Omotayo Ogedengbe (born 12 May 1987) is a British professional

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who currently plays for the

Surrey Scorchers The Surrey Scorchers are an English professional basketball team based in Guildford, Surrey, that compete in the British Basketball League. The team was established in 2005 as the Guildford Heat by fans of former British Basketball League te ...

in the

British Basketball League The British Basketball League (BBL) is a men's professional basketball league in Great Britain and represents the highest level of play in the countries. The league is contested by 10 teams from England and Scotland. There are no clubs howeve ...

Early life

Ogedenbge began playing basketball aged 17 for local team the Ealing Tornados. After winning the Under-18 conference, he was selected to play for the England U18 national team.

College career

After his performances for Ealing Tornados, he was rewarded with a half-scholarship to

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, but returned after three months to debut for the

London Towers London Towers were a professional basketball team based in London, England. They enjoyed considerable success in the 1990s and early 2000s, collecting 3 titles in the British Basketball League (BBL) as well as regularly competing in European c ...

Professional career

In 2007, Ogedenge joined

team London Capital and averaged 7.3 points per game in his debut season. He then moved to Spain for a year to join the Grand Canaries Basketball Academy. Ogedenge returned to England in 2009, and made 117 appearances over three seasons with the

Guildford Heat The Surrey Scorchers are an English professional basketball team based in Guildford, Surrey, that compete in the British Basketball League. The team was established in 2005 as the Guildford Heat by fans of former British Basketball League te ...

. He later joined the London Lions for the 2012–13 season. In 2013, he joined French team Calais Basket Cheminots and was selected for French National All-Star game. Upon returning to England once again, Ogedenge joined the

Glasgow Rocks The Caledonia Gladiators are a professional basketball club in Glasgow, Scotland. The Gladiators compete in the British Basketball League, the top tier of British basketball. Since 2012, the team have played their home games at the Emirates Ar ...

for a single season and averaged 15.3 points per game. A year later, he became the first ever signing for the

. He was later named captain and has become the franchise's longest serving player.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ogedengbe, Omotayo 1987 births Living people British Basketball League players British expatriate basketball people in France British expatriate basketball people in Spain British expatriate basketball people in the United States British men's basketball players Forwards (basketball) Glasgow Rocks players Guards (basketball) Surrey Scorchers players Temple Owls men's basketball players