O. D. Anosike

College career Anosike began his college basketball career in 2009–10. Anosike's contributions in his inaugural year were modest; he averaged 2.7 points and 3.4 rebounds, in 12.1 minutes per game. The following year, his junior season, he nearly doubled his rebounding average, with Rossiter graduating the previous spring. Anosike averaged 15.0 points, and a nation-leading 12.5 rebounds per game, en route to a First Team All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) selection. and in January, ESPN analyst Jay Bilas declared him to be the best rebounder in men's college basketball.

Professional career

2013–14 season After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Anosike joined the Denver Nuggets summer league team for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On August 5, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Scavolini Pesaro of the Italian Serie A. In addition to being named a league all-star, Anosike went on to be the Serie A leading rebounder during his rookie campaign. In his first professional season, he averaged 14.3 points, 13.1 rebounds, and 1.1 steals per game for Scavolini Pesaro.

On May 18, 2014, he signed with Strasbourg IG of France for the rest of the 2014–15 LNB Pro A season.

2014–15 season In July 2014, Anosike joined the Boston Celtics for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On July 15, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Sidigas Avellino of Italy.

2015–16 season On August 24, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Laboral Kutxa Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the Euroleague. On October 4, he parted ways with Baskonia before appearing in a game for them. Three days later, he signed with the Greek club AEK Athens. On November 27, he parted ways with AEK after appearing in four league games and five Eurocup games.

On January 7, 2016, Anosike signed with Enel Brindisi of Italy for the rest of the 2015–16 Lega Basket Serie A season.

2016–17 season On July 16, 2016, Anosike signed with the Italian team Pallacanestro Varese.

2020–21 season On September 17, 2020, Anosike signed with Fuerza Regia de Monterrey of the Mexican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. On January 9, 2021, Anosike moved to Lavrio of the Greek Basket League, where he clinched the league finals for the first time.

2021–22 season On July 27, 2021, Anosike returned to Fuerza Regia. He averaged 10.7 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. On December 20, 2021, Anosike signed with Cholet Basket of the LNB Pro A.

2022–23 season On August 28, 2022, he has signed with Manisa BB of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi. After his season in Turkey, in 2023, Anosike played in Libya for Al-Ahly Benghazi and won the Libyan Division I Basketball League championship.

2023–24 season On November 4, 2023, he has signed with Mahram Tehran BC

On January 18, 2024, he has signed with MKE Ankaragücü

2024–25 season On December 12, 2024, Anosike signed with the Gaziantep Basketbol of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL).

The Basketball Tournament OD Anosike played for Saints Alive in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. He scored 8 points and had 7 rebounds in the team's first-round loss to Team Fancy.

Personal Anosike is the son of Ben and Ngozi Anosike, both Nigerian immigrants. He has seven siblings: Nicky, Nneoma, Rotanna, Ikenna, Ifesinachi, Anulika, and Ejimofor. One of his sisters, Nicky, played college basketball for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers, won two national championships, and as a senior, was named the NCAA Woman of the Year. She currently plays in the WNBA.

Although his given name is Oderah, his nickname "O. D." was given to him when he was a young child. Explaining where it came from, he said, "In kindergarten the kids had trouble pronouncing Oderah, so my mom said, 'Just call him O. D., the first two letters of his name,' and it kind of stuck with me ever since." In Igbo, his name translates to, "whatever God has written, can never be taken away."