Gabriel Olaseni


Abodunrin Gabriel "Gabe" Olaseni is a British professional basketball player for Bursaspor of the Turkish Basketball Super League. He also plays for the Great Britain men's national basketball team.

Professional Career

Olaseni went undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft. In July 2015, he joined the Miami Heat for the 2017 NBA Summer League. On 23 July 2015 he signed with German club Brose Baskets. On 22 November 2015 he was loaned to Gießen 46ers for the rest of the 2015–16 season.
On 13 July 2016 Olaseni signed with Italian club Dinamo Sassari. On 3 March 2017 he parted ways with Sassari. The next day he signed with French club Orléans Loiret Basket for the rest of the 2017–18 Pro A season.
On 23 August 2017 Olaseni signed with Fuenlabrada for the 2017–18 season.
For the 2018–19 season, he signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Bundesliga. He played in the 2019 FIBA Europe Cup Finals with s.Oliver, where he lost to his former team Dinamo Sassari.
On August 13, 2019, he has signed with Bursaspor of the Turkish Basketball Super League.

National Team Career

Olaseni has established himself as a key member of the Great Britain Men's National Team. He is the most efficient scorer in GB National Team history with a career field goal percentage of.647 as of 25 February 2020.
Olaseni had a breakout performance at FIBA EuroBasket 2017 with averages of 16.8 points and 11.2 rebounds. He led all players in defensive rebounding per game and earned the highest efficiency rating per game.
Matched up against NBA star Kristaps Porzingis, Olaseni scored a career high 23 points with an impressive.909 FG% vs Latvia at FIBA EuroBasket 2017 on 4 September 2017.

Career statistics

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