Obi Kyei

Obiri Yeboah Kyei (born 3 December 1994) is an Australian-British former professional basketball player.[1] Kyei played college basketball for NCAA Division II schools Metro State and Eckerd College.[2][3] He played professionally in Great Britain, Germany, Spain and Australia.[4]

Obi Kyei
Personal information
Born (1994-12-03) 3 December 1994
Sydney, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian / British
Listed height206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
High schoolSydney Secondary
(Sydney, Australia)
CollegeMetro State (2013–2015)
Eckerd (2015–2017)
NBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2017–2020
PositionCenter
Career history
2017Cuxhaven BasCats
2017Cheshire Phoenix
2018Logan Thunder
2018–2019Força Lleida CE
2019–2020Adelaide 36ers

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 in his hometown of Sydney and announced his retirement from playing basketball.[5] Kyei stated that the extended off-season before the commencement of the 2020–21 NBL season had enabled him to pursue other interests, including the development of a clothing label, and planned to further diversify his career.[5]

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. "Adelaide 36ers Agree to Obi Kyei's Release". Adelaide 36ers. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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