Omar Prewitt

Omar Prewitt (born September 24, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Tofaş of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). He played college basketball at William & Mary.

Omar Prewitt
No. 4 – Tofaş
PositionSmall forward
LeagueBasketbol Süper Ligi
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1994-09-24) September 24, 1994
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolMontgomery County
(Mount Sterling, Kentucky)
CollegeWilliam & Mary (2013–2017)
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017Šiauliai
2017–2018Aris
2018–2019Warszawa
2019–2020Teksüt Bandırma
2020–2021Nymburk
2021–2022Brose Bamberg
2022–2023Petkim Spor
2023–presentTofaş
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

Prewitt grew up in Mount Sterling, Kentucky and attended Montgomery County High School. He grew five inches during high school and left Montgomery as the Indians' all-time leader in points (2,636), rebounds (1,071), 3-pointers (347) and blocked shots (210).[1] He averaged 21.4 points per game as a junior and was named second-team All-State by the Lexington Herald-Leader and the Louisville Courier Journal. As a senior, Prewitt averaged 23 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.2 steals and 3.2 blocks and was named first-team All-State as he led Montgomery to the semifinals of the Kentucky State Playoffs.[2] Prewitt committed to play college basketball at William & Mary, the first Division I school to offer him a scholarship, over offers from Drake, Belmont and Louisiana Tech.[1]

College career

Prewitt played four seasons for the William & Mary Tribe, starting his last three seasons. He came exclusively off the bench as a freshman, averaging 11.4 points per game and playing 24.6 minutes per game, and was named the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Rookie of the Year. In his first season as a starter, Prewitt averaged 13.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game per game and was named third team All-CAA.[1] He averaged 17.8 points and 5.2 rebounds as a junior, earning first team All-CAA honors.[3] As a senior, Prewitt was named second team All-CAA after averaging 15.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.[4] Prewitt finished his collegiate career fifth in school history with 1,831 points, 11th in assists with 320 and 13th in rebounds with 640.[5]

Professional career

Šiauliai

Prewitt signed with BC Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) on August 3, 2017.[5] He averaged 8.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 14 LKL games and 9.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists in eight Baltic Basketball League (BBL) contests before leaving the team in December 2017.[6]

Aris

Prewitt signed to play with Aris B.C. of the Greek Basket League (GBL) on December 27, 2017 for the remainder of the 2017–2018 season.[7] He averaged 5.5 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in 15 GBL games and 7.6 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in five Basketball Champions League games.[8]

Legia Warszawa

Prewitt signed with Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League (PLK) on September 19, 2018.[8] After scoring 33 points the previous week, Prewitt was named the PLK Player of the Week after scoring 32 points with nine rebounds and four assists in a 84-67 win over GTK Gliwice on April 20, 2019, the second-to-last round of the season, to clinch the eighth seed in the PLK Playoffs.[9] Prewitt sustained an injury during the final game of the season that forced him to miss the playoffs as Legia Warszawa fell to top-seeded Asseco Gdynia 3-2 in the opening round.[10] He averaged 18.3 points (3rd in the PLK), 6.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.2 steals in 30 PLK games and was named second team All-PLK by the media and first team by EuroBasket.com.[11][12][13]

Teksüt Bandırma

Prewitt signed with Teksüt Bandırma of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) on July 17, 2019.[14] He averaged 12.6 points and 4.5 rebounds in 20 BSL games and 13 points and 2.8 rebounds in 14 Champions League games before the team terminated his contract due to financial reasons.[15]

Basketball Nymburk

On August 18, 2020, he has signed with ERA Nymburk of the Czech National Basketball League.[15]

Brose Bamberg

On July 20, 2021, he has signed with Brose Bamberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[16]

Petkim

On July 13, 2022, he has signed with Petkim Spor of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[17]

Tofaş

On July 10, 2023, he signed with Tofaş of Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[18]

Personal

Prewitt's mother, Lea (née Wise), was an All-Southeastern Conference guard at Kentucky and was the head women's basketball coach at Centre College. Lea Prewitt was inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.[1]

References
  1. Johnson, Dave (January 16, 2016). "With mom's help, William and Mary's Prewitt has become star". Daily Press. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  2. Fields, Mike (September 26, 2013). "Herald-Leader Boys' All-State Basketball team". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  3. O'Connor, John (October 25, 2016). "William & Mary picked third, JMU fifth in CAA hoops". Richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  4. Driver, David (March 6, 2019). "From Williamsburg to the World". TribeAthletics.com. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  5. "Former Tribe hoops player inks pro contract in Europe". The Virginia Gazette. August 3, 2017. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  6. "Omar Prewitt (ex Siauliai) agreed terms with Aris". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. December 27, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  7. "Aris signed Omar Prewitt". EuroHoops.net. December 27, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  8. Kulig, Grzegorz (September 19, 2018). "Omar Prewitt agreed terms with Legia". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  9. Kaczmarczyk, Krzysztof (April 20, 2019). "EBL: Omar Prewitt's concert. Legia Warszawa sealed the promotion to play-off". SportoWefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  10. Artych, Jakub (April 29, 2019). "Energa Basket League. Moments of terror Omar Prewitt. Optimistic news for Legia Warsaw". SportoWefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  11. Bodziachowski, Marcin (April 30, 2019). "Prewitt is the third EBL scorer in the regular season". LegiaKosz.com (in Polish). Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  12. "EBL: MVP selected for the season 2018/19". PolsatSport.pl (in Polish). June 27, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  13. "Eurobasket.com All-Polish League Awards 2019". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. June 18, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  14. Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (July 17, 2019). "Omar Prewitt (ex Legia) agreed terms with Banvit". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  15. "ERA Nymburk lands Omar Prewitt, ex Bandirma". Eurobasket. August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  16. "Omar Prewitt verstärkt Brose Bamberg". wiesentbote.de (in German). July 20, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  17. "Eski Banvitli PETKİM'de" (in Turkish). basketfaul. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  18. "Omar Prewitt Tofaş'ta". tofasspor.com (in Turkish). July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
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