Dylan Osetkowski (born August 8, 1996) is an American-German professional

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player who is currently playing for

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of the Spanish Liga ACB. He played

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for the

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and the

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High school career

Osetkowski played basketball for

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in San Juan Capistrano, California. As a senior, he averaged 14.8 points and 9.9 rebounds per game and was a first-team All- Trinity League selection. He led his team to the

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Division 4AA championship, scoring 16 points in the title game. Osetkowski received strong interest from only two

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programs out of high school,

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and

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. He committed to Tulane on July 12, 2014.

College career

As a freshman for

, Osetkowski averaged 6.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. He was placed in a more important role in his sophomore season, averaging 11.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game and registering 11

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. After the season, Osetkowski transferred to

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and sat out the next season due to

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transfer rules. In his junior season, he averaged a team-high 13.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game and was an honorable mention All-

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selection. As a senior, Osetkowski averaged 11.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game. He led Texas to the National Invitational Tournament title and was named most valuable player of the competition. In the first round of the NIT, Osetkowski scored a career-high 26 points in a 79-73 win over

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Professional career

Osetkowski played for the Cleveland Cavaliers at

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. He signed his first professional contract with

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of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and was immediately loaned to BG Göttingen, with whom he averaged 12.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game in the BBL. On May 22, 2020, Osetkowski returned to ratiopharm Ulm and began his two-year contract with the club. On November 12, he was named EuroCup player of the week after contributing 32 points and seven rebounds in a victory over Pallacanestro Brescia. He finished the season averaging 17.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.0 steals (21.8 point PIR) in the EuroCup, and 13.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 steals in the BBL. On July 14, 2021, Osetkowski inked a two-year deal with current French champs and Euroleague team ASVEL Basket. On July 2, 2022, Osetkowski signed with

of the Spanish Liga ACB.

Personal life

Osetkowski's older brother, Cory, played

for Columbia and set the program record for career games played. In May 2020, Osetkowski announced that he received German citizenship.

References

External links

Eurobasket.com ProfileEurocupbasketball.com ProfileRealGM.com profileTexas Longhorns bioTulane Green Wave bio
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