No. 11–Promitheas Patras | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
League | GBL BCL | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Harrow, London, England | 7 November 1999||||||||||||||
Nationality | Canadian / British | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | |||||||||||||||
College | Vanderbilt (2018–2019) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2019: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2019–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Windy City Bulls | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Westchester Knicks | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Ironi Ness Ziona | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Lakeland Magic | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Iowa Wolves | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Calgary Surge | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Limoges CSP | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Kolossos Rodou | ||||||||||||||
2024 | Yukatel Merkezefendi | ||||||||||||||
2024–present | Promitheas Patras | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Oluwasimisola "Simisola" Shittu (born 7 November 1999) is a British-born Canadian professional basketball player for Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He was one of the top-ranked players in the high school class of 2018.
Shittu was born in Harrow, London, to a family of Nigerian and Caribbean heritage. He moved to Canada when he was five years old. Shittu then moved to the United States before his freshman year to play higher competition. [1]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Simisola Shittu PF | Burlington, ON | Vermont Academy (VT) | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Nov 22, 2017 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 7 247Sports: 8 ESPN: 19 | ||||||
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Shittu had an underwhelming freshman year. After Darius Garland tore his meniscus during a game against Kent State, the team went 5–23 including a 0–18 in conference play. His draft value dropped dramatically over the season. Shittu averaged 10.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game during his freshman season. [2] Following the season, he declared for the 2019 NBA draft. [3]
After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Shittu joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2019 NBA Summer League. On 4 October 2019, Shittu signed with the Chicago Bulls. [2] He was waived in training camp, but assigned to the Bulls' NBA G League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls. [4] In the final home game of the season, Shittu had 32 points and 21 rebounds in a loss to the Canton Charge. [5]
On 6 December 2020, the Chicago Bulls re-signed Shittu [6] on a non-guaranteed deal. On 18 December 2020, Shittu had a career high 13 points and 6 rebounds in a win against the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was waived at the end of training camp. [7]
On 21 January 2021, Shittu was included in the roster of the Westchester Knicks. [8] He averaged 14.4 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. [9]
On 24 November 2021, Shittu signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Super League. [9]
On 9 August 2022, Shittu was signed by the Orlando Magic. He was waived prior to the start of the 2022–23 season. [10] On November 3, 2022, Shittu was named to the opening night roster for the Lakeland Magic. [11]
On 12 February 2023, Shittu was traded to the Iowa Wolves. [12]
On 12 May 2023, Shittu signed with the Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. [13]
On July 31, 2023, Shittu signed with Limoges CSP of the French LNB Pro A. [14]
On December 20, 2023, Shittu moved to Greek club Kolossos Rodou. [15]
On August 8, 2024, he signed with Yukatel Merkezefendi of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). [16]
On December 20, 2024, Shittu returned to Greece for Promitheas Patras.
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 | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Vanderbilt | 32 | 31 | 26.7 | .468 | .056 | .576 | 6.7 | 1.8 | .7 | .5 | 10.9 |
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