Olumide Oyedeji

Olumide Oyedeji
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2015–2016	London Lions
Career highlights and awards
	2× BSN All-Star (2008, 2006); CBA All-Star (2010); 3× 2009); Korean League All-Star Game MVP (2007); BBL All-Star Game MVP (2000); 2× BBL Slam Dunk Contest champion (1998, 1999); Nigerian League MVP (1997);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's Basketball
Representing Nigeria
FIBA Africa Championship

Olumide Oyedeji (born 11 May 1981) is a Nigerian professional basketball center who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for three seasons.

Professional career

Oyedeji played at the 1999 and 2000

NBA, and had career averages of 1.4 points per game, 2.1 rebounds per game, 0.1 assists per game, and 0.2 steals per game.^[1] His final NBA game was played on April 1, 2003, in a 105–118 loss to the San Antonio Spurs where he recorded no stats. He also played in the Spanish League with Granada

.

Oyedeji played with

Shanxi Zhongyu in the Chinese Basketball Association.^[2] He played with Changwon LG Sakers of the Korean Basketball League in 2011. However, he was released from the team, despite averaging 10.8 points, 15.0 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game. Oyedeji then signed on with the London Lions, who compete in the British Basketball League

, in 2015.

National team

Oyedeji has been a member of the senior men's

2012 Summer Olympics. Oyedeji is the inaugural African player to ever feature in all major basketball tournaments on the global stage, including Olympic Games, World Cup, Commonwealth Games, All Africa Games, NBA, Euro-League, and Asia Championships.^{[citation needed}

]

Oyedeji featured in the invitational tournament in South Africa where he captained the team and led them to victory in the finals. Nigeria's basketball team, D'Tigers, emerged overall winners of the 2015 Four Nations' invitational basketball tournament hosted by South Africa on Sunday 22 March 2015. Oyedeji, the long serving captain of the Nigerian Men's national team, emerged the MVP of the tournament. D'Tigers beat Mozambique 72-59 in their final game to win the inaugural tournament held at the Wembley Indoor Arena in Johannesburg. He retired from the Nigerian national basketball team several weeks before the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.^[3]

FIBA

The International Basketball Federation, FIBA, Central Board appointed Oyedeji, to the FIBA Players commission for the 2014-2019 term. Oyedeji's appointment resulted from his nomination by the Nigerian Basketball Federation in line with the criteria provided by the world governing body of basketball. He is expected to serve in the newly inaugurated FIBA Players commission under the chairmanship of former Serbian International and NBA great, Vlade Divac. Oyedeji is also a member of the board of the Nigeria Basketball Federation.

Personal life

Oyedeji had his secondary education at Loyola College, Ibadan where he started playing as a member of the school's senior basketball team.

Oyedeji is married to Adegoke Fajemisin. They have five children together.^[4]

References

^ "Olumide Oyedeji Historical Profile". Nba.com. 11 May 1981.
^ "Bonzi Wells joins CBA with Shanxi Zhongyu". News.xinhuanet.com. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 15 December 2008.
^ "It was tough calling it quits with d'tigers — Oyedeji". Punch Newspapers. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
^ "OLUMIDE OYEDEJI- My wife is four in one!". The Nation Nigeria. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2019.

[1] "Olumide Oyedeji Historical Profile". Nba.com. 11 May 1981.

[2] "Bonzi Wells joins CBA with Shanxi Zhongyu". News.xinhuanet.com. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 15 December 2008.

[3] "It was tough calling it quits with d'tigers — Oyedeji". Punch Newspapers. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2019.

[4] "OLUMIDE OYEDEJI- My wife is four in one!". The Nation Nigeria. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2019.

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