Dylan Osetkowski
![]() Osetkowski with Ulm in 2021 | |
No. 1 – Unicaja | |
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Position | Power forward / center |
League | Liga ACB |
Personal information | |
Born | San Diego, California, U.S. | August 8, 1996
Nationality | American / German |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, California) |
College | |
NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019–2021 | ratiopharm Ulm |
2019–2020 | → BG Göttingen |
2021–2022 | ASVEL |
2022–present | Unicaja |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Dylan Osetkowski (born August 8, 1996) is an American-German professional basketball player who is currently playing for Unicaja of the Spanish Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns and the Tulane Green Wave.
High school career
[edit]Osetkowski played basketball for JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, California.[1] As a senior, he averaged 14.8 points and 9.9 rebounds per game and was a first-team All-Trinity League selection. He led his team to the CIF Southern Section Division 4AA championship, scoring 16 points in the title game.[2] Osetkowski received strong interest from only two NCAA Division I programs out of high school, Tulane and UC Irvine.[3] He committed to Tulane on July 12, 2014.[4]
College career
[edit]As a freshman for Tulane, Osetkowski averaged 6.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. He was placed in a more important role in his sophomore season, averaging 11.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game and registering 11 double-doubles.[5] After the season, Osetkowski transferred to Texas and sat out the next season due to National Collegiate Athletic Association transfer rules.[6] In his junior season, he averaged a team-high 13.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game and was an honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference selection.[7] As a senior, Osetkowski averaged 11.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game. He led Texas to the National Invitational Tournament title and was named most valuable player of the competition.[8] In the first round of the NIT, Osetkowski scored a career-high 26 points in a 79-73 win over South Dakota State.[9]
Professional career
[edit]Osetkowski played for the Cleveland Cavaliers at 2019 NBA Summer League.[10] He signed his first professional contract with ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and was immediately loaned to BG Göttingen, with whom he averaged 12.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game in the BBL.
On May 22, 2020, Osetkowski returned to ratiopharm Ulm and began his two-year contract with the club.[11] On November 12, he was named EuroCup player of the week after contributing 32 points and seven rebounds in a victory over Pallacanestro Brescia.[12] He finished the season averaging 17.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.0 steals (21.8 point PIR) in the EuroCup, and 13.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 steals in the BBL.
On July 14, 2021, Osetkowski inked a two-year deal with current French champs and Euroleague team ASVEL Basket.[13]
On July 2, 2022, Osetkowski signed with Unicaja (Málaga) of the Spanish Liga ACB.[14]
National team career
[edit]Osetkowski is a member of the senior men's German national team.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]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
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2021–22 | ASVEL | 26 | 15 | 19.3 | .402 | .312 | .811 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 6.2 |
Career | 26 | 15 | 19.3 | .402 | .312 | .811 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 6.2 |
College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2014–15 | Tulane | 7 | 0 | 14.3 | .708 | .000 | .636 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.9 |
2015–16 | Tulane | 33 | 33 | 32.3 | .438 | .273 | .672 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 11.2 |
2016–17 | Texas | ![]() | ||||||||||
2017–18 | Texas | 34 | 34 | 35.2 | .400 | .288 | .721 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 13.4 |
2018–19 | Texas | 33 | 33 | 28.6 | .438 | .319 | .730 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 10.9 |
Career | 107 | 100 | 29.8 | .444 | .289 | .690 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 10.3 |
Personal life
[edit]Osetkowski's older brother, Cory, played college basketball for Columbia and set the program record for career games played.[16] In May 2020, Osetkowski announced that he received German citizenship.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Hamilton, Brian (December 27, 2017). "Settled at long last, Dylan Osetkowski has shaped up into a force at Texas". The Athletic. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ Galluzzo, Steve (March 7, 2014). "Boys' basketball: JSerra captures Division 4AA crown". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ Davis, Vincent T. (March 8, 2019). "Unknown Osetkowski made name for himself at Texas". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ Kushner, Scott (July 12, 2014). "California prospect Dylan Osetkowski signs with Green Wave". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ Barker, Mackenna (February 7, 2016). "Dylan Osetkowski: towering above". Tulane Hullabaloo. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ Davis, Brian (April 12, 2016). "Tulane forward Dylan Osetkowski transferring to Texas". Hookem. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ Holley, Joe (February 15, 2019). "Dylan Osetkowski brings old-school moves to Texas". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ Eberts, Wescott (June 19, 2019). "Dylan Osetkowski close to beginning professional basketball journey". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ "Osetkowski leads Texas over S. Dakota St. 79-73 in NIT". ESPN. Associated Press. March 19, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ Miller, Andrew (June 26, 2019). "Texas Basketball: Dylan Osetkowski-Cavs surprise Summer League deal". Hook 'Em Headlines. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ "Osetkowski kommt zurück nach Ulm" (in German). ratiopharm Ulm. May 22, 2020. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ "Osetkowski number one in EuroCup for round 7 (by Interperformances)". Eurobasket. November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "Dylan OSETKOWSKI arrive à LDLC ASVEL". LDLC ASVEL (in French). 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ "Dylan Osetkowski, calidad para el juego interior del Unicaja / Web Oficial del Unicaja Baloncesto". www.unicajabaloncesto.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
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- ^ Moyle, Nick (March 7, 2019). "Dylan Osetkowski's dream-like time at Texas nears its end". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (May 6, 2020). "Goettingen, Dylan Osetkowski is now a German citizen". Sportando. Retrieved June 7, 2020.