Martín Osimani
| No. 11 – Brasília | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Novo Basquete Brasil |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 22, 1981 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Nationality | Uruguayan |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Champagnat Catholic School (Hialeah, Florida) |
| College | Utah (2001–2002) Miami Dade CC (2002–2003) Duquesne (2003–2005) |
| NBA draft | 2005: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2009 | Club Biguá (Uruguay) |
| 2008 | Trotamundos de Carabobo (Venezuela) |
| 2009 | Atléticos de San Germán (Puerto Rico) |
| 2009 | Halcones UV Córdoba (Mexico) |
| 2010 | Trotamundos de Carabobo (Venezuela) |
| 2010 | Halcones de Xalapa (Mexico) |
| 2011 | Soles de Mexicali (Mexico) |
| 2011–2013 | Obras Sanitarias (Argentina) |
| 2013–present | Brasília (Brazil) |
Martín Osimani (born May 22, 1981) is a Uruguayan professional basketball player. Born in Montevideo, he is a longtime member of the Uruguay national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with Brasília in the Novo Basquete Brasil from Brazil.
Osimani is currently number 11 for the Argentinian club team Obras Sanitarias.
College career
Osimani moved from Montevideo to Hialeah, Florida to attend high school there. An All-state player after nearly averaging a triple double per game for Champagnat Catholic High School, he was ranked in the top 100 high school recruits by ESPN.com.[1] He settled on the University of Utah after considering several powerhouse programs, including Duke University and UCLA.[2] In his freshman season, Osimani played in 28 of the team's 30 games off the bench, but averaged only 1.2 points and 1.0 assists per game in 8.0 minutes per game of playing time.[3]
Following a disappointing season at Utah, Osimani transferred back home to Miami-Dade Community College. In one season there, he averaged 8.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 3.5 steals per game in earning All-Conference honors.[4] After one season of JUCO ball, Osimani again committed to play NCAA ball, this time at Duquesne University. He started at point guard for two years for the Dukes, and had two successful seasons for the team, including a 172 assist junior season that put him at second on Duquesne's all-time single season assist chart.[5]
Pro career
After graduating, Osimani returned home to Uruguay to play for Club Bigua of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball Along with Leandro García Morales, he helped lead Club Bigua to the 2008 Uruguayan League title. In four years as a professional, he has played for teams in Uruguay, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico.[6] As starting point guard, he helped lead Club Sandwich to the 2008 Uruguayan League title.[7] He currently plays for Atléticos de San Germán of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional.[8]
Uruguayan national team
Osimani has played for various age groups on the Uruguay national basketball team since 1998. He has been selected for the Uruguayans for the last three continental championships, the 2005, 2007, and FIBA Americas Championship 2009.[9]
References
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Duquesne Dukes men's basketball players
- Miami Dade Sharks men's basketball players
- Pan American Games competitors for Uruguay
- Point guards
- Sportspeople from Montevideo
- Uruguayan basketball players
- Utah Utes men's basketball players
- Uruguayan expatriate basketball people in the United States
- People from Hialeah, Florida
- Basketball players from Florida
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Uruguayan expatriates in Argentina
- Uruguayan expatriates in Venezuela
- Uruguayan expatriates in Brazil
- Expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela
- Pan American Games bronze medalists