Obi Kyei
Free agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1994-12-03) 3 December 1994
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian / British
Listed height206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
High schoolSydney Secondary
(Sydney, Australia)
College
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–2020, 2021–present
Career history
2017Cuxhaven BasCats
2017Cheshire Phoenix
2018Logan Thunder
2018–2019Força Lleida CE
2019–2020Adelaide 36ers
2021Logan Thunder

Obiri Yeboah Kyei (born 3 December 1994) is an Australian-British professional basketball player. He last played for the Logan Thunder of NBL1 North.[1] He played college basketball for NCAA Division II schools Metro State and Eckerd College.[2][3]

Basketball career

On 21 May 2019, Kyei signed a two-year deal with the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL).[4] He averaged 3.3 points and 4.2 rebounds in 28 games played for the team.[5] On 29 September 2020, he was granted a release by the 36ers to pursue business interests and announced his retirement from basketball.[5] The extended off-season before the 2020–21 NBL season enabled him to pursue other interests and he planned to diversify his career.[5]

On 21 June 2021, Kyei joined the Logan Thunder of NBL1 North for the remainder of the 2021 season.[6] He averaged 11.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per game in 5 games played.[7]

Fashion career

Kyei creates sustainable fashion for his label Obiri using vintage clothes and deadstock fabrics to produce new clothing.[8] He fronted the campaign for Champion Australia's sustainable Re:Bound collection in 2021.[8]

Personal life

Kyei was born in Australia to a Ghanaian father.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Power forward Obi Kyei is a new player of Força Lleida". Spanish Basketball Federation. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Obi Kyei Bio - Metro State". Metropolitan State University of Denver Athletics. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Obi Kyei Bio - Eckerd College". Eckerd College Athletics. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "36ers Complete #NBL20 Squad with Obi Kyei". Adelaide 36ers. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "Adelaide 36ers Agree to Obi Kyei's Release". Adelaide 36ers. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "NBL1 North McDonald's Logan Thunder Men Player Announcement: Obi Kyei". Logan Thunder. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Obi Kyei". NBL1. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  8. 1 2 Bailey, Imogen (19 January 2021). "Champion ANZ recruits NBL basketballer turned designer for new campaign". Ragtrader. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  9. ↑ Jimma, Natal; Huntsdale, Justin (14 February 2020). "Australian basketball diversifies as 'tsunami' of African players hits NBL". ABC. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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