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Olumide Oyedeji Free agent Center Personal information Date of birth May 11, 1981 Place of birth Ibadan, Nigeria Nationality Nigerian Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg) Career information NBA Draft 2000 / Round: 2 / Pick: 13th overall Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics Pro career 1997–present Career history - Dynamo Moscow (Russia) (1997–1998)
- DJK Würzburg (Germany) (1998–2000)
- Seattle SuperSonics (2000–2002)
- Orlando Magic (2002–2003)
- Ilisiakos (Greece) (2003)
- Union Olimpija (Slovenia) (2003–2004)
- Beijing Ducks (China) (2004–2005, 2007–2008)
- Al Kuwait SC (Kuwait) (2004, 2007)
- Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico) (2005, 2006)
- Seoul Samsung Thunders (Korea) (2005–2006, 2006–2007)
- Liaoning Dinosaurs (China) (2008)
- Granada (Spain) (2008)
- Shanxi Zhongyu (China) (2008–2009)
- Vaqueros de Bayamón (Puerto Rico) (2009)
- Juvecaserta Basket (Italy) (2010)
- Changwon LG Sakers (Korea) (2011)
Stats at NBA.com Medal record Men's Basketball Competitor for Nigeria African Championships Bronze 2011 Madagascar Nigeria Olumide Oyedeji (born May 11, 1981 in Ibadan, Nigeria) is a Nigerian professional basketball player, most notably in the American National Basketball Association.[1]
Oyedeji, a 6'10" center, was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2nd round (42nd overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft.
He played a total of 93 games during his 3-season stint in the NBA and had career averages of 0.2 assists per game, 0.2 steals per game, 1.4 points per game, and 2.1 rebounds per game. [1]
He played for LG Sakers in 2011. However he was released from the team despite averaging 10.8 points, 15.0 reb, and 1.7 blocks.
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External links
- College & NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- Olumide Oyedeji photo
2000 NBA Draft First round Kenyon Martin · Stromile Swift · Darius Miles · Marcus Fizer · Mike Miller · DerMarr Johnson · Chris Mihm · Jamal Crawford · Joel Przybilla · Keyon Dooling · Jérôme Moïso · Etan Thomas · Courtney Alexander · Mateen Cleaves · Jason Collier · Hedo Türkoğlu · Desmond Mason · Quentin Richardson · Jamaal Magloire · Speedy Claxton · Morris Peterson · Donnell Harvey · DeShawn Stevenson · Dalibor Bagarić · Jake Tsakalidis · Mamadou N'Diaye · Primož Brezec · Erick Barkley · Mark MadsenSecond round Marko Jarić · Dan Langhi · A. J. Guyton · Jake Voskuhl · Khalid El-Amin · Mike Smith · Soumaila Samake · Eddie House · Eduardo Nájera · Lavor Postell · Hanno Möttölä · Chris Carrawell · Olumide Oyedeji · Michael Redd · Brian Cardinal · Jabari Smith · DeeAndre Hulett · Josip Sesar · Mark Karcher · Jason Hart · Kaniel Dickens · Igor Rakočević · Ernest Brown · Dan McClintock · Cory Hightower · Chris Porter · Jaquay Walls · Scoonie Penn · Pete MickealNigeria squad – 2011 Africa Championship – Bronze medal Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- Nigerian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Nigerian basketball players
- Nigerian expatriates in China
- Orlando Magic players
- Seattle SuperSonics players
- Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
- Atlanta Hawks players
- People from Ibadan
- Centers (basketball)
- Basketball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Beijing Ducks players
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