Jake O'Brien (born June 3, 1989) is an American professional

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player who last played for

Spójnia Stargard Spójnia Stargard, also known as shortly Spójnia, is a professional Polish basketball team based in Stargard, Poland, currently playing in the Polish Basketball League (PLK), the highest tier in Polish basketball. In 2018, they gained promotion f ...

of the

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(PLK). Standing at 2.06 m (6'9"), he plays the

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and the

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positions. O'Brien played

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and at

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High school career

O'Brien played high school basketball at

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, at Boston, Massachusetts. As a junior, O'Brien lead B.C. High to a perfect 25-0 record including the schools first MIAA Division 1 State Championship.

College career

Boston University

A 6'9"

, O'Brien began his college career at

. He scored 1,020 points and grabbed 444 rebounds in his three seasons with the Terriers and averaged double figures in scoring in each season, earning America East Rookie of the Year honors in 2008-09, and third team all-conference accolades in '09-10 when he set career highs for scoring and rebounding. As a junior in 2010-11, he was averaging 11.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game through 14 contests before a foot injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season. Due to a second surgery on the same foot in September 2011, he was forced to redshirt the following season.

Temple

During the 2012-13 season, O'Brien was transferred at

for his final college year. As a senior, he averaged 9.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game in 20.3 minutes. O'Brien scored 18 points on 7-9 shooting in a first round upset win vs North Carolina State in the NCAA Basketball tournament.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, O'Brien joined Ferro-ZNTU of the Ukrainian League. He left Ferro-ZNTU in order to finish the season with

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of the NBA D League. The following season, he joined

Eisbären Bremerhaven Eisbären Bremerhaven ( en, Polar Bears Bremerhaven) is a professional basketball club from Bremerhaven, Germany, that competes in the ProA. The team was established as the professional section of the club BSG Bremerhaven and played in the first- ...

. After playing one year at Germany, O'Brien signed with

Keravnos Keravnos B.C. (Greek: Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Στροβόλου «Ο Κεραυνός»), also known as Keravnos Strovolou, is a professional basketball club based in Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus. It plays its home games in the ...

of the

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. He stayed at Keravnos for two seasons and won the

on 2017. On July 27, 2017, O'Brien joined Kymis of the

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. On July 13, 2021, he has signed with

of the

(PLK).

References

External links

Temple Owls bioEurobasket.com ProfileESPN Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:OBrien, Jake 1989 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine American men's basketball players APOEL B.C. players Bakersfield Jam players Basketball players from Massachusetts BC Zaporizhzhia players Boston College High School alumni Boston University Terriers men's basketball players Centers (basketball) Eisbären Bremerhaven players KK Bosna Royal players Keravnos B.C. players Kymis B.C. players Power forwards Spójnia Stargard players Sportspeople from Weymouth, Massachusetts Temple Owls men's basketball players