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Olu Famutimi

Canadian basketball player

Summary

Canadian basketball player

Field	Value
name	Olu Famutimi
image	NBLC Jan 26,2017 -15.jpg
caption	Famutimi in 2017
position	Small forward
height_ft	6
height_in	5
weight_lbs	212
league	CEBL
team	Scarborough Shooting Stars
number	3
nationality	Canadian
birth_date
birth_place	Toronto, Ontario
high_school	Northwestern (Flint, Michigan)
college	Arkansas (2003–2005)
draft_year	2005
career_start	2005
years1	2005–2007
team1	Arkansas RimRockers
years2	2007–2009
team2	Khimik Yuzhne
years3	2009–2010
team3	Oyak Renault
years4	2010
team4	Paris-Levallois Basket
years5	2010–2011
team5	Düsseldorf Giants
years6	2011–2012
team6	TED Ankara Kolejliler
years7	2012
team7	Al-Manama
years8	2013–2014
team8	Halifax Rainmen
years9	2014–2015
team9	Island Storm
years10	2016
team10	Saint John Mill Rats
years11	2016
team11	Quilmes de Mar del Plata
years12	2016–2018
team12	Saint John Riptide
years13	2018–2019
team13	Cape Breton Highlanders
years14	2019–2020
team14	KW Titans
years15	2020–2021
team15	Guelph Nighthawks
years16	2021
team16	Edmonton Stingers
years17	2022–present
team17	Scarborough Shooting Stars

Fourth-team Parade All-American (2003)
McDonald's All-American (2003)

Olumuyiwa "Olu" Famutimi (born February 21, 1984) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He played college basketball for Arkansas.

Early life

Famutimi is of Nigerian descent. He was first noticed in a high school game at Chaminade College School in Toronto, Ontario, in his freshman year. Less than a year later, he transferred to Flint Northwestern High School in Flint, Michigan. In Michigan, he played for the Flint Northwestern Wildcats and climbed the national ranks as the seventh best player in the country, according to ESPN.com. A career altering injury would change all of that, as he was ushered out of the limelight because of it.

Collegiate career

Famutimi played two seasons at the University of Arkansas, where he earned All-Southeastern Conference Freshman honors. In 57 games with the Razorbacks, he averaged 8.3 points and 3.9 rebounds in 22.2 minutes per game. Against all odds, he declared early for the 2005 NBA draft and was not selected.

Professional career

Famutimi was invited to training camp with the Philadelphia 76ers and made appearances in four preseason games (4.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg) before being waived. He played 47 games for the Arkansas RimRockers in 2005–06 and averaged 6.8 points and 2.7 rebounds in 16.5 minutes per game while shooting .513 (122–238) from the field. Famutimi signed with the San Antonio Spurs as a free agent in 2006 but was waived before the season started. He played in Turkey for two years and also played in France, Germany, and Ukraine.

On December 17, 2013, Famutimi signed with the Halifax Rainmen of the NBL Canada. After a one-year stint with the Island Storm, Famutimi signed with the Saint John Mill Rats on March 14, 2016.

On August 18, 2016, Famutimi signed with Quilmes de Mar del Plata of the Liga Nacional de Básquet. In October 2016, he parted ways with Quilmes after appearing in ten games.

On November 3, 2016, he signed with Saint John Riptide for the 2016–17 NBL Canada season.

He played the 2019 CEBL season for the Guelph Nighthawks. Famutimi joined the KW Titans in 2019. Famutimi joined the Edmonton Stingers for the 2021–22 BCL Americas.

On May 12, 2022, Famutimi signed with the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the CEBL.

International career

Famutimi plays internationally for the Canadian national team.

References

"NBL Canada Transactions". NBLCanada.com.
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[http://planetanaranja.net/2016/10/cambio-en-quilmes/ Cambio en Quilmes]{{dead link. (May 2025). es
[http://www.sjriptide.ca/2016/11/03/riptide-sign-fan-favourite/ Riptide Sign Fan Favourite]
(2019-05-07). "Guelph Nighthawks Name Inaugural Roster For 2019 Canadian Elite Basketball League Season".
(December 10, 2019). "Coach impressed with new-look Kitchener-Waterloo Titans". The Record.
(November 29, 2021). "CEBL Announces Training Camp Roster Ahead Of Basketball Champions League Of Americas".
(May 12, 2022). "Olu Famutimi / Forward".

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