Robinson Opong

Robinson Opong

No. 14 – City Oilers
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
League	Road to BAL
Personal information
Born	(1989-05-10) 10 May 1989 (age 35) Nairobi, Kenya
Nationality	Canadian / Ugandan
Listed height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
High school	Cégep de Sainte-Foy, Quebec City
College	LIU Brooklyn (2010–2012) Rogers State (2012–2014)
NBA draft	2014: undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2016	Saint John Mill Rats
2017	Antonine
2017	City Oilers
2018	Óbila
2018	Halifax Hurricanes
2018	Ferroviário da Beira
2019	Peñas Huesca
2019–2020	City Oilers
2020	Saskatchewan Rattlers
2021	Rivers Hoopers
2022	Obras Sanitarias
2023	City Oilers
2024–present	City Oilers

Robinson Odoch Opong (born 10 May 1989) is a Ugandan professional basketball player who last played for Rivers Hoopers of the Nigerian Premier League (NPL) and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He also plays for the Uganda national basketball team.

Career

On 11 April 2020, Opong signed with the Saskatchewan Rattlers of the Canadian CEBL.[1]

In April 2021, Opong signed with Rivers Hoopers to play in the 2021 BAL season. He replaced the injured Festus Ezeli.[2]

He played 17 games in Argentina in the 2022–23 season for Obras Sanitarias, before he was released on 27 December 2022.[3]

In November 2023, Opong joined City Oilers for a third stint.[4]

He represented Uganda at AfroBasket 2017, leading his team in minutes, points, and steals.[5]

BAL career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021	Rivers Hoopers	3	1	17.4	.158	.083	–	3.3	1.0	.0	.3	2.3
2024	City Oilers	6	6	19.2	.260	.212	.833	2.7	0.7	0.7	0.0	6.3

References

1. "Robinson Opong: Silverbacks guard joins Saskatchewan Rattlers". Kawowo Sports. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
2. "Basketball: Rivers Hoopers sign Ugandan star to replace injured Ezeli". Premium Times. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
3. "Robinson Opong no continúa en Obras". Obras Sanitarias (in Spanish). 27 December 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
4. "City Oilers survive COSPN scare for first win in Johannesburg". FIBA.basketball. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
5. Uganda – FIBA Afrobasket 2017, FIBA.com, Retrieved 31 August 2017.

External links

• FIBA profile
• RealGM profile
• Afrobasket.com profile