Jamal Olasewere

Jamal Olasewere (born September 16, 1991) is a Nigerian American professional basketball player for Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Italian Serie A2. He completed his college career at Long Island University, where he was an All-American and Conference Player of the Year.

Jamal Olasewere

Pistoia Basket 2000
Position	Small forward / power forward
League	Serie A2
Personal information
Born	(1991-09-16) September 16, 1991 (age 33) Silver Spring, Maryland
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)
NBA draft	2013: undrafted
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2015	Wolves Verviers-Pepinster
2015–2016	Virtus Roma
2016–2017	Hapoel Ramat Gan
2017	Orzi Basket
2017–2018	NPC Rieti
2017–2018	Blu Basket
2019–2020	Grindavík
2020–2021	Eurobasket Roma
2021–present	Pistoia Basket 2000
Career highlights and awards
AP Honorable mention All-American (2013) NEC Player of the Year (2013) 2× First-team All-NEC (2012, 2013) NEC tournament MVP (2011)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Nigeria FIBA Africa Championship 2015 Tunisia National Team

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]

Professional career

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

In August 2019, he signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Grindavík.^[4] On January 9, 2020, the team released him from his contract due to injuries. In 10 games, he averaged 18 points and 7 rebounds per game.^[5]

On July 5, 2020, he has signed with Eurobasket Roma of the Italian Serie A2.^[6] Olasewere averaged 15.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. On August 17, 2021, he signed with Pistoia Basket 2000.^[7]

Nigerian national team

Olasewere has also been a member of the senior men's Nigerian national basketball team. He played at the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship where they won the championship.

References

1. Kussoy, Howie (March 6, 2013). "LIU's Olasewere is NEC Player of Year". New York Post. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
2. "Olasewere Chosen for Prestigious Portsmouth Invitational Tournament". LIU Athletics. April 8, 2013. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
3. "Vanoli Cremona officially signs rookie Jamal Olasewere". Sportando.net. August 20, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
4. Davíð Eldur (25 August 2019). "Jamal Olasewere til Grindavíkur". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
5. Bjarni Þórarinn Hallfreðsson (9 January 2020). "Grindvíkingar að senda Jamal Olasewere heim". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
6. Skerletic, Dario (July 5, 2020). "Jamal Olasewere joins Eurobasket Roma". Sportando. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
7. Centenari, Andrea (August 17, 2021). "Jamal Olasewere joins Pistoia". Eurobasket. Retrieved August 17, 2021.

External links

• Eurobasket.com Profile
• LIU Athletic Profile