Ademola Okulaja was a German professional basketball player of Nigerian origin. He was born on July 10, 1975, in Lagos, Nigeria. Okulaja received 172 caps for the German national team, serving as a team captain for many years and winning bronze at the 2002 World Championships.
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Okulaja played professionally for a variety of Euroleague teams including ALBA Berlin in the 1994-95 season winning FIBA Korac Cup and again in 1999-00, and many others.
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Okulaja had three different attempts to join the NBA; his first training camp experience was with the Philadelphia 76ers, then with the San Antonio Spurs and finally the Utah Jazz, but was unable to make an NBA roster.
In July 2010, he announced his retirement from professional basketball.
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