Rashard Odomes
No. 1 – Hapoel Gilboa Galil | |
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Position | Guard and forward |
League | Israeli Basketball Premier League |
Personal information | |
Born | Anchorage, Alaska | December 21, 1996
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 217 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Copperas Cove High School |
College | University of Oklahoma |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Rashard Odomes (born December 21, 1996) is an American basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He plays the guard and forward positions.[1] He played college basketball at the University of Oklahoma.
Early life
[edit]As a child Odomes lived in Anchorage, Alaska, Copperas Cove, Texas, and Baltimore, Maryland.[2][3][1] His mother Donna Stewart is a retired US Army first class sergeant.[2] He is 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm) tall, and weighs 217 pounds (98 kg).[4]
Odomes attended Copperas Cove High School.[5] As a sophomore, he was second-team all-district.[3] As a junior, he averaged 26.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 2.3 steals per game while shooting .561% from the field, and was named the Texas 8-5A Offensive Player of the Year.[3] As a senior he averaged 25.2 points, 12.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 2.7 steals per game while shooting 58.3% from the field, and was a Texas Class 6-A All-State selection and the District 12-6A MVP.[3] He ended his career as the high school's all-time leading scorer.[3]
College career
[edit]Odomes played college basketball for the University of Oklahoma from 2015 to 2019, while majoring in human relations.[3][5] In 2018-19 his .542 2-point field goal percentage was 10th-best in the Big-12.[5] In college he was primarily known as a physical defensive player.[6] In 2019, he was named Academic All-Big 12 First Team.[3][7]
Professional career
[edit]In 2019–20, Odomes played for Umeå BSKT in the Swedish Basketligan.[4] He averaged 16.4 points and 2.8 assists per game.[4] In 2020–21, he played for Joensuun Kataja in the Finnish Korisliiga.[4] Odomes averaged 18.2 points and 3.0 assists per game.[4]
In 2021-22 he played for FC Porto Ferpinta, primarily in the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol.[4] Odomes averaged 12.1 points and 1.6 assists per game.[4]
In 2022-23 Odomes is playing for Hapoel Gilboa Galil in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, at the guard and forward positions.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rashard Odomes," ESPN.
- ^ a b Reporter, John Walker, Men's Basketball (December 14, 2015). "Oklahoma basketball: Rashard Odomes' path to OU was defined by family". OU Daily.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e f g "Rashard Odomes - 2018-19 - Men's Basketball". University of Oklahoma.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Rashard Odomes Player Profile, Oklahoma - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ a b c "Rashard Odomes," sports-reference.
- ^ Mussatto, Joe (August 7, 2019). "OU basketball: Rashard Odomes signs with Swedish team". The Oklahoman.
- ^ Felisa Cárdenas (April 17, 2018). "Ex-Dawgs star Odomes will bestow $1K grant to Cove teacher". The Killeen Daily Herald.
- ^ "Rashard Odomes". gilboa-galil.co.il.
External links
[edit]- 1996 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Finland
- American expatriate basketball people in Sweden
- American expatriate basketball people in Portugal
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- Basketball players from Alaska
- Basketball players from Texas
- FC Porto basketball players
- Guards (basketball)
- Hapoel Gilboa Galil players
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Sportspeople from Anchorage, Alaska
- People from Copperas Cove, Texas
- Basketball players from Baltimore
- Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball players
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen