Kelly Oubre Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr. is one of those players I keep rooting for because the swagger is backed by real grit. Leaving Kansas after a single season and going 15th in the draft, he could have coasted on flash, but instead he carved out a career on hustle and hard-nosed defense across several franchises. I like that the New Orleans flair and the willingness to do the dirty work coexist in him. There is an honesty in a player who guards, dives, and competes every night, and that combination of style and substance is exactly what makes him worth watching.

Name (English)

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Name (Japanese)

ケリー・ウーブレ・ジュニア

Reading

けりー・うーぶれ・じゅにあ

Born

December 9, 1995 (age 30)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Boar

Origin

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Height

201 cm

Occupation

basketball player

High school

George Bush High School

University

University of Kansas

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly%20Oubre%20Jr.
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18619686

Tags

• Louisiana
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-17

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