Ademola Okulaja
German basketball player (1975–2022)
Ademola Okulaja (10 July 1975 – 16[1] or 17[2] May 2022) was a Nigerian-born German professional basketball player. The last team he played for were the Brose Baskets of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played as a forward. Okulaja made 172 appearances for the German national team.[3]
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| Born | 10 July 1975 Lagos, Nigeria | |||||||||||
| Died | 16/17 May 2022 (aged 46) Berlin, Germany | |||||||||||
| Nationality | German | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | |||||||||||
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| College | North Carolina (1995–1999) | |||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1999 / Undrafted | |||||||||||
| Playing career | 1999–2009 | |||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | |||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | ALBA Berlin | |||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Girona | |||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | FC Barcelona | |||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Unicaja Málaga | |||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Girona | |||||||||||
| 2004 | Benetton Treviso | |||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Pamesa Valencia | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | RheinEnergie Köln | |||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Khimki Moscow | |||||||||||
| 2007 | Etosa Alicante | |||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Brose Baskets | |||||||||||
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Okulaja died on 16[1] or 17 May 2022 in Berlin, Germany at the age of 46.[2]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ex-Alba-Star Ademola Okulaja gestorben - B.Z. – Die Stimme Berlins". bz-berlin.de (in German). 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Trauer um Ademola Okulaja". albaberlin.de (in German). 17 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ↑ Mahr, Hans-Joachim. "mahr.sb-vision.de/dbb/html/herren/spieler/spielespieler.aspx?spnr=21". mahr.sb-vision.de. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
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