Ademola Okulaja
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| Born |
July 10, 1975 Lagos, Nigeria |
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| Nationality | Nigerian/German | |||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | |||||||||
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | |||||||||
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| College | North Carolina (1995–1999) | |||||||||
| NBA draft | 1999 / Undrafted | |||||||||
| Playing career | 1999–2009 | |||||||||
| Position | Power forward | |||||||||
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| 1999–2000 | ALBA Berlin | |||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Girona | |||||||||
| 2001–2002 | FC Barcelona | |||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Unicaja Málaga | |||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Girona | |||||||||
| 2004 | Benetton Treviso | |||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Pamesa Valencia | |||||||||
| 2005–2006 | RheinEnergie Köln | |||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Khimki Moscow | |||||||||
| 2007 | Etosa Alicante | |||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Brose Baskets | |||||||||
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Ademola Okulaja (born July 10, 1975) is a German former professional basketball player of Nigerian origin. The last team he played for were the Brose Baskets from Germany. After his playing career, he became an agent.
The 6' 9", 235 lb (2.06 m, 107 kg) forward received 172 caps for the German men's national team, serving as a team captain for many years and winning bronze at the 2002 World Championships. He played college basketball in the United States at North Carolina and flirted briefly with the NBA before moving on to a successful international professional basketball career in Europe.
The son of a German mother and a Nigerian father, Okulaja was born in Nigeria, but moved to Berlin with his family at the age of 3. In 1995, he graduated from John F. Kennedy School in Berlin, before enrolling at the University of North Carolina.
Okulaja played college basketball at North Carolina from 1995 to 1999. During the 1997-1998 NCAA season, he was a member of new coach Bill Guthridge's successful "six starters" rotation with Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, Ed Cota, Shammond Williams and Makhtar N'Diaye. In his senior season, he was named MVP of the Tar Heels basketball team, and won a spot on the 1998-99 All-Atlantic Coast Conference First Team. Okulaja was the first player in the history of UNC basketball who led the squad in scoring, rebounding, three-pointers made and steals.
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