Chinemelu D. Elonu Jr. (born March 11, 1987) is a Nigerian professional basketball player for Al Qadsia of the Kuwaiti Division I.
[3][5] He later signed a two-year deal with the Spanish team CAI Zaragoza where he averaged 6.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.
On January 25, 2011, Elonu signed a contract with Pau-Orthez in France in order to replace the injured Travon Bryant.
In July 2012, Elonu joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2012 NBA Summer League.
In May 2014, Elonu came back to CAI Zaragoza after four years, and signed a contract until the end of the 2013–14 ACB season.
[11] During the season, he participated at the Turkish League Slam Dunk contest, among with Kenny Gabriel, Jan Vesely, Furkan Korkmaz, JaJuan Johnson, Patric Young, Sinan Güler and Sean Williams.
On January 2, 2017, Elonu signed with AEK Athens in Greece for the rest of the 2016–17 season, replacing Randal Falker on the team's squad.
[22] Regular season Playoffs [23] [24] The son of Dozie and Amaka Elonu, he majored in agricultural leadership.