Noruwa Agho

Noruwa Agho (born May 30, 1989) is an American former high school and NCAA basketball player, and stock trader.

Noruwa Agho
Personal information
BornMay 30, 1989
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolThe Peddie School, St. Joseph's Regional
NBA draft2012 / Undrafted
Playing career2004–2012
PositionShooting guard
Career history
2004-2006SJR Green Knights
2006-2008Peddie School Falcons
2007Amateur Athletic Union
2008-2012Columbia Lions men's basketball

Biography

Agho was born in Brooklyn and grew up playing youth sports, shifting his focus to basketball when he was nine or ten and told his initially skeptical father he wanted to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] He practiced pertinaciously in the driveway of his house in New City, New York, a habit he carried on and was known for in high school and college basketball.[1][2]

In 2007, while playing for Saint Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey, Agho became a McDonald's All-American Game nominee.[3] He later switched to the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey in order to play for their varsity team. He also played for the Amateur Athletic Union during the summer.[1]

Agho was almost recruited to play basketball for Yale University, but decided upon Columbia University after visiting its campus.[1]

He was ranked as the top 3-point percentage shooter in Division I for those with at least 2.5 per game, while playing for Columbia Lions men's basketball from 2008-2012; more simply, he was the leading 3-point shooter in the nation. Also as a sophomore, he was first on his team in steals.[4] Agho had 59 percent accuracy, for 36 of his 61 3-point attempts.[1] He had averaged 51.9 percent overall from the field and a team-high 17.9 points for Columbia, with seven games of at least 20 points in the 2009-2010 season. This ranked him third among Ivy League scorers after averaging 9.1 in his first season.

Injury and career change
Agho on Wall Street in 2020

In 2011-2012 Agho suffered a season-ending injury in his second game for Columbia against Furman after having scored a team-high 16 points against University of Connecticut in the season opener.[3]

After recovering from the injury, Agho chose not to continue playing basketball, and began trading stocks,[5] eventually setting up his own business called Ingenuity Trading.

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References
  1. Heyman, Brian (7 January 2010). "Top 3-Point Shooter From Downtown Plays in Upper Manhattan". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. Star-Ledger, Brendan Prunty/The (29 January 2010). "Former St. Joseph, Peddie star Noruwa Agho leading nation in 3-point percentage at Columbia". nj. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. "Noruwa Agho - Men's Basketball". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. "Noruwa Agho Player Profile, Columbia, News, Rumors, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. "Noruwa Agho (@DARPP_32)". Stocktwits. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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