Ademola Okulaja: German basketball player (1975–2022)
Ademola Okulaja (10 July 1975 – 16 or 17 May 2022) was a Nigerian-born German professional basketball player.
The last team he played for were the Brose Baskets of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played as a forward. Okulaja made 172 appearances for the German national team.
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| Born | 10 July 1975 Lagos, Nigeria | |||||||||||
| Died | 16/17 May 2022 (aged 46) Berlin, Germany | |||||||||||
| Nationality | German | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | |||||||||||
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| College | North Carolina (1995–1999) | |||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1999 / Undrafted | |||||||||||
| Playing career | 1999–2009 | |||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | |||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | ALBA Berlin | |||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Girona | |||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | FC Barcelona | |||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Unicaja Málaga | |||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Girona | |||||||||||
| 2004 | Benetton Treviso | |||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Pamesa Valencia | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | RheinEnergie Köln | |||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Khimki Moscow | |||||||||||
| 2007 | Etosa Alicante | |||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Brose Baskets | |||||||||||
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Okulaja died on 16 or 17 May 2022 in Berlin, Germany at the age of 46.
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