Olumide Oyedeji is a Nigeria

Nigeria

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n professional basketball

Basketball

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 player, most notably in the American National Basketball Association

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Oyedeji, a 6'10" center

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, was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics

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 in the 2nd round (42nd overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft

2000 NBA Draft

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He played a total of 93 games during his 3-season stint in the NBA and had career averages of 0.2 assists per game, 0.2 steals per game, 1.4 points per game, and 2.1 rebounds per game. http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=olumide_oyedeji

He played for LG Sakers in 2011. However he was released from the team despite averaging 10.8 points, 15.0 reb, and 1.7 blocks.

External links

• College & NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
• Olumide Oyedeji photo