Dylan Osetkowski


Dylan Osetkowski is an American-German professional basketball player for ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns and the Tulane Green Wave.

High school career

Osetkowski played basketball for JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, California. As a senior, he averaged 14.8 points and 9.9 rebounds per game and was a first-team All-Trinity League selection. He led his team to the CIF Southern Section Division 4AA championship, scoring 16 points in the title game. Osetkowski received strong interest from only two NCAA Division I programs out of high school, Tulane and UC Irvine. He committed to Tulane on July 12, 2014.

College career

As a freshman for Tulane, Osetkowski averaged 6.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. He was placed in a more important role in his sophomore season, averaging 11.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game and registering 11 double-doubles. After the season, Osetkowski transferred to Texas and sat out the next season due to National Collegiate Athletic Association transfer rules. In his junior season, he averaged a team-high 13.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game and was an honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference selection. As a senior, Osetkowski averaged 11.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game. He led Texas to the National Invitational Tournament title and was named most valuable player of the competition. In the first round of the NIT, Osetkowski scored a career-high 26 points in a 79-73 win over South Dakota State.

Professional career

Osetkowski played for the Cleveland Cavaliers at 2019 NBA Summer League. He signed his first professional contract with ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga and was immediately loaned to BG Göttingen, with whom he averaged 12.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game in the BBL. On May 22, 2020, Osetkowski returned to ratiopharm Ulm and began his two-year contract with the club.

Personal life

Osetkowski's older brother, Cory, played college basketball for Columbia and set the program record for career games played. In May 2020, Osetkowski announced that he received German citizenship.