Julius Nwosu

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Julius Nwosu
Position	Power forward
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Born	May 1, 1971 (1971-05-01) (age 37) Nkwere, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigeria
College	Liberty University
Pro career	1993–2007
Former teams	Cacerès (1993–1994) San Antonio Spurs (1994–1995) CSKA Moscow (1995–1996) Boston Celtics (1996) Panathinaikos (1996-1997) Galatasaray Cafe Crown(1998) Avtodor Saratov (1998) Isuzu Giba Cats (2000–2001) EB Pau-Orthez (2001) Red Bull Thunder (2002) Sporting (2002–2004) EB Pau-Orthez CSU Asesoft Ploiesti (Romania, 2005–2006) Al Jalaa (Syria, 2006–2007) Ararat (Iran, 2007–present)

Obinna Julius Nwosu, otherwise referred to as just Julius Nwosu (born May 1, 1971, in Nkwere, Nigeria), is a retired Nigerian professional basketball player. He played briefly for the American National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs during the 1994-95 NBA season. He also had a career in the Philippine Basketball Association.^[1]

[edit] Playing career

Nwosu attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.. Nwosu has played in 14 different countries during his 14-year career.

He won the Russian league title in 1996 with CSKA Moscow, and the French league crown in 2001 with Pau-Orthez. Nwosu led the Red Bull Thunder to the PBA Commissioner's Cup title in 2002. In 2005, he started with Asesoft Ploiesti in Romania (averaging 12.8 points and 9.8 rebounds in FIBA Europe Cup), before signing with Syrian club Al Jalaa Aleppo in February 2006.

He was part of the 1998 FIBA World Championship Nigerian national team that played at the FIBA World Championship. But due to bad medication bought at a market in Lagos, he was suspended for doping and could not finish the tournament.^[2]

He was under contract with Milwaukee Bucks (1995), Boston Celtics (1996), Toronto Raptors (1997), Seattle SuperSonics (1999) and Utah Jazz (1999), but did not play in any regular season games.^{[citation needed]}