Desmond Oh

Desmond Oh Wei Jie
No. 2–Singapore Slingers
Position	Shooting guard / Point guard
League	ASEAN Basketball League
Personal information
Born	16 June 1986 (age 36); Singapore
Nationality	Singaporean
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight	184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school	Swiss Cottage Secondary School
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009–present	Singapore Slingers
Men's Basketball
Representing Singapore
Southeast Asian Games

Last updated May 22, 2023

Wei Jie Desmond Oh (born 16 June 1986) is a Singaporean basketball player who plays for the Singapore Slingers of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). He is known in the ABL for being one of the league's best lock-down perimeter defender and his ability to hit the three ball. With his pesky defense, he is better known as "D-glove" on the court.^[1]

ABL career

Desmond Oh's professional basketball career started in 2008 when he played a few games with the Singapore Slingers while the team was competing in the 2008/09 Singapore Challenge Series.

On August 2009, Oh signed a one-year contract to play for the Singapore Slingers along with 7 other local players.^[2] As a raw young talent, his role consisted mainly of shutting down opposing team's guards. Then, he earned his nickname, "D-glove".

On 1 September 2010, Oh was one of four local players brought back to play with the team from the previous season.^[3] Oh was given a bigger role in the second ABL season when local star Hong Wei Jian went down with a career-ending injury during a local Division One basketball game. He averaged 3.6 points and a career best 0.89 steals that season.

For the 2011-2012 Asean Basketball League season, Desmond, together with Wong Wei Long and Shengyu Lim, were the first trio of Singaporeans that renewed their contracts with the Slingers on 29 November 2011.^[4] He went on to average career-highs in minutes, points, rebounds, assists, three-point field goals and steals for the 2012 Asean Basketball League season. Oh's best game came on 18 January 2012 when he scored a career-high of 16 points against the Chang Thailand Slammers, a game that the Slingers went on to win.^[5]

Oh was selected as a special ABL import with the Westports Malaysia Dragons against a US Professional Basketball Alumni team, bannered by former NBA Stars Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Mitch Richmond, and Dennis 'The Worm' Rodman, on 17 July 2012.^[6]

On 10 December 2012, Oh re-signed with the Slingers for his fourth straight season for the 2013 Asean Basketball League season.^[7]

ABL career statistics

Legend
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


Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009-10	Singapore	6	11.4	0.330	0.220	0.330	.8	.5	.1	.0	3.5
2010-11	Singapore	10	10.5	0.340	0.250	0.500	1.3	.6	.0	.0	2.6
2012-13	Singapore	12	22.5	0.260	0.330	0.820	1.7	1.0	.7	.0	4.5
2013-14	Singapore	8	17.5	0.260	0.420	0.830	1.0	1.3	.3	.0	3.0
2014-15	Singapore	17	16.2	0.530	0.360	0.690	1.7	1.3	.4	.1	8.0
2015-16	Singapore	28	22.1	0.330	0.300	0.710	1.7	1.1	.8	.5	4.6
2016-17	Singapore	26	13.3	0.330	0.270	0.170	1.2	.9	.1	.0	2.0
2017-18	Singapore	21	8.9	0.200	0.200	1.000	.3	.4	.1	.0	0.8
Career		128	15.7	0.350	0.300	0.670	1.3	1.0	.4	.1	3.6

International

Oh is also a member of the men's Singapore national basketball team.

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References

↑ "Desmond Oh Already Preparing for ABL Season 4 | ASEAN Basketball League". Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
↑ "Singapore Slingers add 8 more players for ABL".
↑ "Singapore Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket".
↑ "THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE SINGAPORE SLINGERS : Trio of Local Players Signed". Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
↑ "Slingers Top Slammers in Comeback Win". Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
↑ "THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE SINGAPORE SLINGERS : Singapore Slingers Guard Desmond Oh Participates in All Star Show". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
↑ "JobStreet.com Singapore Slingers Re-sign Four Local Players | ASEAN Basketball League". Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.

External links

"Desmond Oh Wei Jie". aseanbasketballleague.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
Singapore Slingers Official Desmond Oh Profile

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[1] "Desmond Oh Already Preparing for ABL Season 4 | ASEAN Basketball League". Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.

[2] "Singapore Slingers add 8 more players for ABL".

[3] "Singapore Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket".

[4] "THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE SINGAPORE SLINGERS : Trio of Local Players Signed". Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011.

[5] "Slingers Top Slammers in Comeback Win". Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.

[6] "THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE SINGAPORE SLINGERS : Singapore Slingers Guard Desmond Oh Participates in All Star Show". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.

[7] "JobStreet.com Singapore Slingers Re-sign Four Local Players | ASEAN Basketball League". Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.

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