Ogoh Odaudu
| Rivers Hoopers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Nigerian Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 3 August 1981 Jos, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Listed height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2009–present | Rivers Hoopers |
| 2019–present | Nigeria (assistant) |
| 2019 | Nigeria |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As head coach:
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Ogoh Odaudu (born 3 August 1981) is a Nigerian retired basketball player and current coach. He currently is the head coach of Rivers Hoopers of the Nigerian Premier League (NPL). In his playing years, Odaudu was a player of the Nigeria national basketball team. Odaudu has led the Rivers Hoopers as head coach since 2009 and has led them to five NPL titles.
Playing career[edit]
Born in Jos, he has played for the junior Nigerian national team at the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.[1]
Odaudu was a member of the Nigerian senior team and played with the team at the 2001, 2003 editions of FIBA Africa Championship. He also played at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Coaching career[edit]
Odaudu has been the head coach of Rivers Hoopers since its establishment in 2009, He coached the team to three Premier League titles. As such, the team qualified for the 2021 BAL season where he coached at the inaugural tournament.[2] Since 2019, Odaudu has been an assistant coach of the Nigerian national team.[3] He was an assistant coach at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.[4] Odaudu was the head coach of Nigeria at AfroCan 2019.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ogoh Odaudu's profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Who are the 12 head coaches at the inaugural Basketball Africa League?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "The Nigeria Basketball Federation has assigned D'Tigers assistant coach, Ogoh Odaudu, to scout for players that can add value to the senior men and women's national teams. - Eagles FM". 2 April 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Basketball ODAUDU Ogoh - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
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