Nationality Nigerian / American Name Derrick Obasohan Pro career 2004 NBA draft 2004 / Undrafted Weight 100 kg | Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg) Height 1.98 m Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Role Basketball player | |
Born April 18, 1981 (age 43) Houston, Texas ( 1981-04-18 ) College Texas-Arlington (2000–2004) Position Small forward, Shooting guard | ||
Cb pr sentation de derrick obasohan
Derrick Obasohan (born April 18, 1981) is a Nigerian American professional basketball player for Provence Basket of the LNB Pro B. He played college basketball for the University of Texas at Arlington.
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- Cb pr sentation de derrick obasohan
- College career
- Professional career
- Nigerian national team
- References
College career
Obasohan played high school basketball at Alief Elsik in Houston, Texas. Obasohan then played college basketball, where he was a former First Team All-Southland Conference performer at the University of Texas at Arlington, with the Texas–Arlington Mavericks, in the United States.
Professional career
On May 21, 2010, Obasohan signed with Trabzonspor of Turkey for the 2010–11 season. In 26 games, he averaged 11.7 points and 3.85 rebounds per game.
On September 2, 2011, he signed with Joventut of Spain for the 2011–12 ACB season. In 34 games, he averaged 9.2 points per game.
On May 15, 2012, he signed with the Cocodrilos de Caracas of the Venezuelan LPB. He left Caracas after appearing in only three games.
The 2012–13 season he started in Argentina with Boca Juniors, but left after only four games and on November 11, 2012, he signed with Cholet Basket of France for the rest of the season.
In August 2013, he signed with AS Monaco Basket of the French NM1 (third division). In two seasons with Monaco, he helped them to come first to LNB Pro B and then to LNB Pro A league.
In October 2015, he signed with Provence Basket of the LNB Pro B.
Nigerian national team
Obasohan represented Nigeria at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan. He won the bronze medal at the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship. He also represented Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.