Jamal Olasewere

No. 5 – Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim

Position

League

Personal information

Born

Nationality

American / Nigerian

Listed height

6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)

Listed weight

225 lb (102 kg)

Career information

High school

Springbrook (Silver Spring, Maryland)

College

LIU Brooklyn (2009–2013)

Playing career

2014–present

Career history

2014–2015

2015–2016

2016–present

Career highlights and awards

Medals

Jamal Olasewere (born September 16, 1991) is a Nigerian American professional basketball player for Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim of the Liga Leumit. He completed his college career at Long Island University, where he was an All-American and Conference Player of the Year.

College career

Olasewere, a 6'7" forward from Silver Spring, Maryland attended Springbrook High School and chose Long Island for college. There, he was a four-year starter and led the Blackbirds to three consecutive NCAA tournament bids from 2011 to 2013. As a senior, Olasewere averaged 18.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game and was named Northeast Conference player of the year^[1] and an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press. For his career, Olasewere scored a school-record 1,871 points and collected 964 rebounds.^[2]

In August 2013, Olasewere signed a one-year deal with the Italian League club Vanoli Cremona.^[3]

Olasewere has also been a member of the senior men's Nigerian national basketball team. He played at the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship.

Nigeria squad – 2015 Africa Championship – Gold medal

4 Uzoh 5 Umeh 6 Diogu 7 A-F. Aminu 8 Olasewere 9 Oguchi 10 Okoye 11 Ogide 12 Gbinije 13 Lawal 14 A. Aminu 15 Oyedeji Coach: Voigt

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