 On September 4, 2017, Ibekwe signed a three-month contract with German club Oettinger Rockets.On December 30, 2017, he signed with French club Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket for the rest of the 2017–18 Pro A season.On November 29, 2019, he has signed with Élan Béarnais of the LNB Pro A. 

Ibekwe has been a member of the senior men's Nigerian national basketball team.