# Tai Odiase

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American basketball player (born 1995)

Tai Odiase Odiase with Bahçeşehir Koleji in 2024 No. 21 – Hapoel Tel Aviv Position Center League Ligat HaAl EuroLeague Personal information Born (1995-09-21) September 21, 1995 (age 30) Glenwood, Illinois, U.S. Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg) Career information High school Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor, Illinois) College UIC (2014–2018) NBA draft 2018: undrafted Playing career 2018–present Career history 2018 Iberostar Tenerife 2018–2019 Lavrio 2019–2020 Greensboro Swarm 2020–2021 BG Göttingen 2021–2022 EWE Baskets Oldenburg 2022–2023 Germani Basket Brescia 2023–2024 Prometey 2024–2025 Bahçeşehir Koleji 2025–present Hapoel Tel Aviv Career highlights 2× Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year (2017, 2018) 3× Horizon League All-Defensive Team (2016–2018)

**Tai Osazeeonamen Odiase**[2] (born September 21, 1995) is a [Nigerian American](/source/Nigerian_American) and naturalized Puerto Rican professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) player for [Hapoel Tel Aviv](/source/Hapoel_Tel_Aviv_B.C.) of the Israeli [Ligat HaAl](/source/Israeli_Basketball_Premier_League) and the [EuroLeague](/source/EuroLeague). Standing at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays at the [center](/source/Center_(basketball)) position. After playing four years of [college basketball](/source/College_basketball) at [UIC](/source/UIC_Flames_men's_basketball), Odiase entered the [2018 NBA draft](/source/2018_NBA_draft), but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

## High school career

Odiase played high school basketball at [Homewood-Flossmoor High School](/source/Homewood-Flossmoor_High_School) in [Flossmoor, Illinois](/source/Flossmoor%2C_Illinois). He was ranked as a top-25 senior in the state of Illinois and the fifth-best center. Odiase helped the Vikings claim a conference title during his junior season and was named All-Conference. During his senior year, he averaged 17.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game.[3]

## College career

Odiase, a three-year captain, played 130 games at [UIC](/source/UIC_Flames_men's_basketball) from 2014 to 2018. He started 117 times, including all 102 under [Steve McClain](/source/Steve_McClain) leadership. The Glenwood, Ill., native was named the [Horizon League](/source/Horizon_League) Defensive Player as both a junior and senior and he is one of only three players in Horizon League history to be named to the conference's All-Defensive Team three times. Odiase is the all-time leader for both UIC and the Horizon League with 361 career blocks. That number places him tied for 37th on the NCAA's all-time list with Harvey, Ill., native [Melvin Ely](/source/Melvin_Ely).[3] As a senior, he averaged 9.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game.[4]

## Professional career

After finishing his college career at UIC, Odiase joined [Iberostar Tenerife](/source/Iberostar_Tenerife) of the [Liga ACB](/source/Liga_ACB) until the end of the season.[5] After going undrafted in the [2018 NBA draft](/source/2018_NBA_draft), Odiase joined the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Summer League. Odiase joined [Lavrio](/source/Lavrio_B.C.) of the [Greek Basket League](/source/Greek_Basket_League) thereafter.[6] In December 2019, Odiase was acquired by the [Greensboro Swarm](/source/Greensboro_Swarm) of the [NBA G League](/source/NBA_G_League).[4] On February 24, 2020, he finished with 14 points, six rebounds and a block against the [Long Island Nets](/source/Long_Island_Nets).[7] Odiase averaged 4.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. On July 22, he signed with [BG Göttingen](/source/BG_G%C3%B6ttingen) of the [Basketball Bundesliga](/source/Basketball_Bundesliga).[8]

On June 14, 2021, he has signed with [EWE Baskets Oldenburg](/source/EWE_Baskets_Oldenburg) of the [Basketball Bundesliga](/source/Basketball_Bundesliga).[9]

Tai Odiase 2021

On July 14, 2022, he signed with [Germani Basket Brescia](/source/Pallacanestro_Brescia) of the [Lega Basket Serie A](/source/Lega_Basket_Serie_A).[10]

