Derrick Osamuyi Obasohan (born April 18, 1981) is a Nigerian-American former professional

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player. He played

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for the

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College career

Obasohan played high school basketball at

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in Houston, Texas. Obasohan then played

, where he was a former First Team All-

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performer at the

, with the

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, in the

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Professional career

On May 21, 2010, Obasohan signed with

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of Turkey for the 2010–11 season. In 26 games, he averaged 11.7 points and 3.85 rebounds per game. On September 2, 2011, he signed with Joventut of Spain for the 2011–12 ACB season. In 34 games, he averaged 9.2 points per game. On May 15, 2012, he signed with the Cocodrilos de Caracas of the Venezuelan LPB. He left Caracas after appearing in only three games. The 2012–13 season he started in Argentina with

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, but left after only four games and on November 11, 2012, he signed with Cholet Basket of France for the rest of the season. In August 2013, he signed with

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of the French NM1 (third division). In two seasons with Monaco, he helped them to come first to LNB Pro B and then to

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league. In October 2015, he signed with Provence Basket of the LNB Pro B.

National team career

Obasohan represented

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...

at the

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in Japan. He won the bronze medal at the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship. He also represented Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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