Jake O'Brien (basketball) explained

Jake O'Brien
Position:Power forward / center
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lb:220
Team:Free Agent
Nationality:American
Birth Date:3 June 1989
Birth Place:Weymouth, Massachusetts
High School:Boston College HS
(Boston, Massachusetts)
College:
Draft Year:2013
Career Start:2013
Years1:2013–2014
Team1:Ferro-ZNTU
Years2:2014
Team2:Bakersfield Jam
Years3:2014–2015
Team3:Eisbären Bremerhaven
Years4:2015–2017
Team4:Keravnos
Years5:2017
Team5:Kymis
Years6:2018
Team6:Bosna Royal
Years7:2018–2019
Years8:2019–2020
Team8:Keravnos
Years9:2020–2021
Team9:Steaua București
Years10:2021–2022
Team10:Spójnia Stargard
Highlights:

Jake O'Brien (born June 3, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Spójnia Stargard of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Standing at 2.06m (06.76feet), he plays the power forward and the center positions. O'Brien played college basketball at Boston University and at Temple.

High school career

O'Brien played high school basketball at Boston College High School, at Boston, Massachusetts. As a junior, O'Brien lead B.C. High to a perfect 25–0 record including the schools first MIAA Division 1 State Championship.[1]

College career

Boston University

A 6'9" power forward, O'Brien began his college career at Boston University. He scored 1,020 points and grabbed 444 rebounds in his three seasons with the Terriers and averaged double figures in scoring in each season, earning America East Rookie of the Year honors in 2008–09, and third team all-conference accolades in '09-10 when he set career highs for scoring and rebounding. As a junior in 2010–11, he was averaging 11.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game through 14 contests before a foot injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season. Due to a second surgery on the same foot in September 2011, he was forced to redshirt the following season.[2]

Temple

During the 2012–13 season, O'Brien was transferred at Temple for his final college year. As a senior, he averaged 9.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game in 20.3 minutes. O'Brien scored 18 points on 7-9 shooting in a first round upset win vs North Carolina State in the NCAA Basketball tournament.[3]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, O'Brien joined Ferro-ZNTU of the Ukrainian League.[4] He left Ferro-ZNTU in order to finish the season with Bakersfield Jam of the NBA D League.

The following season, he joined Eisbären Bremerhaven. After playing one year at Germany, O'Brien signed with Keravnos of the Cypriot League. He stayed at Keravnos for two seasons and won the Cypriot League on 2017.[5]

On July 27, 2017, O'Brien joined Kymis of the Greek Basket League.[6]

On July 13, 2021, he has signed with Spójnia Stargard of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: History at BC High, Bill Loughnane becomes the first hoop coach in state history to win 200 games at two schools . 2017-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170914215629/http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/high_school/high_school_insider/2017/03/history_at_bc_high_bill_loughnane_becomes_the_first . 2017-09-14 . dead .
  2. Web site: Johnston . Pat . BU's Jake O'Brien Will Transfer To Temple . . December 9, 2021 . August 8, 2012.
  3. https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20130322_TEMPLE@NCST/wyatt-plays-through-thumb-injury-helps-temple-hold-on Wyatt plays through thumb injury, helps Temple hold on
  4. News: Ferro ZNTU sign Jake O'Brien. July 27, 2017. sportando.com. July 7, 2013.
  5. News: Jake O'Brien signs with Keravnos. July 27, 2017. court-side.com. October 16, 2016.
  6. News: Kymi sign Jake O'Brien. August 18, 2017. a1basket.gr. July 30, 2017.
  7. Web site: Jake O'Brien dołącza do biało-bordowej drużyny. July 13, 2021. Sportando. En. August 4, 2021.