No. 23–AEK Athens | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | GBL BCL |
Personal information | |
Born | Munich, Germany | 23 May 2000
Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018–2021 | s.Oliver Würzburg |
2021–2022 | Bayern Munich |
2022–2023 | Fraport Skyliners |
2023–2024 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
2024 | JDA Dijon |
2024–present | AEK Athens |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Joshua Obiesie (born 23 May 2000) is a German professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL).
Since he played basketball at the under-10 level, Obiesie trained under the guidance of Robert Scheinberg, director of the International Basketball Academy Munich (IBAM). [1] Through IBAM, he competed in the Jugend-Basketball-Bundesliga (JBBL), the German under-16 league, and the Nachwuchs-Basketball-Bundesliga (NBBL), the German under-19 league. [2] In the 2016–17 season, Obiesie began playing for MTSV Schwabing , a senior team in the 1. Regionalliga, the fourth-tier German league. [3] In February 2018, he was loaned to Brose Bamberg for the Munich qualifying tournament for the 2018 Adidas Next Generation Tournament, an international junior competition. [4]
On 23 November 2018, Obiesie signed a contract with s.Oliver Würzburg of the Basketball Bundesliga until 2022. [5] During the season, he continued to play for IBAM in the NBBL and with MTSV Schwabing in the 1. Regionalliga. [6] [7] Obiesie made his professional debut for Würzburg on 12 December, recording eight points and seven rebounds in a 95–77 win over Prishtina in the FIBA Europe Cup. [8] On 26 December, in his Bundesliga debut versus Bayern Munich, he posted 12 points, four assists, and three steals. [9] On 6 February 2019, Obiesie scored a career-high 21 points, with four three-pointers, in a 92–83 FIBA Europe Cup victory over Szolnoki Olaj. [10] On 27 February, he was named to the 2019 NBBL All-Star Game. [11] Obiesie, on 12 April, took part in the Nike Hoop Summit, where he faced top American high school players. [12] On 21 April, he declared for the 2019 NBA draft, but ended going undrafted. [13]
On 23 July 2021, Obiesie signed a three-year deal with Bayern Munich. [14] He averaged 2.8 points per contest in 22 Bundesliga contests for the Munich side. [15]
On 19 July 2022, Obiese inked a two-year deal with fellow Bundesliga outfit Fraport Skyliners. [16]
On 2 August 2023, Obiesie signed with the Houston Rockets of the NBA. [17] However, he was waived on 29 September [18] and on 30 October he joined the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. [19]
On 5 June 2024, Obiesie signed with JDA Dijon of the LNB Élite. [20] He parted company with Dijon in late November 2024 following coach Laurent Legname's decision to do without Obiesie. [21]
On November 29, 2024, Obiesie moved to Greek club AEK Athens. [22]
In 2018, Obiesie played for the German national under-18 team at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament. [23] In seven games, he averaged 11.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game, leading Germany to a gold medal. [24] In February 2019, Obiesie was called up by the senior German national team for 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification but never suited up. [25] He made his national team debut in late February 2020 against Great Britain. [26]
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