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Retin Obasohan

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Retin Obasohan
Obasohan in action with Rockets Gotha in 2018
Free Agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 31)
Antwerp, Belgium
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
2021–2022Hapoel Jerusalem
2022–2023ASVEL
2023–2024Derthona Basket
2024–presentManresa
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SEC (2016)
  • SEC All-Defensive team (2016)
  • SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2016)
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Retin Obasohan (born 6 July 1993) is a Belgian professional basketball player who last played for Derthona Basket of the Italian LBA.

Early life

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Obasohan was born in Belgium and is of Nigerian descent.[1]

Early career

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In the 2010–11 season, Obasohan played for amateur team Kangoeroes Boom in the Belgian Second Division.

College career

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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.[2] 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.[3]

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

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Obasohan entered the 2016 NBA draft, but went undrafted.[4] On 28 June he signed a free-agent contract with the Sacramento Kings, as he went on to play in the 2016 NBA Summer League.

On 5 August 2016 Obasohan signed with Sidigas Avellino of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[5]

On 4 August 2017 Obasohan signed with Rockets Gotha, newcomer in the German Basketball Bundesliga.[6] On 1 April 2018 he scored a season-high 25 points in a 98–90 win over Eisbären Bremerhaven.[7]

In October 2018, Obasohan joined the Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA G League as a local tryout player.[8]

During the 2019–20 season, Obasohan plays in Germany for Brose Bamberg in the Basketball Bundesliga.[9][10] He averaged 8.4 points and 2.7 assists per game.

On 24 October 2020 he signed with ERA Nymburk in the Czech NBL.[11]

On 1 July 2021 he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League.[12]

On 8 July 2022 he signed a deal with ASVEL Basket of the French LNB Pro A.[13]

On 14 July 2023 he signed with Derthona Basket of the Italian LBA.[14]

On 16 July 2024 he signed a one-season deal with Manresa of the Spanish Liga ACB.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Basket - Élite. Retin Obasohan a tapé dans l'œil de l'Asvel". www.leprogres.fr.
  2. ^ "Retin Obasohan, Alabama, Point Guard". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 SEC Men's Basketball awards announced". Secsports.com. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Geen NBA Draft-sprookje voor Retin Obasohan" (in Dutch). Vlaamsebasketballiga.be. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Retin Obasohan officially signs with Avellino". Sportando.com. August 5, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "Rockets Gotha verpflichten belgischen Nationalspieler Retin Obasohan" (in German). August 4, 2017.
  7. ^ "Hier finden Sie alle Infos zu allen easyCredit BBL-Livespielen, Archiv bis 1999, Berichte, Boxscores, Play-by-plays, Livestreams, Fotos und Wurfanalysen".
  8. ^ Withee, Jacob (October 21, 2018). "NAZ Suns Announce 2018-19 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  9. ^ "Retin Obasohan, Basketball Player".
  10. ^ "Brose Bamberg Basketball | Brose Bamberg verpflichtet Retin Obasohan". www.brosebamberg.de. Archived from the original on 2019-10-23.
  11. ^ "Retin Obasohan signs with Nymburk". Sportando. October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  12. ^ "Hapoel Jerusalem lands Retin Obasohan". Sportando. July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  13. ^ "Un duo de meneurs en renfort !". LDLC ASVEL (in French). 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  14. ^ "Esperienza ad alto livello e fisicità: al Derthona arriva Retin Obasohan". derthonabasket.it. July 14, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  15. ^ "Retin Obasohan: Més múscul exterior per al BAXI Manresa".
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