| Gabe Osabuohien | |
| Position: | Small forward / power forward |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lb: | 220 |
| League: | CEBL |
| Team: | Calgary Surge |
| Number: | 2 |
| Birth Date: | 27 October 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| High School: | Southwest Christian Academy (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
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| Draft Year: | 2022 |
| Career Start: | 2022 |
| Years1: | 2022–2024 |
| Team1: | Cleveland Charge |
| Years2: | 2024–present |
| Team2: | Calgary Surge |
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Gabe Osabuohien (born October 27, 1998)[1] is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks and the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Osabuohien attended the Southwest Christian Academy at Little Rock, Arkansas, where he averaged 11 points, seven rebounds and four assists as a senior while helping his team compile a 31–2 record while advancing to the NACA National Championship.[2] [3]
Osabuohien began his college career at Arkansas, where he played two years and averaged 2.4 points and 2.5 rebounds in 54 games.[4]
After being dismissed by Arkansas for undisclosed reasons, Osabuohien joined West Virginia, where he averaged 4.9 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as a senior[5] and earned the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year award after ranking 21st in both blocks, with 0.6 and steals with 1.2 per game[6] while being among the best in the nation in advanced stats.[7]
After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Osabuohien joined the Cleveland Charge on October 24, 2022,[8] playing 41 games and averaging 2.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 16.1 minutes.[9]
On October 28, 2023, Osabuohien re-joined the Charge[10] where he played in 37 games and averaged 2.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 12.8 minutes. On April 4, 2024, he received the Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award, for his character both on the court and in the community.[11]
On April 15, 2024, Osabuohien signed with the Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League,[12] playing in 12 games while averaging 6.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 18.4 minutes. In July, he joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2024 NBA Summer League.[13]
The son of Kingsley and Roseline Osabuohien, he has two siblings, Precious and Jessica. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in multidisciplinary studies and is pursuing a master's degree in sport management.
On June 3, 2023, Osabuohien was involved in a car accident, suffering two broken ribs, and a broken nose.[14]