Retin Obasohan

Retin Obasohan

Obasohan warming up for Alabama
No. 32 – Oettinger Rockets
Position Point guard
League Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1993-07-06) July 6, 1993
Antwerp, Belgium
Nationality Belgian
Listed height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Career information
College Alabama (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Sidigas Avellino
2017–present Oettinger Rockets
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SEC (2016)
  • First-team SEC All-Defense (2016)
  • SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2016)

Retin Obasohan (born July 6, 1993) is a Belgian professional basketball player, who currently plays for Oettinger Rockets of the Basketball Bundesliga.

Early career

In the 2010–11 season, Obasohan played for amateur team Kangoeroes Boom in the Belgian Second Division.

College career

From 2011 through 2016, Obasohan played for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He redshirted the 2011 season and continued to gain more playing time throughout his career. In his redshirt senior season, Obasohan averaged 17.6 points per game for the team.[1] He led his team to NCAA Tournament contention and numerous upset victories, including several wins against AP ranked opponents and a win at LSU against that year's NBA first overall pick Ben Simmons. Upon conclusion of the 2016 season, Obasohan was named to the All-SEC First Team and was named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year as well.[2]

Professional career

Obasohan entered the 2016 NBA Draft, but went undrafted.[3] On June 28, he signed a free agent contract with the Sacramento Kings, as he went on to play in the 2016 NBA Summer League.

On August 5, 2016, Obasohan signed with Sidigas Avellino of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Retin Obasohan, Alabama, Point Guard". 247sports.com. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  2. ↑ "2016 SEC Men's Basketball awards announced". Secsports.com. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  3. ↑ "Geen NBA Draft-sprookje voor Retin Obasohan" (in Dutch). Vlaamsebasketballiga.be. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  4. ↑ "Retin Obasohan officially signs with Avellino". Sportando.com. 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
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