Omotayo Ogedengbe (born 12 May 1987) is a British professional basketball player who currently plays for the Surrey Scorchers in the British Basketball League.

Early life

Ogedenbge began playing basketball aged 17 for local team the Ealing Tornados.[1] After winning the Under-18 conference, he was selected to play for the England U18 national team.[1]

College career

After his performances for Ealing Tornados, he was rewarded with a half-scholarship to Temple University in Philadelphia, but returned after three months to debut for the London Towers.[2]

Professional career

In 2007, Ogedenge joined British Basketball League team London Capital and averaged 7.3 points per game in his debut season.[3] He then moved to Spain for a year to join the Grand Canaries Basketball Academy.[2]

Ogedenge returned to England in 2009, and made 117 appearances over three seasons with the Guildford Heat. He later joined the London Lions for the 2012–13 season.[3]

In 2013, he joined French team Calais Basket Cheminots and was selected for French National All-Star game.[2] Upon returning to England once again, Ogedenge joined the Glasgow Rocks for a single season and averaged 15.3 points per game.[3]

A year later, he became the first ever signing for the Surrey Scorchers.[4] He was later named captain and has become the franchise's longest serving player.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sponsored Athletes". www.muscle-in-motion.com. Muscle in Motion. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Ogedengbe, Tayo. "Tayo Ogedengbe". www.facebook.com. Facebook. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Owen, Dave. "Tayo Ogedengbe". www.daveowenbasketball.co.uk. Dave Owen Basketball. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Tayo Ogedengbe". www.surreyscorchers.co.uk. Surrey Scorchers. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Surrey Scorchers re-sign captain Tayo Ogedengbe". British Basketball League. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tayo_Ogedengbe
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