Michael Ojo (basketball, born 1989) explained

Michael Ojo
Position:Point guard / shooting guard
Height M:1.95
Weight Kg:91
Team:Free agent
Birth Date:28 June 1989
Birth Place:Santa Monica, California
Nationality:Nigerian / American / British
High School:Crossroads School
(Santa Monica, California)
College:Lehigh (2007–2011)
Draft Year:2011
Career Start:2011
Years1:2011–2013
Team1:Plymouth Raiders
Years2:2013–2014
Team2:Apollon Limassol
Years3:2014–2015
Team3:Eco Örebro
Years4:2015
Team4:Apollon Patras
Years5:2015–2016
Team5:Sigma Barcellona
Years6:2016
Team6:mmcité Brno
Years7:2016–2017
Years8:2017
Team8:Allianz Swans Gmunden
Years9:2018
Team9:Worcester Wolves
Years10:2019
Team10:Tindastóll
Years11:2019
Team11:BPC Virtus Cassino
Years12:2020–2021
Team12:Veltex Shizuoka

Michael Adetokunbo Ojo (born June 28, 1989) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks before playing pro ball in Europe.

Professional career

In 2011, Ojo signed with the Plymouth Raiders of the British Basketball League and played there for two seasons. He helped the team make it to the BBL Cup and Trophy finals and in his final season, he averaged 22.5 points per game.[1]

Later, Ojo played for Apollon Limassol (Cyprus), Eco Örebro (Sweden), Apollon Patras (Greece), Sigma Barcellona (Italy) and mmcité Brno (Czech Republic). Also played in Austria for the Klosterneuburg Dukes and the Allianz Swans Gmunden.

On January 3, 2018, Ojo signed for the Worcester Wolves.[2] [3] In 21 games, he averaged 11.9 points and 3.0 assists while shooting 41.7% from the three point line.[4] He helped the club to the BBL Cup Final on January 28, 2018, where he scored a team-high 18 points in the Wolves 88–99 loss to the Cheshire Phoenix.[5]

On January 25, 2019, Ojo signed with Tindastóll of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[6] He appeared in 3 games for the team, averaging 11.7 points per game, before being released on 8 February.[7]

On 3 March 2019, Ojo signed with BPC Virtus Cassino of the Italian Serie A2.[8]

Nigerian national team

In February 2018, Ojo was invited by the senior national team head coach Alexander Nwora to represent Nigeria in the 2019 World Cup qualifications.[9] [10] [11] He made his debut for the senior national team on 24 February 2018, in a game against Rwanda.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Geoff Berkeley . Ex-Plymouth Raiders ace Michael Ojo joins Worcester Wolves . 25 January 2019 . . 3 January 2018.
  2. News: Geoff Berkeley . Mike Ojo can take Worcester Wolves to another level, insists boss Paul James . 25 January 2019 . . 10 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Michael Ojo Returns to BBL with Wolves Ahead of Cup Final. worcesterwolves.org. 2 April 2018.
  4. Web site: Worcester Wolves basketball team - 2017-2018 player stats . Eurobasket.com . 25 January 2019.
  5. News: Mike Ojo aiming to help Worcester Wolves move on from Cup Final defeat . 25 January 2019 . BBL.org.uk . 2 February 2018.
  6. News: Anton Ingi Leifsson . Tindastóll þéttir raðirnar: Nýr bakvörður á leiðinni . 25 January 2019 . . 25 January 2019 . Icelandic.
  7. News: Valur Páll Eiríksson . King og Ojo látnir fara frá Tindastól . 25 April 2019 . . 9 February 2019 . Icelandic.
  8. News: La BPC Virtus Cassino ingaggia la guardia britannica Michael Ojo . 25 April 2019 . Frosinone Today . 4 March 2019 . Italian.
  9. Web site: Diogu, Mbamalu, Top NBBF's 18-man list for 2019 World Cup Qualifiers. PressReader. 2 April 2018.
  10. Web site: D'Tigers Coach Invites 18 For World Cup Qualifiers. concisenews.global. 2 April 2018.
  11. Web site: Diogu and Efevberha added to Nigeria's final roster for February's African Qualifiers. fiba.basketball. 2 April 2018.
  12. Web site: Nigeria 108-53 Rwanda. fiba.basketball. 2 April 2018.