Louis Olinde

Louis Olinde
Olinde for Berlin in 2023
No. 19 – Alba Berlin
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
LeagueBundesliga
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1998-03-18) March 18, 1998 (age 26)
Hamburg, Germany
Listed height205 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Rist Wedel
2015–2016→ Hamburg Towers
2016–2020Brose Bamberg
2016–2019→ Baunach Young Pikes
2020–presentAlba Berlin
Career highlights and awards

Louis Franklin Olinde (born March 19, 1998) is a German professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. Standing at 205 cm (6 ft 9 in), Olinde plays at both the small forward and power forward positions.

His father Wilbert Olinde won the 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament with UCLA[1] and took his game to Germany following his collegiate career.[2]

Career

Olinde's career began in the youth ranks of BC Hamburg.[3] He joined the Piraten Hamburg organization in 2011 to compete in the JBBL, Germany's under 16 division. In 2014, he made the Piraten under 19 side which plays in the NBBL, Germany's highest youth league.

Olinde earned a spot on the roster of SC Rist Wedel, a member of Germany's third-tier men's league ProB, for the 2014–15 season,[4] but had to wait until the following campaign to see playing time.[5] In accordance with an agreement of cooperation between SC Rist Wedel and Pro A side Hamburg Towers, Olinde was permitted to play for both clubs in the 2015–16 season,[6] but primarily appeared in Pro B games for SC Rist. Still eligible to compete at the youth level that year, he also turned out for the Piraten Hamburg under 19 squad in 2015–16, and was selected for the 2016 NBBL All-Star Game.[7]

In June 2016, he attended the NBA Top 100 camp in Charlottesville, Virginia.[8] On June 23, 2016, Olinde signed a four-year deal with the Brose Bamberg of the German top-flight Basketball-Bundesliga.[9] He logged his first Bundesliga minutes in the season opener against Frankfurt on September 23, 2016.[10] After having averaged 23 minutes, 6.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in the 2019-20 Bundesliga season, he signed a three-year deal with fellow Bundesliga side Alba Berlin in July 2020.[11]

Olinde worked out for the Golden State Warriors, Oklahoma City Thunder and Portland Trail Blazers in the 2023 offseason. He signed another extension in 2023, committing himself to Alba until at least 2026.[12]

International career

In August 2014, Olinde made the roster of Germany's U16 Men's National Team for the European Championships in Latvia. In nine appearances, he averaged 3.9 points and 4.7 rebounds during the tournament.[13]

In December 2015, he was named to the roster of Germany's U18 Men's National Team[14] and helped the team win the 2016 Albert-Schweitzer-Tournament.[15] He helped the German U18 squad to a fourth-place finish at the European Championship in December 2016, averaging 5.0 points and 5.2 rebounds a contest.[16] Seeing action in all seven games during the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, Olinde posted 9.4 points and 5.3 rebounds a game en route to a fifth-place finish.[17] He helped Germany win bronze at the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, averaging 7.3 points and 7.1 rebounds throughout the tournament.[18]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2016–17 Bamberg 1 0 8.0 .500 — — 1.0 1.0 — — 2.0 1.0
2017–18 15 2 7.6 .450 .125 .867 1.4 .3 .2 — 2.1 1.8
2020–21 Alba Berlin 25 6 16.0 .392 .357 .650 2.7 .2 .5 .2 4.3 3.0
2021–22 24 10 17.8 .450 .357 .852 3.6 .7 .3 .4 5.3 7.2
2022–23 27 25 22.3 .506 .391 .796 4.3 1.1 .6 .3 8.1 10.0
2023–24 17 13 22.0 .529 .415 .826 3.3 1.4 1.1 .4 8.9 10.9
Career 109 56 17.7 .473 .373 .799 3.2 .8 .5 .3 5.9 6.7

Basketball Champions League

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Bamberg 16 8 17.0 .396 .320 .774 3.4 .8 .4 .6 4.4
2019–20 14 14 23.2 .282 .174 .700 4.8 .8 .5 .6 5.5
Career 30 22 20.0 .289 .225 .738 4.0 .8 .5 .6 4.9

Domestic leagues

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Germany Rist Wedel ProB 19 20.2 .436 .130 .610 4.0 .9 .9 .2 6.1
2015–16 Germany Hamburg Towers ProA 2 4.3 .500 .000 — .5 1.0 1.0 — 2.0
2016–17 Germany Baunach ProA 25 27.9 .424 .233 .759 5.7 1.6 .9 .4 7.8
2016–17 Germany Bamberg BBL 15 5.5 .400 .400 .833 1.1 .1 .1 — 1.3
2017–18 Germany Baunach ProA 15 29.9 .466 .333 .833 5.4 1.5 .9 1.1 15.4
2017–18 Germany Bamberg BBL 28 7.6 .422 .375 .727 1.3 .2 .1 .1 2.7
2018–19 Germany Baunach ProA 1 27.1 .500 .000 .667 5.0 — — 2.0 12.0
2018–19 Germany Bamberg BBL 30 13.9 .476 .333 .577 3.0 .9 .5 .2 3.6
2019–20 Germany Bamberg BBL 21 23.3 .423 .328 .900 5.3 .9 .3 1.0 6.8
2020–21 Germany Alba Berlin BBL 28 17.1 .446 .259 .851 3.5 .7 .7 .4 6.1
2021–22 Germany Alba Berlin BBL 38 17.6 .493 .300 .826 3.8 .7 .7 .4 7.7
2022–23 Germany Alba Berlin BBL 34 18.7 .531 .356 .754 3.4 1.1 .4 .7 7.8
2023–24 Germany Alba Berlin BBL 27 18.0 .462 .364 .780 3.6 1.0 .8 .6 7.8

References

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  11. ^ "EasyCredit - Berlin verpflichtet Louis Olinde für drei Jahre".
  12. ^ "Louis Olinde signs a long-term contract extension with ALBA". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
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