_crop.jpg) Oladipo with the Indiana Pacers in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 4, 1992 Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 213 lb (97 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland) |
| College | Indiana (2010–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013: 1st round, 2nd overall pick |
| Selected by the Orlando Magic | |
| Playing career | 2013–2023 |
| Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
| Number | 4, 5, 7 |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2016 | Orlando Magic |
| 2016–2017 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2017–2021 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2021 | Houston Rockets |
| 2021–2023 | Miami Heat |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 8,503 (16.9 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,245 (4.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,970 (3.9 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Kehinde Babatunde Victor Oladipo (/ˌoʊləˈdiːpoʊ/ OH-lə-DEE-poh;[1] born May 4, 1992)[2] is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Miami Heat . He is currently a sports analyst for ESPN. He has played for 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Oladipo played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers, where in the 2012–2013 season he was named the Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year, the Co-NABC Defensive Player of the Year, and a first-team All-American by the USBWA and Sporting News. That year, he was also named the winner of the Adolph Rupp Trophy, given annually to the top player in men's NCAA Division I basketball.[3]
Oladipo was drafted with the second overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic and went on to be named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. He was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2016 and then traded to the Indiana Pacers in 2017. He became a first-time NBA All-Star, led the league in steals, was named to the All-Defensive First Team and the All-NBA Third Team, and won the NBA Most Improved Player Award in his first season with Indiana. Despite an injury-riddled 2018–19 season, including a season-ending injury in January 2019, Oladipo was named an Eastern Conference All-Star reserve for the second straight year. In January 2021, he was traded to the Houston Rockets, but was dealt to the Miami Heat just two months later. He underwent season-ending surgery after just four games with Miami and made his playing return in March 2022.
Oladipo is also a singer, having released an EP, Songs for You in 2017, his debut full-length album V.O. In 2018,[4] and an afrobeats-inspired EP, TUNDE in 2023.[5] He also appeared as "Thingamajig" on season 2 of The Masked Singer, finishing in fifth place.
- ^ "2023-24 start of season NBA pronunciation guide". NBA.com (Press release). October 24, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ "Victor Oladipo Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ Adolph F. Rupp Trophies – Previous Winners
- ^ "Pacers Star Victor Oladipo Breaks Down Debut Album, Tells Us What NBA Rappers He Wants to Collab with". Complex Networks.
- ^ "Miami Heat's Victor Oladipo Released His New Afrobeats Album "TUNDE"". Sports Illustrated. February 20, 2023.