Ogoh Odaudu

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Ogoh Odaudu
Rivers Hoopers
Position Head coach
League Nigerian Premier League
Personal information
Born (1981-08-03) 3 August 1981 (age 42)
Jos, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Listed height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Point guard
Coaching career2009–present
Career history
As coach:
2009–present Rivers Hoopers
2019–present Nigeria (assistant)
2019Nigeria
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:
  • NPL champion (2011, 2012, 2019, 2021, 2023)

Ogoh Odaudu (born 3 August 1981) is a Nigerian retired basketball player and current coach. He currently is the head coach of Rivers Hoopers of the Nigerian Premier League (NPL). In his playing years, Odaudu was a player of the Nigeria national basketball team. Odaudu has led the Rivers Hoopers as head coach since 2009 and has led them to five NPL titles.

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Playing career

Born in Jos, he has played for the junior Nigerian national team at the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. [1]

Odaudu was a member of the Nigerian senior team and played with the team at the 2001, 2003 editions of FIBA Africa Championship. He also played at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Coaching career

Odaudu has been the head coach of Rivers Hoopers since its establishment in 2009, He coached the team to three Premier League titles. As such, the team qualified for the 2021 BAL season where he coached at the inaugural tournament. [2] Since 2019, Odaudu has been an assistant coach of the Nigerian national team. [3] He was an assistant coach at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. [4] Odaudu was the head coach of Nigeria at AfroCan 2019. [2]

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References

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