Abodunrin Gabriel Olaseni (born 29 December 1991) is a British professional

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player for

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of the

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(BSL). He also plays for the

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Professional career

Olaseni went undrafted in the

2015 NBA draft The 2015 NBA draft was held on June 25, 2015, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. It was televised nationally in the U.S. by ESPN. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eli ...

. In July 2015, he joined the

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for the

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. On 23 July 2015 he signed with German club

Brose Baskets Bamberg Baskets is a German professional basketball team from Bamberg, Franconia/North Bavaria. The club has won the German Championship title nine times and the German Cup six times. The club currently plays in the German top tier Basketball ...

. On 22 November 2015 he was loaned to

Gießen 46ers The GIESSEN 46ers (formerly GIESSEN 46ers) is a professional basketball club based in Gießen, Germany, that plays in the ProA. Their home arena is Sporthalle Gießen-Ost, with a capacity of 4,003 people. History The biggest achievements in clu ...

for the rest of the 2015–16 season. On 13 July 2016 Olaseni signed with Italian club

Dinamo Sassari Polisportiva Dinamo, commonly known as Dinamo Sassari and currently known as Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Sassari, Sardinia. They are the 2018–19 European ...

. On 3 March 2017 he parted ways with Sassari. The next day he signed with French club

Orléans Loiret Basket Orléans Loiret Basket, formerly known as Entente Orléanaise and Entente Orléanaise 45 Loiret, is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Orléans, France. "45" is the number of Loiret. The club plays in the LNB Pro B, French ...

for the rest of the

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. On 23 August 2017 Olaseni signed with

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for the 2017–18 season. For the 2018–19 season, he signed with

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of the German Bundesliga. He played in the

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with s.Oliver, where he lost to his former team Dinamo Sassari. On 13 August 2019 he signed with

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of the

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. On 10 August 2020 he signed with

Büyükçekmece Basketbol Büyükçekmece Basketbol, mostly known as ONVO Büyükçekmece for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul which plays in the Turkish Basketball Super League. Their home arena is Gazanfer B ...

of the Turkish

(BSL). Olaseni averaged 15.6 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. On 3 July 2021 he signed with Darüşşafaka. On 28 June 2023 he signed with

London Lions London Lions are a British professional basketball team based in Stratford, East London, England, and compete in the Super League Basketball (SLB). The team was originally founded in 1977 as the Hemel Hempstead Lakers. Following an ownershi ...

of the

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(BBL). On 6 July 2024 he signed with

of the

(BSL).

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

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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). Matched up against NBA star

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, Olaseni scored a career high 23 points on 10 for 11 shooting in their game against

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Personal life

Born in England, Olaseni is of Nigerian descent.

Career statistics

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References

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