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Abodunrin Gabriel Olaseni (born 29 December 1991) is a British professional basketball player for Darüşşafaka of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He also plays for the Great Britain men's national basketball team.

Gabriel Olaseni

Olaseni during the 2019 FIBA Europe Cup Finals
No. 0 – Darüşşafaka
Position	Center
League	Basketbol Süper Ligi
Personal information
Born	(1991-12-29) 29 December 1991 (age 30) Walthamstow, London, England
Nationality	British
Listed height	210 cm (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight	104 kg (229 lb)
Career information
High school	Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kansas)
College	Iowa (2011–2015)
NBA draft	2015 / Undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015	Brose Bamberg
2015–2016	Gießen 46ers
2016–2017	Dinamo Sassari
2017	Orléans Loiret
2017–2018	Fuenlabrada
2018–2019	s.Oliver Würzburg
2019–2020	Bursaspor
2020–2021	Büyükçekmece Basketbol
2021–present	Darüşşafaka
Career highlights and awards
Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year (2015)

Professional career

Olaseni went undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft. In July 2015, he joined the Miami Heat for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[1] On 23 July 2015 he signed with German club Brose Baskets.[2] On 22 November 2015 he was loaned to Gießen 46ers for the rest of the 2015–16 season.[3]

On 13 July 2016 Olaseni signed with Italian club Dinamo Sassari.[4] On 3 March 2017 he parted ways with Sassari.[5] The next day he signed with French club Orléans Loiret Basket for the rest of the 2017–18 Pro A season.[6]

On 23 August 2017 Olaseni signed with Fuenlabrada for the 2017–18 season.[7]

For the 2018–19 season, he signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Bundesliga. He played in the 2019 FIBA Europe Cup Finals with s.Oliver, where he lost to his former team Dinamo Sassari.

On August 13, 2019, he has signed with Bursaspor of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[8]

On August 10, 2020, he has signed with Büyükçekmece Basketbol of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[9] Olaseni averaged 15.6 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.

On July 3, 2021, he signed with Darüşşafaka.[10]

National team career

Olaseni has established himself as a key member of the Great Britain men's national team. He is the most efficient scorer in GB national team history with a career field goal percentage of .647 (165/255) as of 25 February 2020.

Olaseni had a breakout performance at FIBA EuroBasket 2017 with averages of 16.8 points (11th) and 11.2 rebounds (2nd). He led all players in defensive rebounding per game (8.8) and earned the highest efficiency rating per game (26.8).[11]

Matched up against NBA star Kristaps Porziņģis, Olaseni scored a career high 23 points with an impressive .909 (10/11) FG% vs Latvia at FIBA EuroBasket 2017 on 4 September 2017.[12]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2015–16	Brose Bamberg	5	2	13.2	.417	–	1.000	2.8	.6	.2	.4	2.4	1.2
Career[13]		5	2	13.2	.417	–	1.000	2.8	.6	.2	.4	2.4	1.2

References

External links

• Gabriel Olaseni at acb.com
• Gabriel Olaseni at easycredit-bbl.de
• Gabriel Olaseni at fiba.com
• Gabriel Olaseni at legabasket.it
• Gabriel Olaseni at lnb.fr
• Gabriel Olaseni at tblstat.net

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Abodunrin Gabriel Olaseni (nacido el 29 de diciembre de 1991 en Londres) es un jugador de baloncesto británico que actualmente pertenece a la plantilla del Darüşşafaka S.K. de la Türkiye Basketbol 1. Ligi. Con 2,08 metros de altura juega en la posición de Pívot. Es internacional absoluto con Gran Bretaña.

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