Retin Obasohan

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Retin Obasohan
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Obasohan in action with Rockets Gotha in 2018
No. 32 – Hapoel Jerusalem
PositionPoint guard
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1993-07-06) July 6, 1993 (age 28)
Antwerp, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Listed height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
CollegeAlabama (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Sidigas Avellino
2017–2018Rockets Gotha
2018–2019Northern Arizona Suns
2019–2020Brose Bamberg
2020–2021Nymburk
2021–presentHapoel Jerusalem
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SEC (2016)
  • SEC All-Defensive team (2016)
  • SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2016)

Retin Obasohan (born July 6, 1993) is a Belgian professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

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]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012-13 Alabama 31 1 13.0 .374 .286 .771 1.4 .7 .9 .3 3.9
2013-14 Alabama 30 20 28.7 .381 .246 .667 3.0 1.6 1.8 1.0 9.5
2014-15 Alabama 31 12 19.5 .447 .378 .606 2.9 .8 .9 .5 6.2
2015-16 Alabama 33 33 32.3 .471 .372 .699 3.8 2.6 1.4 .3 17.6
Career 125 66 23.5 .433 .335 .683 2.8 1.5 1.2 .5 9.4

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]

On August 4, 2017, Obasohan signed with Rockets Gotha, newcomer in the German Basketball Bundesliga.[5] On April 1, 2018, he scored a season-high 25 points in a 98–90 win over Eisbären Bremerhaven.[6]

In October 2018, Obasohan joined the Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA G League as a local tryout player.[7]

During the 2019-20 season, Obasohan plays in Germany for Brose Bamberg in the Basketball Bundesliga. [8][9] He averaged 8.4 points and 2.7 assists per game.

On October 24, 2020, he has signed with ERA Nymburk in the Czech NBL.[10]

On July 1, 2021, he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Retin Obasohan, Alabama, Point Guard". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 SEC Men's Basketball awards announced". Secsports.com. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "Geen NBA Draft-sprookje voor Retin Obasohan" (in Dutch). Vlaamsebasketballiga.be. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Retin Obasohan officially signs with Avellino". Sportando.com. August 5, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Rockets Gotha verpflichten belgischen Nationalspieler Retin Obasohan" (in German). August 4, 2017.
  6. ^ "Hier finden Sie alle Infos zu allen easyCredit BBL-Livespielen, Archiv bis 1999, Berichte, Boxscores, Play-by-plays, Livestreams, Fotos und Wurfanalysen".
  7. ^ Withee, Jacob (October 21, 2018). "NAZ Suns Announce 2018-19 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "Retin Obasohan, Basketball Player".
  9. ^ https://www.brosebamberg.de/saison/news/nachricht/artikel/brose-bamberg-verpflichtet-retin-obasohan/
  10. ^ "Retin Obasohan signs with Nymburk". Sportando. October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  11. ^ "Hapoel Jerusalem lands Retin Obasohan". Sportando. July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.

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