23 Facts About Omari Spellman

Omari Spellman was born on July 21,1997 and is an American-Lebanese professional basketball player for Anyang KGC of the Korean Basketball League.

Omari Spellman played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats, winning a national championship in 2018.

Omari Spellman began 9th grade at Middletown High School in New York but transferred to Hoosac School after two to three months, but had to start in 8th grade there.

Omari Spellman later attended North Royalton High School in North Royalton, Ohio.

Omari Spellman played his senior season at St Thomas More in Montville, Connecticut.

Omari Spellman was rated as a five-star recruit and considered a top-15 player of the 2016 high school class.

Omari Spellman was ranked the No 16 overall player in the 2016 ESPN Top 100 and No 5 among power forwards.

Omari Spellman played AAU ball for the PSA Cardinals and wrote poetry as a downtime activity.

Omari Spellman was forced to redshirt his freshman year as a partial academic qualifier since he did not graduate with his original high school class.

Omari Spellman broke down in tears when this was first announced but was more composed after the appeal process failed.

Omari Spellman had 18-points, eight rebounds and three blocks in the Sweet 16 matchup against West Virginia.

Omari Spellman averaged 10.9 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game on the national champion Villanova team.

On June 21,2018, Omari Spellman was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 30th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft.

Omari Spellman was the third of four Villanova players drafted that year, as well as the last of their first round selections there.

On December 30,2018, Omari Spellman was assigned to the Hawks' NBA G League affiliate, the Erie BayHawks.

Omari Spellman made his G League debut the next night, scoring 28 points and collecting 14 rebounds in a loss.

On July 8,2019, Omari Spellman was traded to the Golden State Warriors for Damian Jones and a 2026 second-round pick.

On February 6,2020, Omari Spellman was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, along with D'Angelo Russell and Jacob Evans, in exchange for Andrew Wiggins and a first round pick.

Omari Spellman did not play any games for the Timberwolves.

On November 24,2020, Omari Spellman was traded to the New York Knicks in exchange for Ed Davis.

On January 26,2021, Omari Spellman signed with the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League.

Omari Spellman joined the Chicago Bulls for the 2021 NBA Summer League.

Omari Spellman has a younger brother, Arashma Parks, who currently plays as a forward for Temple University, and a younger sister, Taiyier Parks, who currently plays basketball for Michigan State as a forward.