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Craig Osaikhwuwuomwan
Dutch professional basketball player (born 1990)
Craig Osaikhwuwuomwan (born October 12, 1990) is a Dutch professional basketball player who plays for Vëllaznimi. He is a 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) tall and usually plays the center position.[1] Osaikhwuwuomwan is a former member of the Dutch national basketball team.
| KB Vëllaznimi | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Kosovo Superleague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1990-10-12) October 12, 1990 (age 33) Budel, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2011 | ABC Amsterdam |
| 2011–2012 | Matrixx Magixx |
| 2012–2013 | Aris Leeuwarden |
| 2013–2015 | Donar |
| 2015–2016 | Landstede Zwolle |
| 2016–2017 | Aris Leeuwarden |
| 2017–2018 | Rustavi |
| 2018 | VfL SparkassenStars Bochum |
| 2018–2021 | Aris Leeuwarden |
| 2021 | Tallinna Kalev |
| 2021–2022 | Děčín |
| 2024-present | Vëllaznimi |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
On August 3, 2010, Craig signed his first professional contract with ABC Amsterdam in the DBL. He averaged 3,6 points and 3,5 rebounds per game and eventually won the DBL Rookie of the Year award.
After the club from Amsterdam went bankrupt, Osaikhwuwuomwan signed with Magixx playing for KidsRights in Wijchen.
The following year, Osaikhwuwuomwan played for Aris Leeuwarden. With Leeuwarden, he reached the DBL Finals.
On May 31, 2013 he signed with GasTerra Flames.[2] Osaikhwuwuomwan stayed there for the 2013–14 and 2014–15 season. In 2014 he won the DBL championship, in 2014 and 2015 he won the NBB Cup.
For the 2014–15 season, he signed with Landstede Basketbal.[3]
On August 9, 2017, Osaikhwuwuomwan signed with Plymouth Raiders of the British Basketball League.[4] He was released on September 11, after he did not pass the club's medical assessment. [5]
In the 2017–18 season, he played for BC Rustavi in Georgia. There, he averaged eight points and six rebounds per game, appearing 13 Superliga games.[6]
On December 18, 2018, he returned to Aris Leeuwarden for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.[7] He was released on March 3, 2021.[8]
In the 2021–22 season, Osaikhwuwuomwan played for Armex Děčín in the Czech NBL, averaging 9.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in 16 games.[9]
Osaikhwuwuomwan played 19 games for the Netherlands men's national basketball team, after making his debut on 30 July 2011 in a game against Cyprus.[10]
Donar
- Dutch Basketball League: 2014
- 2× NBB Cup: 2014, 2015
- Dutch Basketball Supercup: 2014
Individual
- DBL Rookie of the Year: 2011
- Craig Osaikhwuwuomwan to GasTerra at basketballplus.nl (May 31, 2013) Archived August 31, 2013, at archive.today (in Dutch)
- "Craig Osaikhwuwuomwan and Jessey Voorn move to Landstede Basketbal". Archived from the original on 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- "RAIDERS SUFFER EARLY DISAPPOINTMENT AS OSAIKHWUWUOMWAN DEPARTS ON MEDICAL GROUNDS". Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- "Craig O. keert terug bij Aris". basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- "Craig Owen Osaikhwuwuomwan". NBL.basketball. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- "Oranje Internationals". Oranje Basketball (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-10.