Ousman Krubally
Ousman Krubally (born March 13, 1988) is an American-Gambian[1] professional basketball player for Keravnos of the Cypriot League. He is a 2.02 m (6' 71⁄2") tall[2][3] power forward and small ball center. After playing four years of college basketball at Georgia State, Krubally entered the 2010 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
Krubally attacks for the London Leopards. | |
| No. 24 – Keravnos | |
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| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | Cypriot League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 13, 1988 Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nationality | Gambian / American |
| Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | W. D. Mohammed (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| College | Georgia State (2006–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2012 | London Leopards |
| 2012–2013 | Den Helder Kings |
| 2013–2014 | Grosuplje |
| 2014–2015 | Legnano Knights |
| 2015–2016 | Lavrio |
| 2016 | Reyer Venezia |
| 2016–2017 | Astana |
| 2017–2018 | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 2018–2019 | Pistoia Basket 2000 |
| 2019–2020 | ESSM Le Portel |
| 2020–2021 | New Basket Brindisi |
| 2021–2022 | Larisa |
| 2022–present | Keravnos |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school
Krubally attended and played high school basketball at W. D. Mohammed High School, in Atlanta, Georgia.
College career
Krubally burst onto the scene at Georgia State, where he played college basketball under head coach, Michael Perry. He stayed at Georgia State until 2010, mostly playing as a bench player.
Professional career
After not being drafted in the 2010 NBA draft, Krubally signed with the London Leopards of the English Basketball League. Krubally finished the season averaging 22.1 points per game, the second highest in the Division. On July 15, 2011, he re-signed with the Leopards.[4]
On November 21, 2012, he moved to Den Helder Kings of the Dutch League.[5]
He next played with Grosuplje of the Slovenian Basketball League. Krubally had a terrific season, being the MVP of the league. He was also the league's top scorer and the top rebounder.[6]
On July 27, 2014, he moved to Legnano Knights of the Italian 2nd Division Silver.[7] He was the MVP of the regular season, averaging 19.2 points and 12 rebounds per game.[8]
He joined the Greek League club Lavrio, in 2015.[9] On May 2, 2016, Krubally moved to Umana Reyer Venezia of the Italian League for the rest of the season.[10]
On July 25, 2016, Krubally joined the Kazakh VTB United League club Astana.[11] He moved to the Greek club PAOK in 2017.
On August 8, 2018, Krubally signed a deal with the Italian LBA club Pistoia Basket 2000.[12]
On July 17, 2019, he signed with ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A.[13]
On July 22, 2020, he signed with New Basket Brindisi in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A and the Basketball Champions League.[14] Krubally averaged 5.6 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.
On August 14, 2021, he signed with Larisa of the Greek Basket League.[15] In 35 league games, he averaged 10.4 points, 9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals, playing around 29 minutes per contest.
Personal life
Krubally is engaged to Dutch basketball player Demelza ten Caat. They have two sons, Zayn and Omari.
Honours
- Individual honors
- Slovenian League MVP: (2014)
- Slovenian League scoring leader: (2014)
- Slovenian League efficiency leader: (2014)
- Slovenian League rebounding leader: (2014)
- Italian 2nd Division Silver MVP: (2015)
References
- ^ Ousman Krubally Proplayervideo.com
- ^ ΚΡΟΥΜΠΑΛΙ Ουσμάν | ΥΨΟΣ 2,02 (in Greek).
- ^ Ousman Krubally | Center 202 cm.
- ^ Ousman Krubally return for second campaign at Leopards.
- ^ Den Helder Kings adds scorer Ousman Krubally.
- ^ 2013-2014 Season recap in Slovenia.
- ^ Legnano Knights announce Ousman Krubally.
- ^ Legnano big man Ousman Krubally named Serie A2 Silver MVP.
- ^ GS Lavrio signs Krubally, Young and Hill.
- ^ Reyer Venezia adds Ousman Krubally.
- ^ Ousman Krubally inks with BC Astana.
- ^ Pistoia Basket signs Ousman Krubally
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 17, 2019). "Ousman Krubally signs with the ESSM". Sportando. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "Ingaggiato Ousman Krubally" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 22 July 2020.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (August 14, 2021). "Larissa lands Ousman Krubally". Sportando. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
External links
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Italian League Profile (in Italian)
- Greek Basket League Profile (in English)
- Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
- VTB United League Profile
- Georgia State Panthers bio