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Usman Garuba is a Spanish professional basketball player. Usman Garuba plays for the Houston Rockets of the NBA. Additionally, he played in the power forward and center positions.
Early life
Destiny Usman Garuba Alari better known as Usman Garuba was born on March 9, 2002, In Madrid Spain. From now on, he is 21 years and is a citizen of Spain.
Furthermore, he has the zodiac sign of Pisces and belongs to the African ethnicity. Talking about his parents, he is the son of Mustapha Garuba (mother) and Betty Mustapha (mother). Besides that, he has two siblings, a younger brother, Sediq, and a younger sister, Uki.
Caption: Usman Garuba posing for a photo (Source: Sporting News)
Regarding his educational background, he has not publicly revealed his academic qualifications. Furthermore, we can assume that he completed his high school graduation.
Usman Garuba – Net worth 2024
As of 2022, he has an estimated net worth of between $1 million and $5 million which he earned throughout his basketball career. Apart from them, there is no more information about Usman’s salary and income.
Body measurements
Usman Garuba is 6 feet 8 inches tall and weighs around 104 kg. The basketball player has black eyes and black hair. Apart from this, Usman has not revealed his other body measurements in public.
Caption: Usman Garuba’s Body Measurement (Source: Peachtree Hoops)
Career
Usman arrived at Real Madrid in 2017 and was loaned to Real Madrid’s B team. In 2017-18, he played 11 games with the reserve team, averaging 11.1 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game.
Additionally, in 22 EBA League games the following season, he averaged 14.6 points, 12.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 blocks per game with the reserve team.
He made his debut for Real Madrid against Miraflores in the Liga ACB, Spain’s first division, on October 28, 2018, becoming the youngest center in the league.
Furthermore, he debuted in the Euroleague on October 30, 2019 against Bayern Munich, registering 12 points, four rebounds, three steals and a performance index (PIR) of 20. He averaged 4.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0 7 caps. per game during the season.
Caption: Usman playing basketball for the Vipers basketball team (Source: NBA)
During a run at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Houston Rockets selected him with the 23rd overall pick in the NBA Draft. He made his 2021 NBA Summer League debut against the Toronto Raptors, going scoreless with six rebounds and a steal in a 92-76 loss.
Additionally, he officially signed his rookie contract on August 16. In a 125-119 loss against the Washington Wizards on October 5, he made his preseason debut coming off the bench with five points and one rebound in six minutes of action.
The Houston Rockets announced on January 26, 2022 that Usman had undergone successful surgery to repair his broken left wrist and would be out six to eight weeks.
career in the national team
At the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship, he debuted with the youth national team. After leading his team to a gold medal and averaging a tournament-leading 16.3 points, 12.4 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game, he was named MVP.
He was a member of the Spain men’s basketball team at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021, which were postponed by one year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Awards
The basketball player has not received any important award or recognition for his work. Looking at his hard work, we can assume that Usman will receive some of them in the near future.
civil status
Usman Garuba likes to keep his personal and love life a secret. So, there is no news about his relationship or marriage. Usman is not part of controversies or rumors to this day and focuses on his career.
Usman Garuba – Social Networks
Talking about his social media appearances, he is active on Instagram and Twitter. On his Instagram he has more than 47 thousand followers and on Twitter he has more than 19 thousand followers.
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