Kelly Paul Oubre Jr. (born December 9, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Oubre played one season of college basketball for the University of Kansas before being selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 15th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft.
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Early life
Oubre was the second child born in New Orleans, Louisiana to Kelly Oubre Sr. and Tonya Coleman (formerly Oubre). Oubre and his family lived in the Magnolia public housing complex from his birth until the early part of his childhood, later settling in the Eastover section of New Orleans. Oubre attended Edward Hynes Elementary School (now known as Hynes Charter School) and played for three Milne Boys Home (now known as New Orleans Recreation Development Commission) basketball teams during that time. Oubre's family moved to Richmond, Texas after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Oubre attended George Bush High School in Fort Bend, Texas before transferring to Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada for his senior season. In October 2013, Oubre committed to playing for the Kansas Jayhawks in 2014-15.
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College career
As a freshman at Kansas in 2014-15, Oubre was twice named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week and subsequently earned All-Newcomer Team honors. He also earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors. In 36 games (27 starts) for the Jayhawks in 2014-15, Oubre averaged 9.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 21.0 minutes per game.
On April 1, 2015, Oubre declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.
Professional career
Washington Wizards (2015-present)
On June 25, 2015, Oubre was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 15th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft. His draft rights were then traded to the Washington Wizards in exchange for the draft rights to the 19th pick, Jerian Grant, and two second round draft picks. On July 9, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Wizards and joined the team for the Las Vegas Summer League, where he averaged 16.8 points and 5.7 rebounds in six games. On November 6, 2015, Oubre was fined $15,000 by the NBA for making an obscene gesture while on the sidelines during the Wizards' 102-99 win over the San Antonio Spurs two nights prior. Later that night, Oubre played his first significant minutes of his career, recording seven points, two rebounds and two assists in 14 minutes of action, as the Wizards were defeated by the Boston Celtics, 118-98. On December 16, he scored a season-high 18 points in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs.
In July 2016, Oubre re-joined the Wizards for the 2016 NBA Summer League. His efforts during the tournament earned him All-NBA Summer League Second Team honors. On November 28, 2016, he recorded his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in a 101-95 overtime win over the Sacramento Kings. On December 10, he scored a career-high 19 points to go with nine rebounds and three steals in Washington's 110-105 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. On May 6, 2017, Oubre suspended for Game 4 of the Wizards' second-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics, two days after Oubre was ejected from Washington's Game 3 blowout victory for shoving Boston's Kelly Olynyk.
On October 27, 2017, Oubre tied his career high with 19 points in a 120-117 loss to the Golden State Warriors. On January 19, 2018, he made five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 26 points in a 122-112 win over the Detroit Pistons.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com
- Kansas Jayhawks bio
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