Jamal Olasewere

Jamal Olasewere (born September 16, 1991) is a Nigerian American professional basketball player for Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Italian Serie A2. He completed his college career at Long Island University, where he was an All-American and Conference Player of the Year.

Jamal Olasewere
Pistoia Basket 2000
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueSerie A2
Personal information
Born (1991-09-16) September 16, 1991
Silver Spring, Maryland
NationalityAmerican / Nigerian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolSpringbrook (Silver Spring, Maryland)
CollegeLIU Brooklyn (2009–2013)
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Wolves Verviers-Pepinster
2015–2016Virtus Roma
2016–2017Hapoel Ramat Gan
2017Orzi Basket
2017–2018NPC Rieti
2017–2018Blu Basket
2019–2020Grindavík
2020–2021Eurobasket Roma
2021–presentPistoia Basket 2000
Career highlights and awards
  • 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
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