Malik Osborne

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Malik Osborne
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Osborne with Niners Chemnitz
No. 10Apollon Patras
Position Power forward / Center
League Greek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1998-03-09) March 9, 1998 (age 25)
Matteson, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2023 Kolossos Rodou
2023 Niners Chemnitz
2023–present Apollon Patras
Career highlights and awards

Malik Osborne (born April 9, 1998) [1] is an American professional basketball player for Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League. After playing four years of college basketball at Rice and Florida State, Osborne entered the 2022 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

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High school career

During high school, Osborne attended Rich South, in Richton Park, Illinois and Bosco Institute, in Crown Point, Indiana. In his last season at Bosco Institute, he averaged 14 points and 9 rebounds per game. [2]

College career

After high school, Osborne played college basketball at Rice, from 2017 to 2018. The following year, he was transferred to Florida State. [3] In his senior year at Florida State, Osborne averaged 10 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. He was also the MVP in the Jacksonville Classic in 2022. [4]

Professional career

After failing to be drafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Osborne signed with Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. [5] He finished the season with Niners Chemnitz in Germany. [6]

On August 1, 2023, he joined Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League. [7]

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References

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  3. "Florida State lands Rice transfer Malik Osborne". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  4. "Jacksonville juggernaut: Seminoles rout Missouri to win Jacksonville Classic championship". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
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