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Ademola Okulaja, Germany
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"Ade" represents Dirk Bauermann's second-best scoring option after Dirk Nowitzki.
When healthy, the Nigeria native is one of the best forwards in Europe. He has a
great attitude to go with his great basketball body. He goes aggressively to the
basket and rebounds very well. He's turned himself into a good jump shooter and
plays excellent defence. Add to that his experience of playing college
basketball with NBA All-Stars Vince Carter and Antawn Jamison and his years of
playing in the Euroleague, and it's no wonder Bauermann longs to have Okulaja in
the mix in Japan. But Okulaja is battling chronic knee problems which kept him
out of the 2005 EuroBasket. But the 31-year-old will be extra motivated after
having to watch Germany's silver medal run at home.Still a fan favourite, Okulaja was named to the 2006 Bundesliga All-Star Game even though he hadn't played a game up to that point. He played briefly for German champions RheinEnergie Köln before moving onto Russian side BC Khimky Moscow, where he averaged about 5 points and 3 rebounds in 19 games while helping the team to the EuroCup, Russian Superleague and Russian Cup finals. |
Name: Ademola Olayiwola Okulaja (add-e-MOLE-ah oh-ku-LAH-jah) Postion: Forward-Center Nickname: Ade, The Warrior, Oak Born: July 10, 1975 Status: Active Origin: Lagos, Nigeria Height: 6-10/2,06m Weight: 245lbs/107kg Schools: North Carolina Drafted: Undrafted Languages: German, English Website: InterBasket & Okulaja.com Teams (jersey): German National Team, ALBA Berlin (1999–2000), Girona (2000–01), FC Barcelona (2001–02), Unicaja Málaga (2002–03), Girona (2003–04), Benetton Treviso (2004), Pamesa Valencia (2004–05), RheinEnergie Köln (2005–06), Khimki Moscow (2006–2007), Etosa Alicante (2007) Ibn Notes: Born in Nigeria, Ademola Okulaja moved to Berlin when he was just three years old, where young Ade learned to play basketball. On the court, Ademola Okulaja is known as “The Warrior” because of his affinity for fighting for rebounds. Okulaja is the ground in which Dirk Nowitzki and the German National team can propel themselves from. Ademola was a large part in the surprising success Germany has had in Istanbul (4th) and Indianapolis (3rd). Chronic knee problems has left Okulaja no longer the athletic inside-outside threat he once was. But once the warrior is on the court, look for no less than 100% from him.
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