Romero Osby

Romero Osby

Osby with the Orlando Magic in October 2013
Free agent
Position Forward
Personal information
Born (1990-05-07) May 7, 1990
Frankfurt, Germany
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school North Lauderdale
(Lauderdale, Mississippi)
College
NBA draft 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51st overall
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Maine Red Claws
2014–2015 Le Mans
2015 Maine Red Claws
2015 Indios de Mayagüez
2015 JSF Nanterre
2015 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2015–2016 Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Career highlights and awards

Romero Osby (born May 7, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Kiryat Gat of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for Mississippi State University and the University of Oklahoma.

Professional

Osby was selected with the 51st overall pick by the Orlando Magic in the 2013 NBA draft.[1] In July 2013, he joined the Magic for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On September 27, 2013, he signed with the Magic.[2] However, he was later waived on October 25, 2013.[3]

On November 4, 2013, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the D-League affiliate of the Magic, traded Osby's rights to the Maine Red Claws.[4] On January 22, 2014, he was waived by the Red Claws due to a season-ending shoulder injury.[5]

In July 2014, Osby re-joined the Orlando Magic for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[6] He later signed with the Le Mans of the LNB Pro A for the 2014–15 season on July 25.[7] After being ruled out for four months in late November with another shoulder injury,[8] Le Mans and Osby finally parted ways on January 5, 2015.[9] On February 5, 2015, he was reacquired by the Maine Red Claws.[10] On April 20, 2015, he signed with Indios de Mayagüez of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season.[11] On May 29, 2015, he parted ways with Indios de Mayagüez.[12]

On July 28, 2015, he signed with the French club JSF Nanterre.[13] He left Nanterre after appearing in four league games, and on October 21, 2015, he signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of Israel.[14] On December 7, 2015, he left Rishon LeZion and signed with Maccabi Kiryat Gat for the rest of the season.[15]

References

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