Gabe Olaseni Signs for ACB Side Fuenlabrada

By Bradley Gains on August 23, 2017

Image credit: GB/Joe Pinchin

Gabe Olaseni will play in Spain’s top-flight next season after joining ACB side Fuenlabrada for the 2017-18 campaign.

The GB forward finished last season with French club Orleans – averaging 10.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in Pro-B.

Gabriel Olaseni @agolaseni, intimidación y rebote para el juego interior del Montakit @BFuenlabrada #ventealveinte https://t.co/31j6rSUvoo pic.twitter.com/l6wgzLAi3c

— Montakit Fuenlabrada (@BFuenlabrada) August 23, 2017

Olaseni has been a strong inside presence for the GB Senior side, finishing with 20 points in 23 minutes in last weekend’s defeat at home to Greece as preparations for EuroBasket 2017 continue.

.@TeddyOkereafor finds @agolaseni for the and-1 finish for @gbbasketball vs Greece! 💪🇬🇧🏀#Hoopsfix #gbbasketball pic.twitter.com/3RD9wF0Xag

— Hoopsfix 🇬🇧🏀 (@Hoopsfix) August 19, 2017

The 25-year-old spent his rookie season in Germany with Bamberg and a loan spell at Giessen 46ers before starting last season in Italy with Dinamo Sassari.

Olaseni will go up against current GB Senior team-mate Luke Nelson, who is on loan at Real Betis.

Fuenlabrada finished 12th in Liga Endesa last season with a 12-20 record and competed in the EuroCup.

Check out Olaseni in action last summer, helping GB earn qualification to EuroBasket 2017:

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