Norense Odiase

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Norense Odiase
Odiase with Texas Tech in March 2019
Free agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1995-09-14) September 14, 1995 (age 28)
Fort Worth, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Science City Jena
2021Motor City Cruise
2021–2023Greensboro Swarm
2023Texas Legends
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Norense Odiase (born September 14, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

High school career

Odiase played for

247Sports.[3][4]

College career

In his first career game for Texas Tech, on November 14, 2014, Odiase recorded 16 points and 10 rebounds in a 71–59 win over

national championship game.[11] Odiase finished with the most career wins in program history.[6]

Professional career

Northern Arizona Suns (2019–2020)

After going undrafted in the

Northern Arizona Suns.[14] On December 9, 2019, he posted 14 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and one block in a 125-100 loss to the Salt Lake City Stars.[15] Odiase missed a game against the South Bay Lakers on December 29 with an illness.[16] In 35 games, he averaged 5.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.[17]

Brose Bamberg (2020–2021)

On August 4, 2020, Odiase signed a one-year contract with

Brose Bamberg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[18]

Science City Jena (2021)

On February 19, 2021, Odiase signed with

Science City Jena of the German ProA.[19]

Motor City Cruise (2021)

In October, 2021, he was added to the Motor City Cruise.[20] However, he was waived on November 8.[21]

Greensboro Swarm (2021–2023)

On December 30, 2021, Odiase was acquired by the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League.[22] On February 25, 2023, Odiase was waived by the Greensboro Swarm.[23]

Texas Legends (2023)

On February 27, 2023, Odiase was acquired by the Texas Legends.[24]

Personal life

Odiase is the son of Nigerian parents, Nick and Osa Odiase. His father is a pharmacist and his mother is a nurse. He has a fraternal twin brother named Nick, as well as older twin sisters.[2] When he was a senior at Texas Tech, two of his cousins died in an automobile accident.[25]

References

  1. ^ Holmes, CJ (March 9, 2018). "Here's a list of every Dallas high school basketball alum playing in the Sweet 16". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Henry, John. "Fort Worth's Odiase an essential ingredient at Texas Tech". Press Box DFW. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Bossi, Eric (March 5, 2014). "Waiting worth it for Odiase". Rivals. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "PF Norense Odiase Commits to Texas Tech". Viva The Matadors. March 14, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Pirtle, Krista (February 24, 2015). "Freshman Norense Odiase becoming Texas Tech's defensive wall". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Norense Odiase". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Spotlight: Norense Odiase". Texas Tech Red Raiders. October 1, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  8. 247Sports. Retrieved August 25, 2020.[dead link
    ]
  9. ^ Carlton, Chuck (October 24, 2017). "While out with injury, Texas Tech's Norense Odiase gave his body a serious overhaul". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  10. ^ Emmert, Mark (April 7, 2019). "Final Four: Norense Odiase takes in one last game before ending career at Texas Tech". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "Norense Odiase: Most underrated player of the NCAA Tournament". Viva The Matadors. April 9, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "Chicago Eurobasket Summer League May 17-19 - May 15, 2019". Eurobasket Summer League. May 17, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "Suns Announce Roster in Advance of Training Camp". Phoenix Suns. September 27, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  14. ^ Hunt, Stephen (February 12, 2020). "Former Texas Tech product Odiase progressing well in G League". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  15. ^ "Norense Odiase: Double-double in loss". CBS Sports. December 29, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  16. ^ "Norense Odiase: Out Saturday with illness". CBS Sports. December 30, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  17. ^ Askounis, Johnny (August 5, 2020). "Brose Bamberg completes squad with Norense Odiase". EuroHoops. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  18. Brose Bamberg
    . August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  19. ^ "Bamberg releases Norense Odiase". Sportando. February 19, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  20. ^ "Motor City Cruise Announce 2021-22 Training Camp Roster". Our Sports Central. October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  21. ^ "Motor City Cruise Claim Cheick Diallo Off Waivers". NBA.com. November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  22. ^ "2021-22 NBA G League transactions". gleague.nba.com. December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  23. ^ "2022-23 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  24. ^ "2022-23 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  25. ^ Davison, Drew (March 20, 2019). "Texas Tech's 'captain' Norense Odiase using basketball to overcome grief". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

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