Anthony Odunsi
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| Born | July 17, 1992 Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Nigerian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Travis (Fort Bend County, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
| College | University of Utah
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| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
| Position | point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Stjarnan | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Caen Basket Calvados | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Sandringham Sabres | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Manawatu Jets | ||||||||||||||
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Anthony Abayomi Odunsi (born July 17, 1992) is an American-born Nigerian professional basketball player who last played for the Manawatu Jets of the National Basketball League (NBL).
High school and college career
[edit]Born in Houston, Texas,[1] Odunsi attended Travis High School in Fort Bend County, Texas, before playing his freshman season of college basketball at Utah in 2011–12. His sophomore season was spent at Tyler Junior College before his junior season at Albany was reduced to just five games due to injury, as he was received a redshirt as well as a waiver from the NCAA, allowing him to compete for Houston Baptist in 2014–15 and 2015–16.[1][2][3]
Professional career
[edit]Coming out of college, Odunsi was drafted by the Canton Charge of the NBA G League, only to be waived by the team prior to the start of the 2016–17 season.[4] In January 2017, he moved to Iceland to play for Stjarnan.[4] In November 2017, he had a two-game stint in France with Caen Basket Calvados.[4] In February 2018, he signed to play in Australia with the Sandringham Sabres.[5] In March 2019, he signed to play in New Zealand with the Manawatu Jets.[6] He appeared in two games before being released on 24 April.[7][8]
National team career
[edit]Odunsi has represented the Nigerian national team, making his debut at AfroBasket 2017.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Anthony Odunsi". hbuhuskies.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Anthony Odunsi". utahutes.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Anthony Odunsi". ualbanysports.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Anthony Odunsi". realgm.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Anthony Odunsi Signs for 2018". sabres.com.au. February 19, 2018. Archived from the original on February 25, 2018.
- ^ "Jets sign Nigerian international for National Basketball League". Stuff.co.nz. March 29, 2019. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019.
- ^ NZhoops (24 April 2019). "Daishon Knight is back with the Manawatu..." Twitter. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Player statistics for Anthony Odunsi". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Anthony Abayomi ODUNSI". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
External links
[edit]- Anthony Odunsi at archive.fiba.com
- Icelandic statistics at kki.is
- 1992 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Australia
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Iceland
- American expatriate basketball people in New Zealand
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Fort Bend County, Texas
- Manawatu Jets players
- Nigerian men's basketball players
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- Stjarnan men's basketball players
- Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen