OREM, Utah-Former Utah Valley University men’s basketball player Kenneth Ogbe is returning to his native Germany on a two-year professional contract to play for ALBA Berlin, per a report from gouvu.com Monday.

Ogbe confirmed it has always been a dream of his to play for ALBA, a franchise that dates back to 1991.

ALBA is among the more successful professional international teams in the world and has won eight German championships, nine German cups, three German super cups and the FIBA Korac Cup.

Furthermore, this team is among the more successful ones in Europe and in 2014, became the first team to beat a reigning NBA champions, the San Antonio Spurs, prior to the 2014-15 NBA season.

The team plays at the Mercedes-Benz Arena of Berlin.

In 2017-18, Ogbe was a first-team all-WAC honoree after leading the Wolverines to a school-record 23 wins.

He led the squad in scoring, averaging 13.7 points per game.

Ogbe, a native of Munich, shot 42.9 percent from beyond the arc in his Utah Valley career and added 3.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.8 steals per game.

In his two seasons at Orem, Ogbe scored 802 points, making him 10th all-time in Wolverines annals and earned a master’s of business administration while at UVU.