Malik Osborne
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1998)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Malik Osborne
| image = 2023-03-11 ALBA Berlin gegen Niners Chemnitz (Basketball-Bundesliga 2022-23) by Sandro Halank–042.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Osborne with Niners Chemnitz
| position = Power forward / Center
| height_m = 2.06
| weight_kg = 102
| league =
| team = Free Agent
| number =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1998|4|9}}
| birth_place = Matteson, Illinois
| nationality = American
| high_school =
- Rich South (Richton Park, Illinois)
- Bosco Institute (Crown Point, Indiana)
| college =
- Rice (2017–2018)
- Florida State (2019–2022)
| draft_year = 2022
| career_start = 2022
| years1 = 2022–2023
| team1 = Kolossos Rodou
| years2 = 2023
| team2 = Niners Chemnitz
| years3 = 2023–2024
| team3 = Apollon Patras
| years4 = 2024–2025
| team4 = Limoges CSP
| years5 = 2025
| team5 = Rostock Seawolves
| highlights =
- Jacksonville Classic MVP (2022)
}}
Malik Osborne (born April 9, 1998){{Cite web |title=Malik Osborne - Florida State Seminoles forward |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4279098/malik-osborne |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=ESPN |language=en}} is an American professional basketball player who last played for Rostock Seawolves of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). After playing four years of college basketball at Rice and Florida State, Osborne entered the 2022 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
High school career
During high school, Osborne attended Rich South, in Richton Park, Illinois and Bosco Institute, in Crown Point, Indiana. In his last season at Bosco Institute, he averaged 14 points and 9 rebounds per game.{{Cite web |title=Malik Osborne - 2021-22 - Men's Basketball |url=https://seminoles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/malik-osborne/5977 |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=Florida State University |language=en}}
College career
After high school, Osborne played college basketball at Rice, from 2017 to 2018. The following year, he was transferred to Florida State.{{Cite web |title=Florida State lands Rice transfer Malik Osborne |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/mensbasketball/2018/05/29/florida-state-fsu-basketball-malik-osborne-leonard-hamilton-ikey-obiagu-elite-eight/652923002/ |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=Tallahassee Democrat |language=en-US}} In his senior year at Florida State, Osborne averaged 10 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. He was also the MVP in the Jacksonville Classic in 2022.{{Cite web |title=Jacksonville juggernaut: Seminoles rout Missouri to win Jacksonville Classic championship |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/college/2021/11/22/fsu-routs-missouri-capture-jacksonville-classic-championship/8677755002/ |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=The Florida Times-Union |language=en-US}}
Professional career
After failing to be drafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Osborne signed with Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League.{{Cite news |last=Skerletic |first=Dario |date=2022-08-26 |title=Kolossos inks rookie Malik Osborne - Sportando |language=en-US |work=Sportando |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/kolossos-inks-rookie-malik-osborne/ |access-date=2023-08-20}} He finished the season with Niners Chemnitz in Germany.{{Cite web |title=Malik Osborne (ex Kolossos HH) signs at Chemnitz |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Germany/news/787756/Former-players:-Malik-Osborne-(ex-Kolossos-HH)-signs-at-Chemnitz |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=www.eurobasket.com}}
On August 1, 2023, he joined Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League.{{Cite web |title=AS Apollon Patras sign a second USA player, ex Chemnitz |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/821956/AS-Apollon-Patras-sign-a-second-USA-player,-ex-Chemnitz |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=www.eurobasket.com}} In 27 games, he averaged 10.2 points and 5.9 rebounds in 25 minutes of play.
On July 18, 2024, he signed with Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A.{{Cite web|url=https://www.limogescsp.com/actualites-details/malik-osborne-premiere-recrue-us-du-csp.html|title=Malik Osborne est Limougeaud|last=|first=|date=July 18, 2024|website=limogescsp.com|publisher=|language=fr|access-date=August 11, 2024}}
On January 13, 2025, he signed with Rostock Seawolves of the Basketball Bundesliga.{{Cite web|url=https://seawolves.de/2025/01/seawolves-verpflichten-malik-osborne/|title=SEAWOLVES verpflichten Malik Osborne|last=|first=|date=January 13, 2025|website=seawolves.de|publisher=|language=de|access-date=January 24, 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://seminoles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/malik-osborne/5977 Florida State] College Profile
- {{Eurobasket.com player|428596}}
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Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:American expatriate basketball people in France
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Germany
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Greece
Category:Apollon Patras B.C. players
Category:Basketball players from Illinois
Category:Kolossos Rodou B.C. players