Derrick Obasohan

Derrick Obasohan
No. 4 – AS Monaco Basket
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Born April 18, 1981
Houston, Texas
Nationality Nigerian / American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Alief Elsik
(Houston, Texas)
College Texas-Arlington (2000–2004)
NBA draft 2004 / Undrafted
Pro career 2004–present
Career history
2004–2005 Etzella Ettelbruck (Luxembourg)
2005–2006 Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium)
2006 Belenenses Montepio (Portugal)
2006–2007 Hyères-Toulon Var Basket (France)
2007–2009 Strasbourg IG (France)
2009–2010 Hyères-Toulon Var Basket (France)
2010–2011 Trabzonspor (Turkey)
2011–2012 Joventut (Spain)
2012 Cocodrilos de Caracas (Venezuela)
2012 Boca Juniors (Argentina)
2012–2013 Cholet Basket (France)
2013–present AS Monaco Basket (France 3rd)

Derrick Obasohan (born April 18, 1981) is a Nigerian American professional basketball player.

College career

Obasohan played high school basketball at Alief Elsik in Houston, Texas. Obasohan then played college basketball, where he was a former First Team All-Southland Conference performer at the University of Texas at Arlington, with the Texas–Arlington Mavericks, in the United States.

Professional career

Obasohan has played in both the top division in Spain, the Liga ACB, and in the second-tier European competition, the Eurocup.

Nigerian national team

Obasohan represented Nigeria at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan. He won the bronze medal at the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship. He also represented Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

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