On July 3, 2023, he signed with [Prometey](/source/BC_Prometey) of the [Latvian-Estonian Basketball League](/source/Latvian-Estonian_Basketball_League).[11]

On June 20, 2024, he signed with [Bahçeşehir Koleji](/source/Bah%C3%A7e%C5%9Fehir_Koleji_S.K.) of the [Basketbol Süper Ligi](/source/Basketbol_S%C3%BCper_Ligi) (BSL).[12]

## National team

In August 2024, The Puerto Rican Basketball Federation (FBPUR) authorizes the approval of the naturalization process of Tai Odiase in order to be able to represent Puerto Rico on the world stage.[13]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Tai Odiase player in Puerto Rico (PUR)"](https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/250711-tai-odiase). *FIBA.basketball*. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["TAI OSAZEEONAMEN ODIASE"](https://www.tbf.org.tr/ligler/bsl-2024-2025/basketbolcu-detay/665265). *Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu*. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-UIC_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-UIC_3-1) ["UIC Bio"](https://uicflames.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2939). Retrieved July 5, 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-trujillo_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-trujillo_4-1) Trujillo, Justin (December 7, 2019). ["Greensboro Acquires Tai Odiase"](https://greensboro.gleague.nba.com/news/greensboro-acquires-tai-odiase/). *NBA.com*. Retrieved June 17, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Tai Odiase Signs with Iberostar Tenerife"](https://uicflames.com/news/2018/4/21/mens-basketball-tai-odiase-signs-with-iberostar-tenerife.aspx). *uicflames.com*. Retrieved July 6, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Tai Odiase (ex Iberostar Tener.) agreed terms with Lavrio"](https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/537082/Tai-Odiase-(ex-Iberostar-Tener.)-agreed-terms-with-Lavrio). *eurobasket.com*. June 26, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Tai Odiase: Scores 14 off bench"](https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/tai-odiase-scores-14-off-bench/). *[CBS Sports](/source/CBS_Sports)*. February 25, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Skerletic, Dario (July 22, 2020). ["BG Gottingen officially signs Tai Odiase"](https://sportando.basketball/en/bg-gottingen-officially-signs-tai-odiase/). *Sportando*. Retrieved July 22, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Skerletic, Dario (June 14, 2021). ["Tai Odiase inks with EWE Baskets Oldenburg"](https://sportando.basketball/en/tai-odiase-inks-with-ewe-baskets-oldenburg/). *Sportando*. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Brescia firma Tai Odiase, il pacchetto lunghi della Germani è completo"](https://www.pallacanestrobrescia.it/2022/07/14/tai-odiase-acquisto-stagione-2022-2023/). *Pallacanestro Brescia* (in Italian). 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2022-07-14.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Carchia, Emiliano (July 3, 2023). ["Tai Odiase joins Prometey"](https://sportando.basketball/en/tai-odiase-joins-prometey/). *Sportando*. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** @BKBasketbol (June 20, 2024). ["Tai Odiase, Bahçeşehir Koleji'nde"](https://x.com/BKBasketbol/status/1803749856390840482) ([Tweet](/source/Tweet_(social_media))) – via [X (formerly Twitter)](/source/X_(formerly_Twitter)).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["La Federación de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico nacionaliza a Tai Odiase, refuerzo de los Piratas en el BSN"](https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/baloncesto/notas/la-federacion-de-baloncesto-de-puerto-rico-nacionaliza-a-tai-odiase-refuerzo-de-los-piratas-en-el-bsn/). *www.elnuevodia.com*. El Nuevo Dia. August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

v t e Hapoel Tel Aviv current roster 0 Motley 2 Blakeney 3 Bryant 6 Segev 9 Palatin 10 Timor (C) 11 Ennis 14 Blayzer 15 Edwards 17 Malcolm 20 Randolph 21 Odiase 22 Micić 24 Wainright 25 Oturu 30 Rabinowitz 41 Ginat 99 Ziv Head coach: Itoudis Assistant coaches: Dedas Lederer Salter

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