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Rashard Odomes

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Rashard Odomes
No. 1 – Hapoel Gilboa Galil
PositionGuard and forward
LeagueIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1996-12-21) December 21, 1996 (age 27)
Anchorage, Alaska
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolCopperas Cove High School
CollegeUniversity of Oklahoma
Playing career2019–present

Rashard Odomes (born December 21, 1996) is an American basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He plays the guard and forward positions.[1] He played college basketball at the University of Oklahoma.

Early life

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As a child Odomes lived in Anchorage, Alaska, Copperas Cove, Texas, and Baltimore, Maryland.[2][3][1] His mother Donna Stewart is a retired US Army first class sergeant.[2] He is 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm) tall, and weighs 217 pounds (98 kg).[4]

Odomes attended Copperas Cove High School.[5] As a sophomore, he was second-team all-district.[3] As a junior, he averaged 26.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 2.3 steals per game while shooting .561% from the field, and was named the Texas 8-5A Offensive Player of the Year.[3] As a senior he averaged 25.2 points, 12.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 2.7 steals per game while shooting 58.3% from the field, and was a Texas Class 6-A All-State selection and the District 12-6A MVP.[3] He ended his career as the high school's all-time leading scorer.[3]

College career

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Odomes played college basketball for the University of Oklahoma from 2015 to 2019, while majoring in human relations.[3][5] In 2018-19 his .542 2-point field goal percentage was 10th-best in the Big-12.[5] In college he was primarily known as a physical defensive player.[6] In 2019, he was named Academic All-Big 12 First Team.[3][7]

Professional career

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In 2019–20, Odomes played for Umeå BSKT in the Swedish Basketligan.[4] He averaged 16.4 points and 2.8 assists per game.[4] In 2020–21, he played for Joensuun Kataja in the Finnish Korisliiga.[4] Odomes averaged 18.2 points and 3.0 assists per game.[4]

In 2021-22 he played for FC Porto Ferpinta, primarily in the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol.[4] Odomes averaged 12.1 points and 1.6 assists per game.[4]

In 2022-23 Odomes is playing for Hapoel Gilboa Galil in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, at the guard and forward positions.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rashard Odomes," ESPN.
  2. ^ a b Reporter, John Walker, Men's Basketball (December 14, 2015). "Oklahoma basketball: Rashard Odomes' path to OU was defined by family". OU Daily.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Rashard Odomes - 2018-19 - Men's Basketball". University of Oklahoma.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Rashard Odomes Player Profile, Oklahoma - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  5. ^ a b c "Rashard Odomes," sports-reference.
  6. ^ Mussatto, Joe (August 7, 2019). "OU basketball: Rashard Odomes signs with Swedish team". The Oklahoman.
  7. ^ Felisa Cárdenas (April 17, 2018). "Ex-Dawgs star Odomes will bestow $1K grant to Cove teacher". The Killeen Daily Herald.
  8. ^ "Rashard Odomes". gilboa-galil.co.il.
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