Rashard Odomes (born December 21, 1996) is an American basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He plays the guard and forward positions.[1] He played college basketball at the University of Oklahoma.

Rashard Odomes
No. 1 – Hapoel Gilboa Galil
PositionGuard and forward
LeagueIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1996-12-21) December 21, 1996 (age 27)
Anchorage, Alaska
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolCopperas Cove High School
CollegeUniversity of Oklahoma
Playing career2019–present

Early life edit

As a child Odomes lived in Anchorage, Alaska, Copperas Cove, Texas, and Baltimore, Maryland.[2][3][1] His mother Donna Stewart is a retired US Army first class sergeant.[2] He is 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm) tall, and weighs 217 pounds (98 kg).[4]

Odomes attended Copperas Cove High School.[5] As a sophomore, he was second-team all-district.[3] As a junior, he averaged 26.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 2.3 steals per game while shooting .561% from the field, and was named the Texas 8-5A Offensive Player of the Year.[3] As a senior he averaged 25.2 points, 12.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 2.7 steals per game while shooting 58.3% from the field, and was a Texas Class 6-A All-State selection and the District 12-6A MVP.[3] He ended his career as the high school's all-time leading scorer.[3]

College career edit

Odomes played college basketball for the University of Oklahoma from 2015 to 2019, while majoring in human relations.[3][5] In 2018-19 his .542 2-point field goal percentage was 10th-best in the Big-12.[5] In college he was primarily known as a physical defensive player.[6] In 2019, he was named Academic All-Big 12 First Team.[3][7]

Professional career edit

In 2019–20, Odomes played for Umeå BSKT in the Swedish Basketligan.[4] He averaged 16.4 points and 2.8 assists per game.[4] In 2020–21, he played for Joensuun Kataja in the Finnish Korisliiga.[4] Odomes averaged 18.2 points and 3.0 assists per game.[4]

In 2021-22 he played for FC Porto Ferpinta, primarily in the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol.[4] Odomes averaged 12.1 points and 1.6 assists per game.[4]

In 2022-23 Odomes is playing for Hapoel Gilboa Galil in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, at the guard and forward positions.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Rashard Odomes," ESPN.
  2. ^ a b Reporter, John Walker, Men's Basketball (December 14, 2015). "Oklahoma basketball: Rashard Odomes' path to OU was defined by family". OU Daily.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Rashard Odomes - 2018-19 - Men's Basketball". University of Oklahoma.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Rashard Odomes Player Profile, Oklahoma - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  5. ^ a b c "Rashard Odomes," sports-reference.
  6. ^ Mussatto, Joe (August 7, 2019). "OU basketball: Rashard Odomes signs with Swedish team". The Oklahoman.
  7. ^ Felisa Cárdenas (April 17, 2018). "Ex-Dawgs star Odomes will bestow $1K grant to Cove teacher". The Killeen Daily Herald.
  8. ^ "Rashard Odomes". gilboa-galil.co.il.

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