Jamal Olasewere

Jamal OlasewereListen^ⓘ (born September 16, 1991) is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. He completed his college career at Long Island University, where he was an All-American and Conference Player of the Year.

Jamal Olasewere

Personal information
Born	(1991-09-16) September 16, 1991 (age 34) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Nationality	American / Nigerian
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Springbrook (Silver Spring, Maryland)
College	LIU Brooklyn (2009–2013)
NBA draft	2013: undrafted
Playing career	2014–2021
Position	Small forward / power forward
Career history
2014–2015	Wolves Verviers-Pepinster
2015–2016	Virtus Roma
2016–2017	Hapoel Ramat Gan
2017	Orzi Basket
2017–2018	NPC Rieti
2017–2018	Blu Basket
2019–2020	Grindavík
2020–2021	Eurobasket Roma
Career highlights
AP Honorable mention All-American (2013) NEC Player of the Year (2013) 2× First-team All-NEC (2012, 2013) NEC tournament MVP (2011)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Nigeria FIBA Africa Championship 2015 Tunisia National Team

College career

Olasewere, a 6'7" forward from Silver Spring, Maryland attended Springbrook High School and chose Long Island for college. There, he was a four-year starter and led the Blackbirds to three consecutive NCAA tournament bids from 2011 to 2013. As a senior, Olasewere averaged 18.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game and was named Northeast Conference player of the year^[1] and an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press. For his career, Olasewere scored a school-record 1,871 points and collected 964 rebounds.^[2]

Professional career

In August 2013, Olasewere signed a one-year deal with the Italian League club Vanoli Cremona.^[3]

In August 2019, he signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Grindavík.^[4] On January 9, 2020, the team released him from his contract due to injuries. In 10 games, he averaged 18 points and 7 rebounds per game.^[5]

On July 5, 2020, he has signed with Eurobasket Roma of the Italian Serie A2.^[6] Olasewere averaged 15.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. On August 17, 2021, he signed with Pistoia Basket 2000, but never played a game for the team.^[7]

Nigerian national team

Olasewere has also been a member of the senior men's Nigerian national basketball team. He played at the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship where they won the championship.