23 Facts About Olumide Oyedeji

Olumide Oyedeji was born on 11 May 1981 and is a Nigerian former professional basketball center.

Olumide Oyedeji is President of Hoops N' Read basketball club.

Olumide Oyedeji played in the National Basketball Association for three seasons.

Olumide Oyedeji is the President of Nigeria Olympian Association, and the Vice President of Nigeria Olympic Committee.

Olumide Oyedeji was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics, in the 2nd round of the 2000 NBA draft.

Olumide Oyedeji played a total of 93 games during 3 seasons in the NBA, and had career averages of 1.4 points per game, 2.1 rebounds per game, 0.1 assists per game, and 0.2 steals per game.

Olumide Oyedeji played with Shanxi Zhongyu in the Chinese Basketball Association.

Olumide Oyedeji played with Changwon LG Sakers of the Korean Basketball League in 2011.

Olumide Oyedeji then signed on with the London Lions, who compete in the British Basketball League, in 2015.

Olumide Oyedeji has been a member of the senior men's Nigerian national basketball team since 1997.

Olumide Oyedeji contributed immensely to his national team's participation at the FIBA Africa Nations Cup in 1997,1999,2001,2003,2005,2007,2011,2013 and 2015.

Olumide Oyedeji led Nigeria to its first ever AfroBasket trophy in Tunisia in 2015.

Olumide Oyedeji won silver medals in 1997,1999 and 2003 respectively during the FIBA Africa Nations Cup.

Olumide Oyedeji won the bronze medal at the 2005 FIBA Africa Championship and 2011 FIBA Africa Championship.

Olumide Oyedeji has represented his home country in the All Africa Games winning bronze in 1999,2007 and 2015, silver in 2003 and gold in 2011.

Olumide Oyedeji played at the FIBA World Cup in 1999 and at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Olumide Oyedeji is the inaugural African player to ever feature in all major basketball tournaments on the global stage, including Olympic Games, World Cup, Commonwealth Games, All Africa Games, NBA, Euro-League, and Asia Championships.

Olumide Oyedeji featured in the invitational tournament in South Africa where he captained the team and led them to victory in the finals.

Olumide Oyedeji retired from the Nigerian national basketball team several weeks before the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Olumide Oyedeji's appointment resulted from his nomination by the Nigerian Basketball Federation in line with the criteria provided by the world governing body of basketball.

Olumide Oyedeji is expected to serve in the newly inaugurated FIBA Players commission under the chairmanship of former Serbian International and NBA great, Vlade Divac.

Olumide Oyedeji is a member of the board of the Nigeria Basketball Federation.

Olumide Oyedeji had his secondary education at Loyola College, Ibadan where he started playing as a member of the school's senior basketball team.