Great Osobor
No. 1 – Washington Huskies | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | Big Ten Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Tudela, Navarre, Spain | 13 December 2002
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Myerscough College (Bilsborrow, England) |
College |
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Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2020–2021 | Bradford Dragons |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Great Osobor (born 13 December 2002[1]) is a Spanish-English[citation needed] college basketball player for the Washington Huskies of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Montana State Bobcats and Utah State Aggies.
Early life
[edit]Osobor attended Myerscough College in Bilsborrow, England. He averaged 18 points and 11 rebounds with Myerscough before averaging 16.8 points and 9.1 rebounds with the Bradford Dragons of the NBL Division 1.[2] He committed to play college basketball at Montana State University over offers from UNC Greensboro, Princeton, and UTSA.[3]
College career
[edit]Osobor made an immediate impact as a freshman at Montana State, averaging six points and four rebounds per game.[4] The following season, he averaged ten points and five rebounds per game, being named the conference's top reserve.[5] He entered the transfer portal following his sophomore season.[6]
On May 2, 2023, Osobor announced that he would be transferring to Utah State University to play for the Utah State Aggies.[7] He began his junior season by being named the MVP of the Cayman Islands Classic.[8] During the season, Osobor emerged as the team's leading scorer.[9] He set a new career-high with 32 points in an 88–60 win over Air Force on January 2, 2024.[10][11] Osobor was named the Mountain West Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, as well as being named first-team All-Mountain West.[12][13] He finished the season averaging 17.7 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game, before entering the transfer portal for a second time.[14][15] On May 13, 2024, he announced he would play his final season of college eligibility at Washington.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021–22 | Montana State | 35 | 1 | 15.0 | .681 | .000 | .663 | 4.2 | .7 | .5 | .5 | 6.0 |
2022–23 | Montana State | 34 | 2 | 19.0 | .624 | .500 | .664 | 4.6 | 1.0 | .6 | .9 | 10.1 |
2023–24 | Utah State | 35 | 35 | 33.6 | .577 | .214 | .637 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 17.7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Great Osobor Player Profile, Utah State - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Great Osobor, otro jugador español en la NCAA". Zona de Básquet (in Spanish). March 23, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Schwedelson, Paul (October 30, 2020). "European forward Great Osobor commits to Montana State men". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Cotton, Parker (January 26, 2022). "Montana State's Great Osobor has been invaluable in role as freshman reserve". Billings Gazette. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Flores, Victor (April 30, 2023). "Great Osobor becomes latest former Montana State Bobcat to join Utah State". KULR-8 Local News. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Cotton, Parker (April 17, 2023). "Montana State's Great Osobor, Robert Ford III enter transfer portal". KULR-8 Local News. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Utah State Men's Basketball Adds Great Osobor To Roster".
- ^ "Great Osobor, el español que ha eclipsado a Aday Mara en la NCAA y que sueña con ser Antetokounmpo: "Va a ir a más"". Relevo (in Spanish). November 28, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Great Osobor emerges for men's basketball as a leading scorer". usustatesman.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Hyde, Andrew. "Osobor scores career high 32 points in Aggies' conference opener victory". www.ksl.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Osobor's 32 points leads USU past Air Force". ABC4 Utah. January 3, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Osobor, Sprinkle win Mountain West awards". ABC4 Utah. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "Utah State's Great Osobor Honored By Media As Newcomer Of The Year". KSL Sports.
- ^ "Mountain West POY Osobor in portal, eyeing draft". ESPN.com. April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Great Osobor, Ian Martinez enter transfer portal". Cache Valley Daily. April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ Givony, Jonathan (May 13, 2024). "Great Osobor transferring to Washington with big NIL deals". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- British expatriate basketball people in the United States
- British men's basketball players
- Montana State Bobcats men's basketball players
- People from the Borough of Wyre
- Power forwards
- Spanish emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Sportspeople from Lancashire
- Utah State Aggies men's basketball players