Jamal Olasewere (born September 16, 1991) is a Nigerian American professional basketball player for Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Italian Serie A2. He completed his college career at Long Island University, where he was an All-American and Conference Player of the Year.

College career

Olasewere, a 6'7" forward from Silver Spring, Maryland attended Springbrook High School and chose Long Island for college. There, he was a four-year starter and led the Blackbirds to three consecutive NCAA tournament bids from 2011 to 2013. As a senior, Olasewere averaged 18.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game and was named Northeast Conference player of the year[1] and an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press. For his career, Olasewere scored a school-record 1,871 points and collected 964 rebounds.[2]

Professional career

In August 2013, Olasewere signed a one-year deal with the Italian League club Vanoli Cremona.[3]

In August 2019, he signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Grindavík.[4] On January 9, 2020, the team released him from his contract due to injuries. In 10 games, he averaged 18 points and 7 rebounds per game.[5]

On July 5, 2020, he has signed with Eurobasket Roma of the Italian Serie A2.[6] Olasewere averaged 15.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. On August 17, 2021, he signed with Pistoia Basket 2000.[7]

Nigerian national team

Olasewere has also been a member of the senior men's Nigerian national basketball team. He played at the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship where they won the championship.

References

  1. ^ Kussoy, Howie (March 6, 2013). "LIU's Olasewere is NEC Player of Year". New York Post. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  2. ^ "Olasewere Chosen for Prestigious Portsmouth Invitational Tournament". LIU Athletics. April 8, 2013. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  3. ^ "Vanoli Cremona officially signs rookie Jamal Olasewere". Sportando.net. August 20, 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Davíð Eldur (25 August 2019). "Jamal Olasewere til Grindavíkur". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  5. ^ Bjarni Þórarinn Hallfreðsson (9 January 2020). "Grindvíkingar að senda Jamal Olasewere heim". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. ^ Skerletic, Dario (July 5, 2020). "Jamal Olasewere joins Eurobasket Roma". Sportando. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Centenari, Andrea (August 17, 2021). "Jamal Olasewere joins Pistoia". Eurobasket. Retrieved August 17, 2021.


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