After playing three years at UNT and a year in Lviv, Ukraine, former Mean Green forward George Odufuwa has joined the Texas Legends basketball team – the Dallas Mavericks Developmental League affiliate out of Frisco.
Odufuwa played for the Mean Green from 2008-2011 after transferring from Arizona State University and sitting out due to transfer rules. During his time at UNT, the former Dallas-Kimball high school star helped lead the Mean Green to an NCAA tournament appearance.
Odufuwa has two of the top five rebounding seasons in school history, pulling down 353 and 333 rebounds in his junior and senior years, respectively. In his final two seasons, he averaged 11.3 points and 10.6 rebounds per game.
Odufuwa is six feet eight inches tall and 240 pounds – toward the lower end of the average NBA power forward. Former Mean Green guard Tristan Thompson said if Odufuwa continues to play at a high level, he will work his way up to the NBA.
“Even though he was undersized he wouldn’t quit,” Thompson said. “He was relentless. If George keeps doing what he’s supposed to do, he could have the opportunity [to play in the NBA].”
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