Ivan Aska

Ivan Aska
	Aska with Murray State in February 2011
No. 42 – Al-Ahli Jeddah
Position	Power forward / center
League	FIBA West Asia Super League
Personal information
Born	June 26, 1990 (age 34); Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Nationality	U.S. Virgin Islander / Puerto Rican
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Boyd H. Anderson; (Lauderdale Lakes, Florida)
College	Murray State (2008–2012)
NBA draft	2012: undrafted
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2013	Leuven Bears
2013–2014	Ikaros Chalkidas
2014	Cangrejeros de Santurce
2014–2015	Maccabi Ashdod
2015–2016	Ironi Nes Ziona
2016	Ironi Ramat Gan
2016–2017	Incheon Electroland Elephants
2017	PAOK
2017–2018	SLUC Nancy
2018	Kolossos Rodou
2019–2021	Hapoel Hevel Modi'in
2021	Rabotnički
2021–2022	DEAC
2022–2023	Malvín
2023	Soles de Mexicali
2023	San Miguel Beermen
2024–present	Al-Ahli Jeddah
Career highlights and awards
	FIBA CBC Championship MVP (2015); Second-team All-OVC (2012); OVC Freshman of the Year (2009);
Representing Virgin Islands
FIBA CBC Championship

Ivan Aska (born June 26, 1990) is a U.S. Virgin Islander-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Al-Ahli Jeddah of the FIBA West Asia Super League. He has also represented the senior men's U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team. He played college basketball for Murray State's Racers. He is a 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall^[1] power forward-center.

High school

Aska played high school basketball at Boyd H. Anderson High School, in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida.

College career

Aska played college basketball at Murray State University, with the Murray State Racers, from 2008 to 2012. He was named the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year in 2009, and second-team All-Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in 2012. As a senior, Aska averaged 10.6 points and six rebounds per game.^[2]

Professional career

Aska signed with the German Basketball Bundesliga club ALBA Berlin, in 2015,^[3] but he left the club before playing in any official games with them. He joined the Greek Basket League club, PAOK, in March 2017.^[4]

On August 28, 2017, Aska signed a deal with the SLUC Nancy Basket out in France's LNB Pro A.^[5] On August 5, 2018, Aska returned to Greece once more for Kolossos Rodou.

On August 1, 2019, Aska returned to Israel for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with Hapoel Hevel Modi'in of the Israeli National League.^[6]

Aska joined Rabotnički in 2021 and averaged 13.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game. On August 3, 2021, Aska signed with DEAC of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.^[7]

In November 2023, Aska signed with the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) to replace Tyler Stone as the team's import for the 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup.^[8]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Aska played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team Challenge ALS. He competed for the $2 million prize in 2017, and for Team Challenge ALS, he averaged 8.2 points per game. Aska helped take the sixth-seeded Team Challenge ALS to the Championship Game of the tournament, where they lost in a close game to Overseas Elite 86–83.^[9]

U.S. Virgin Islands national team

Aska has been a member of the senior men's U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team. With the U.S. Virgin Islands, Aska has played at the following tournaments: the 2011 FIBA CBC Championship, where he won a gold medal, the 2012 Centrobasket, the 2015 FIBA CBC Championship, where he won a gold medal, and the 2016 Centrobasket.^[10]

He was named the MVP of the 2015 FIBA CBC Championship.

References

^ ΑΣΚΑ Ιβάν | 2,03 (in Greek).
^ "GET TO KNOW HIM - IVAN ASKA". NBA.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
^ "ALBA Berlin adds size with Aska". Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup.^{[dead link]}
^ "Ivan Aska officially joins PAOK BC (vid)". SDNA. March 21, 2017.
^ "IVAN ASKA EST LE NOUVEAU PIVOT DU SLUC!". SLUC Nancy Basket (in French). August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
^ "איוון אסקה חתם בהפועל חבל מודיעין". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
^ Gabor, Winter (August 3, 2021). "Ivan Aska (ex Rabotnicki) is a newcomer at Debreceni Egyetem". Latinbasket. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
^ Dy, Richard (November 3, 2023). "San Miguel taps player from Virgin Island as new import". The Manila Times. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
^ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
^ Ivan ASKA (ISV).

[1] ΑΣΚΑ Ιβάν | 2,03 (in Greek).

[2] "GET TO KNOW HIM - IVAN ASKA". NBA.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.

[3] "ALBA Berlin adds size with Aska". Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup.^{[dead link]}

[4] "Ivan Aska officially joins PAOK BC (vid)". SDNA. March 21, 2017.

[5] "IVAN ASKA EST LE NOUVEAU PIVOT DU SLUC!". SLUC Nancy Basket (in French). August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.

[6] "איוון אסקה חתם בהפועל חבל מודיעין". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.

[7] Gabor, Winter (August 3, 2021). "Ivan Aska (ex Rabotnicki) is a newcomer at Debreceni Egyetem". Latinbasket. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

[8] Dy, Richard (November 3, 2023). "San Miguel taps player from Virgin Island as new import". The Manila Times. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

[9] "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2018.

[10] Ivan ASKA (ISV).

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