Terrence Rønnestad Oglesby (born March 12, 1988) is an American-Norwegian professional

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player who last played for the Umeå BBK of the Swedish

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. Before moving to Europe to play professionally, he had played

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for

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. Born in

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, Norway, Oglesby holds

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with the United States and Norway.Player Bio: Terrence Oglesby
". ClemsonTigers.com (CBS Interactive). Retrieved on December 26, 2008.

High school career

Oglesby played basketball at the

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in his hometown of

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. He was selected to the All-Region team three times and received Most Valuable Player honors twice. He was selected to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) All-State boys basketball team as a junior and senior. Oglesby is the all-time leading scorer at Bradley Central with 2,256 career points. He was a finalist for the 2007

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(TSSAA) Mr. Basketball Award at the class AAA level. Oglesby was the 26th-ranked shooting guard on

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's rankings for the high school class of 2007.Prospect Ranking
. Rivals.com (November 7, 2007). Retrieved on December 26, 2008. He signed with Clemson along with Demontez Stitt and Jerai Grant, the latter of whom Oglesby played against in the Capital Classic all-star game.Clemson Tigers Basketball Recruiting 2007
. ESPN (December 15, 2007). Retrieved on December 26, 2008.

Collegiate career

As a freshman—in the 2007–08 season—Oglesby played 18.2 minutes per game and averaged 10.5 points per game; he was the team leader in

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s made (85) and three-point field-goal accuracy (40.5%). He was a two-time

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(ACC) Rookie-of-the-Week selection, the most selections received by a Clemson player since Cliff Hammonds was selected four times in the 2004–05 season.Williams, Larry (January 6, 2008).
Tigers freshman Oglesby guns way into spotlight
", ''The Post and Courier''. Retrieved on December 26, 2008. Oglesby was also named as Honorable Mention to the ACC All-Freshman Team. In his sophomore season ( 2008–09), Oglesby played in every game. He averaged 13.7 points per game and led the team in three-point field goals made and free throw percentage. On December 30, 2008, Oglesby scored a career-high 25 points, making 6 of 10 three-pointers, in a 98–87 Clemson victory over

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. In what turned out to be his final college basketball game, against the

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in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Oglesby was ejected early in the second half for intentionally throwing an elbow against an opposing player.

Professional career

On May 26, 2009, Oglesby announced that he had decided to forgo his final two seasons at Clemson and play professional basketball in Europe. Fifteen teams from Italy and Spain had been interested in signing Oglesby, who had not yet signed with an

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at the time of his departure from Clemson. Ultimately, he signed with NSB Napoli in the

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. He later left Napoli before appearing in a game for them, going on to play in the Ukraine and Spain during the 2009–10 season. He continued on in Spain and Sweden between 2010 and 2013, before moving to France and playing for Saint-Brieuc during the 2013–14 season. In January 2015, Oglesby signed with

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of the

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. On October 31, 2015, Oglesby was acquired by the

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of the

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following a successful tryout with the team. On January 26, he was waived by Iowa.

International career

In 2008, Oglesby played for Norway at the

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and was the leading scorer of the team's Division B with an average of 24.4 points per game. Norway finished in 11th place.

References

External links

Clemson Tigers bio

RealGM profile

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