Obi Kyei

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]

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

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. "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. 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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