Nationality German Playing career 2015–2016 → Hamburg Towers Height 2.05 m Pro career 2016 | Listed height 205 cm (6 ft 9 in) 2015–2016 SC Rist Wedel 2016–present Brose Bamberg Listed weight 81.65 kg | |
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Born March 18, 1998 (age 18)
Hamburg, Germany ( 1998-03-18 ) Position Small forward, Shooting guard | ||
Louis Franklin Olinde (born March 19, 1998 in Hamburg) is a German basketball player. A 205 cm (6'9'') guard/forward, he is under contract with the Brose Baskets Bamberg of the German Bundesliga.
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His father Wilbert Olinde won the 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament with UCLA and took his game to Germany following his collegiate career.
Career
Olinde’s career began in the youth ranks of BC Hamburg. He joined the Piraten Hamburg organization in 2011 to compete in the JBBL, Germany’s under 16 division. In 2014, he made the Piraten under 19 side which plays in the NBBL, Germany’s highest youth league.
Olinde earned a spot on the roster of SC Rist Wedel, a member of Germany’s third-tier men’s league Pro B, for the 2014-15 season, but had to wait until the following campaign to see playing time. In accordance with an agreement of cooperation between SC Rist Wedel and Pro A side Hamburg Towers, Olinde was permitted to play for both clubs in the 2015-16 season, but primarily appeared in Pro B games for SC Rist. Still eligible to compete at the youth level that year, he also turned out for the Piraten Hamburg under 19 squad in 2015-16, and was selected for the 2016 NBBL All-Star Game.
In June 2016, he attended the NBA Top 100 camp in Charlottesville, Virginia. On June 23, 2016, Olinde signed a four-year deal with the Brose Baskets Bamberg of the German top-flight Basketball-Bundesliga. He logged his first Bundesliga minutes in the season opener against Frankfurt on September 23, 2016.
International career
In August 2014, Olinde made the roster of Germany's U16 Men's National Team for the European Championships in Latvia. In nine appearances, he averaged 3.9 points and 4.7 rebounds during the tournament.
In December 2015, he was named to the roster of Germany's U18 Men's National Team and helped the team win the 2016 Albert-Schweitzer-Tournament. He helped the German U18 squad to a fourth-place finish at the European Championship in December 2016, averaging 5.0 points and 5.2 rebounds a contest.