first collegiate points with a first-half dunk against Indiana State on Nov. 13. He scored in four games.
Major is communication.
Averaged 23.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 5.8 blocked shots as a senior for Woodmere (22-5), which won the NYSAIS Class B Championship, marking his third consecutive state title. He scored a game-high 14 points and added 17 rebounds and three blocks to propel top-seeded Woodmere in the title game.
First team USA Today’s All USA New York Boys Basketball Team selection and a member of the New York State Sportswriters Association Class B boys basketball all-state first team.
Nicknamed the “Irish Hulk,” he was ranked No. 50 nationally in the ESPN 100, No. 52 by 247Sports.com and No. 53 by Rivals.com.
Won three consecutive state titles, helping the Tigers to the NYSAIS C-Division title in 2017 and the B-Division title in 2018 and 2019.
Participated with Team Honor in the Iverson Classic all-star game on April 26, 2019 in Souderton, Pa.
Averaged 18.2 points and 15 rebounds as a junior in helping Lawrence Woodmere to a 20-5 record and the New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) Class B Championship, earning first team all-state honors.
A New York State Sportswriters Association second team all-state selection as a sophomore when he averaged 21.1 points per game, helping Woodmere to a 26-3 record and the NYSAIS Class C Championship. He was a third team selection his freshman year when he averaged 20 points per game.
Averaged 9.7 points and 6.4 rebounds in the summer of 2018 with his AAU team Team Rio National.
Igiehon was 13-years-old when he arrived in Brooklyn, New York on June 28, 2014 to live with his aunt and uncle. He had first picked up a basketball when he was 12. UofL Coach Chris Mack visited Igiehon’s mother in Clondalkin, West Dublin, Ireland during the recruiting process. His brother Brandon is a senior at SUNY Potsdam, where he plays soccer for the Bears.
The only Irish-born player to reach the NBA is Pat Burke, who played with the Orlando Magic (2002-03) and Phoenix Suns (2005-07). Burke moved from Ireland to the U.S. when he was three-years-old, so Igiehon hopes to be the first Irish born-and-raised person to play in the NBA.
Chose to attend Louisville after also including Oregon, Kentucky and St. John’s among his final choices.