Retin Obasohan

Retin Obasohan
No. 32 Sidigas Avellino
Position Point guard
League Lega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born (1993-07-06) July 6, 1993
Antwerp, Belgium
Nationality Belgian
Listed height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Career information
College Alabama (2011–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–present Sidigas Avellino
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SEC (2016)
  • SEC All-Defensive Team (2016)

Retin Obasohan (born July 6, 1993) is a Belgian professional basketball player, who currently plays for Sidigas Avellino of the Lega Basket Serie A.

Early career

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

College career

From 2012 till 2016, Obasohan played for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He was a member of the team in 2011–12 as well, but red shirted the season. In his last season there, Obasohan averaged 17.6 points per game for the team.[1] In 2016, he was named to the All-SEC First Team and was named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year as well.[2]

Professional career

Obasohan entered the 2016 NBA Draft, but went undrafted.[3] On June 28, he signed a free agent contract with the Sacramento Kings, as he went on to play in the 2016 NBA Summer League.

On August 5, 2016, Obasohan signed with Sidigas Avellino of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[4]

References

  1. "Retin Obasohan, Alabama, Point Guard". 247sports.com. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  2. "2016 SEC Men's Basketball awards announced". Secsports.com. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  3. "Geen NBA Draft-sprookje voor Retin Obasohan" (in Dutch). Vlaamsebasketballiga.be. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  4. "Retin Obasohan officially signs with Avellino". Sportando.com. 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
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