1. Ovie Soko was born on 7 February 1991 and is a British professional basketball player for the London Lions of the British Basketball League.
14 Facts About Ovie Soko
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Ovie Soko entered the 2014 NBA draft but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
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Ovie Soko attended at the Bethel High School in Hampton, Virginia where he averaged 14.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.0 blocks per game during his lone season.
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Ovie Soko changed from jersey number 32 to number 0 prior to the season.
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Ovie Soko was the only Atlantic 10 player ranked in the Top 10 in scoring and rebounding as well as the only forward ranked among the Atlantic 10's top 12 scorers.
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Ovie Soko appeared in 19 games for Aries Trikala, averaging 16.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game.
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On 5 August 2016 Ovie Soko joined UCAM Murcia of the Liga ACB.
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On 11 July 2018 Ovie Soko re-signed with UCAM Murcia of the Liga ACB.
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Ovie Soko averaged 20.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.
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On 8 July 2022, Ovie Soko signed with London Lions of the British BBL and the EuroCup Basketball.
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Ovie Soko made his debut for the Great Britain Men's national team in a closed international test match against New Zealand on 24 July 2015.
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Ovie Soko entered the fifth series of British reality show Love Island.
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Ovie Soko went on to finish in third place with India Reynolds.
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Ovie Soko announced on 26 August 2019 that he is partnering with ASOS.