Jayson Obazuaye

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| name = Jayson Obazuaye

| image =

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| position = Shooting guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 216

| league = Iraqi Basketball Premier League

| team = Al Karkh

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|7|27}}

| birth_place = Santa Clara, California

| nationality = American / Nigerian

| high_school = Andrew Hill (San Jose, California)

| college = Colorado (2002–2006)

| draft_year = 2006

| career_start = 2006

| career_end =

| years1 = 2006–2007

| team1 = Gipsar Stal Ostrów

| years2 = 2007–2008

| team2 = Chester Jets

| years3 = 2008–2009

| team3 = Milton Keynes Lions

| years4 = 2009–2010

| team4 = Al-Ahli Benghazi

| years5 = 2010–2011

| team5 = Al-Wakrah

| years6 = 2011–2012

| team6 = Smouha

| years7 = 2012–2013

| team7 = Al-Wakrah

| years8 = 2013–2014

| team8 = Al-Jazeera

| years9 = 2014–present

| team9 = Al Karkh

| highlights =

British Basketball League second-team All-Star (2008)

| medaltemplates =

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Jayson Omokaro Obazuaye (born July 27, 1984) is an American-Nigerian professional basketball guard. He is {{convert|190|cm|ftin}} tall.{{cite web |url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/59670/sid/7915/tid/340/_/2011_FIBA_Africa_Championship_Final_Round/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502180535/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/59670/sid/7915/tid/340/_/2011_FIBA_Africa_Championship_Final_Round/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |title=2011 FIBA Africa Championship: Jayson Obazuaye |website=FIBA.com}}

Early life

Born in Santa Clara, California, Obazuaye graduated from Andrew Hill High School in nearby San Jose, California in 2002. Obazuaye committed to the University of Colorado Boulder, having been recruited by local colleges Santa Clara and California, as well as Iowa State and Oklahoma.{{cite web|last1=Robertson|first1=Jordan|title=Senior looks forward to Colorado|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SPORTS-Senior-looks-forward-to-Colorado-2834334.php|website=San Francisco Chronicle|accessdate=January 23, 2015|date=December 28, 2001}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Jayson Obazuaye

| position = SG

| hometown = San Jose, CA

| highschool = Andrew Hill HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 195

| 40 =

| commitdate = October 8, 2001

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{{College athlete recruit end

| year = 2002

| rivals ref title = 2002 Colorado Basketball Commitment List

| scout ref title = 2002 Colorado College Basketball Team Recruiting Prospects

| rivals school = colorado

| scout s = 148

| scout overall = 67 (SG); 12 (CA)

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| accessdate = January 23, 2015

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College career

Obazuaye majored in ethnic studies and played four years for the Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team from 2002 to 2006{{cite web|url=http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=23515|title=Jayson Obazuaye|publisher=Colorado Buffaloes|accessdate=January 23, 2015}}

Professional career

Obazuaye began his professional career in the 2006–07 season with Gipsar Stal Ostrów of the Polish Basketball League. He averaged 3.1 points and 1.1 rebounds in 10 games.{{cite web| url = http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6037226/tid/6001113/playerview.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150128114732/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6037226/tid/6001113/playerview.html| archive-date = 2015-01-28| title = Jayson Obazuaye profile {{!}} Game center {{!}} FIBA.com}}

In the 2007–08 season, Obazuaye played for the Chester Jets of the British Basketball League. Obazuaye was the BBL's January 2008 Player of the Month and a 2nd-Team All-Star for the season.{{cite web| url = http://www.eurobasket.com/reports/2008/2/3.asp| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080516100510/http://www.eurobasket.com/reports/2008/2/3.asp| archive-date = 2008-05-16| title = Eurobasket Daily News Report}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=195453469&client=11-8647-131180-268319-19382077&ocompID=268321M|title = Jayson Obazuaye - Player Statistics}}

In the 2008–09 season, Obazuaye played for the BBL's Milton Keynes Lions. He averaged 18.8 points and 4.0 rebounds in BBL Trophy games and 14.4 points and 4.0 rebounds in the playoff and championship rounds.

After two seasons with the BBL, Obazuaye played for Al-Ahli Benghazi of the Libyan Basketball League for the 2009–10 season. He averaged 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy-sm.com/jayson-obazuaye/|title = 网信快三|站长推荐}} In the 2010–11 season, Obazuaye played for another Middle East team, Al-Wakrah of the Qatari Basketball League. In 2011–12, Obazuaye played for Smouha of Egyptian Basketball Super League.

Obazuaye returned to Al-Wakrah in the 2012–13 season for 8 games, averaging 14.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 5.5 assists. In 2013–14, Obazuaye played for Al-Jazeera of Libyan Basketball League. In 2014–15, he played for Al-Karkh of Iraqi Basketball Premier League.

International career

He represented Nigeria at the 2007 African Championship and 2009 African Championship averaging 8.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game{{Cite web |url=http://libya2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/fafcm/team/p/eid/4047/lid//rid//sid/6599/tid/340/profile.html |title=FIBA.com profile |access-date=2009-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810141205/http://libya2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/fafcm/team/p/eid/4047/lid/rid/sid/6599/tid/340/profile.html |archive-date=2009-08-10 |url-status=dead }}