Omar Shariff Sneed was born on October 9,1976 and is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Beaumont Panthers of The Basketball League.
11 Facts About Omar Sneed
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Omar Sneed retired from professional basketball in 2015 after a season in the Turkish second division.
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On February 2,1998 Omar Sneed was named Conference USA Player of the Week; on February 11, he posted 37 points and 20 rebounds, career-highs at Memphis, in a double overtime loss against DePaul.
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Omar Sneed played his last game with Memphis on March 3,1999, against South Florida during the 1999 Conference USA tournament, fouling out in the final minute after having posted 16 points and 10 rebounds.
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Omar Sneed was selected by the San Diego Stingrays in the third round of the 1999 IBL draft, and by the Rockford Lightning in the eighth round of the 1999 CBA draft.
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Omar Sneed opted to play abroad, and signed with Sabios de Manizales in Colombia in the fall of 1999, playing in the Copa Costenita, the national basketball championship of Colombia.
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Omar Sneed then signed in November 1999 for Melco Ieper in Belgium, and played one game for the team; he played for San Lazaro in the Dominican Republic.
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Omar Sneed was selected by the Huntsville Flight in the 12th round in the 2002 National Basketball Development League draft.
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In October 2003, Omar Sneed signed for the London Towers in the British Basketball League.
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In 2006, Omar Sneed signed a contract for Lokomotiv Rostov of the Russian Super League, and he averaged 11.5 points, 7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game over 22 appearances, placing fifth in the league in rebounding.
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Omar Sneed played in the 2008 WABA Champions Cup with Saba Battery, another club from Tehran.