Ousman Krubally (born March 13, 1988) is an American-Gambian professional

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player for

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of the

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. He is a tall

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and small ball

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. After playing four years of

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Georgia State Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is also the second large ...

, Krubally entered the

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, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school

Krubally attended and played high school basketball at W. D. Mohammed High School, in

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College career

Krubally burst onto the scene at

, where he played

under

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, Michael Perry. He stayed at Georgia State until 2010, mostly playing as a bench player.

Professional career

After not being drafted in the

, Krubally signed with the

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of the

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. Krubally finished the season averaging 22.1 points per game, the second highest in the Division. On July 15, 2011, he re-signed with the Leopards. On November 21, 2012, he moved to

Den Helder Kings BV Den Helder was a professional basketball club from Den Helder, Netherlands. The team had several seasons in the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional league in the Netherlands. The club is currently inactive, however Den Helder S ...

of the Dutch League. He next played with

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of the

Slovenian Basketball League The Slovenian Basketball League (), abbreviated as 1. SKL and known as the Liga OTP banka due to sponsorship reasons, is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia. The league is operated by the Basketball Federation of Slove ...

. Krubally had a terrific season, being the

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of the league. He was also the league's top scorer and the top rebounder. On July 27, 2014, he moved to Legnano Knights of the Italian 2nd Division Silver. He was the MVP of the regular season, averaging 19.2 points and 12 rebounds per game. He joined the Greek League club

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, in 2015. On May 2, 2016, Krubally moved to

Umana Reyer Venezia S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the Italian basketball league sys ...

of the Italian League for the rest of the season. On July 25, 2016, Krubally joined the Kazakh

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club

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. He moved to the Greek club

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

in 2017. On August 8, 2018, Krubally signed a deal with the Italian LBA club

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. On July 17, 2019, he signed with

ESSM Le Portel Étoile Sportive Saint-Michel Le Portel Côte d'Opale, commonly known as ESSM Le Portel or simply Le Portel, is a professional basketball team based in Le Portel, France. The team currently plays in the LNB Pro A, Pro A, the first tier in France. ...

of the French

. On July 22, 2020, he signed with

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in the Italian

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and the

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. Krubally averaged 5.6 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. On August 14, 2021, he signed with Larisa of the

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. In 35 league games, he averaged 10.4 points, 9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals, playing around 29 minutes per contest. On September 26, 2023, he signed with

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of the

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for two months. On November 3, 2023, he signed with

Niners Chemnitz Niners Chemnitz e.V., also named Chemnitz 99, is a German basketball club based in Chemnitz, Saxony. Currently, the team plays in the Basketball Bundesliga. Since its foundation in 1999, the team has played in Germany's lower divisions but mov ...

of the

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(BBL). On July 17, 2024, he signed with

of the

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. On May 19, 2025, after winning the championship with the team, his contract was extended for one more year.

Personal life

Krubally is engaged to Dutch basketball player Demelza ten Caat. They have two sons, Zayn and Omari.

Honours

;Individual honors * Slovenian League MVP: (2014) * Slovenian League scoring leader: (2014) * Slovenian League efficiency leader: (2014) * Slovenian League rebounding leader: (2014) * Italian 2nd Division Silver

: (2015)

References

External links

Eurobasket.com ProfileItalian League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile

VTB United League ProfileGeorgia State Panthers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krubally, Ousman 1988 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Kazakhstan American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands American expatriate basketball people in Slovenia American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom American men's basketball players American people of Gambian descent Basketball players from Atlanta BC Astana players Bnei Herzliya basketball players Boulazac Basket Dordogne players Centers (basketball) Den Helder Kings players Dutch Basketball League players Essex Leopards players ESSM Le Portel players Gambian men's basketball players Gambian expatriate basketball people in France Georgia State Panthers men's basketball players Keravnos B.C. players KK Grosuplje players Larisa B.C. players Lavrio B.C. players Lega Basket Serie A players Legnano Basket Knights players New Basket Brindisi players Niners Chemnitz players P.A.O.K. BC players Pistoia Basket 2000 players Power forwards Reyer Venezia players Small forwards