Tayo Ogedengbe
No. 15 – Surrey Scorchers | |
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Position | Forward / Guard |
League | British Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born | Hammersmith, England |
12 May 1987
Nationality | British |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2007–present |
Career history | |
2007–2008 | London Capital |
2008–2009 | Grand Canaries Basketball Academy |
2009–2012 | Guildford Heat |
2012–2013 | London Lions |
2013–2014 | Calais Basket Cheminots |
2014–2015 | Glasgow Rocks |
2015–present | Surrey Scorchers |
Omotayo Ogendengbe (born 12 May 1987) is an English professional basketball player who currently plays for the Surrey Scorchers in the British Basketball League.
College career
Playing locally for the Ealing Tornados, Ogendengbe won the U18 conference and was selected to play for the England U18 national team. He was then rewarded with a half-scholarship to Temple University in Philadelphia, but returned after three months to debut for the London Towers.[1]
Professional career
In 2007, Ogedenge joined British Basketball League team London Capital and averaged 7.3 points per game in his debut season.[2] He then moved to Spain for a year to join the Grand Canaries Basketball Academy.[1]
Ogendenge returned to England in 2009, and made 117 appearances over three seasons with the Guildford Heat. He later joined the London Lions for the 2012–13 season.[2]
In 2013, he joined French team Calais Basket Cheminots and was selected for French National All-Star game.[1] Upon returning to England once again, Ogedenge joined the Glasgow Rocks for a single season and averaged 15.3 points per game.[2]
A year later, he became the first ever signing for the Surrey Scorchers.[3] He was later named captain and has become the franchise's longest serving player.[4]