Derrick Osamuyi Obasohan (born April 18, 1981) is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Texas at Arlington. College career Obasohan played high school basketball at Alief Elsik in Houston, Texas. Obasohan then played college basketball, where he was a former First Team All-Southland Conference performer at the University of Texas at Arlington, with the Texas–Arlington Mavericks, in the United States. Professional career On May 21, 2010, Obasohan signed with Trabzonspor of Turkey for the 2010–11 season. In 26 games, he averaged 11.7 points and 3.85 rebounds per game. On September 2, 2011, he signed with Joventut of Spain for the 2011–12 ACB season. In 34 games, he averaged 9.2 points per game. On May 15, 2012, he signed with the Cocodrilos de Caracas of the Venezuelan LPB. He left Caracas after appearing in only three games. The 2012–13 season he started in Argentina with Boca Juniors, but left after only four games and on November 11, 2012, he signed with Cholet Basket of France for the rest of the season. In August 2013, he signed with AS Monaco Basket of the French NM1 (third division). In two seasons with Monaco, he helped them to come first to LNB Pro B and then to LNB Pro A league. In October 2015, he signed with Provence Basket of the LNB Pro B. National team career Obasohan represented Nigeria at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan. He won the bronze medal at the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship. He also represented Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics. References External links ACB.com profile EuroCup profile Eurobasket.com profile FIBA archive profile FIBA game-center profile College stats Texas-Arlington bio 1981 births Living people 2006 FIBA World Championship players African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Argentina American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Luxembourg American expatriate basketball people in Monaco American expatriate basketball people in Portugal American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players American sportspeople of Nigerian descent AS Monaco Basket players Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Houston Boca Juniors basketball players Cholet Basket players Cocodrilos de Caracas players Fos Provence Basket players HTV Basket players Joventut Badalona players Liga ACB players Nigerian expatriate basketball people in