Ousman Krubally

Ousman Krubally
Krubally with Niners Chemnitz in 2023
Free Agent
PositionPower forward / center
Personal information
Born (1988-03-13) March 13, 1988 (age 36)
Atlanta, Georgia
NationalityGambian / American
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
High schoolW. D. Mohammed
(Atlanta, Georgia)
CollegeGeorgia State (2006–2010)
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2012London Leopards
2012–2013Den Helder Kings
2013–2014Grosuplje
2014–2015Legnano Knights
2015–2016Lavrio
2016Reyer Venezia
2016–2017Astana
2017–2018PAOK Thessaloniki
2018–2019Pistoia Basket 2000
2019–2020ESSM Le Portel
2020–2021New Basket Brindisi
2021–2022Larisa
2022–2023Keravnos
2023Bnei Herzliya Basket
2023–2024Niners Chemnitz
Career highlights and awards

Ousman Krubally (born March 13, 1988) is an American-Gambian[1] professional basketball player who last played for Niners Chemnitz of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). 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.

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.

On September 26, 2023, he signed with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League for two months.[16]

On November 3, 2023, he signed with Niners Chemnitz of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[17]

Personal life

Krubally is engaged to Dutch basketball player Demelza ten Caat. They have two sons, Zayn and Omari.

Honours

Individual honors

References

  1. ^ Ousman Krubally Proplayervideo.com
  2. ^ ΚΡΟΥΜΠΑΛΙ Ουσμάν | ΥΨΟΣ 2,02 (in Greek).
  3. ^ Ousman Krubally | Center 202 cm.
  4. ^ Ousman Krubally return for second campaign at Leopards.
  5. ^ Den Helder Kings adds scorer Ousman Krubally.
  6. ^ 2013-2014 Season recap in Slovenia.
  7. ^ Legnano Knights announce Ousman Krubally.
  8. ^ Legnano big man Ousman Krubally named Serie A2 Silver MVP.
  9. ^ GS Lavrio signs Krubally, Young and Hill.
  10. ^ Reyer Venezia adds Ousman Krubally.
  11. ^ Ousman Krubally inks with BC Astana.
  12. ^ Pistoia Basket signs Ousman Krubally
  13. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 17, 2019). "Ousman Krubally signs with the ESSM". Sportando. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  14. ^ "Ingaggiato Ousman Krubally" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 22 July 2020.
  15. ^ Skerletic, Dario (August 14, 2021). "Larissa lands Ousman Krubally". Sportando. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  16. ^ מערכת אתר ערוץ הספורט, ערוץ הספורט (September 26, 2023). "עוסמאן קרובאלי חתם בבני הרצליה". Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  17. ^ "Niners Chemnitz verpflichten Ousman Krubally". mz.de (in German). November 3, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.