About Omar Prewitt
Born 1994. Omar Prewitt is an American basketball player.
Omar Morgan Prewitt (born September 24, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Tofaş of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball at William & Mary.
Early life and high school Prewitt grew up in Mount Sterling, Kentucky and attended Montgomery County High School. He grew five inches during high school and left Montgomery as the Indians' all-time leader in points (2,636), rebounds (1,071), 3-pointers (347) and blocked shots (210). Prewitt committed to play college basketball at William & Mary, the first Division I school to offer him a scholarship, over offers from Drake, Belmont and Louisiana Tech. He averaged 17.8 points and 5.2 rebounds as a junior, earning first team All-CAA honors. As a senior, Prewitt was named second team All-CAA after averaging 15.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Prewitt finished his collegiate career fifth in school history with 1,831 points, 11th in assists with 320 and 13th in rebounds with 640. He averaged 8.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 14 LKL games and 9.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists in eight Baltic Basketball League (BBL) contests before leaving the team in December 2017.
Aris Prewitt signed to play with Aris B.C. of the Greek Basket League (GBL) on December 27, 2017, for the remainder of the 2017–2018 season. He averaged 5.5 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in 15 GBL games and 7.6 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in five Basketball Champions League games. After scoring 33 points the previous week, Prewitt was named the PLK Player of the Week after scoring 32 points with nine rebounds and four assists in a 84–67 win over GTK Gliwice on April 20, 2019, the second-to-last round of the season, to clinch the eighth seed in the PLK Playoffs. Prewitt sustained an injury during the final game of the season that forced him to miss the playoffs as Legia Warszawa fell to top-seeded Asseco Gdynia 3–2 in the opening round. He averaged 18.3 points (3rd in the PLK), 6.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.2 steals in 30 PLK games and was named second team All-PLK by the media and first team by EuroBasket.com.
Teksüt Bandırma Prewitt signed with Teksüt Bandırma of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) on July 17, 2019. He averaged 12.6 points and 4.5 rebounds in 20 BSL games and 13 points and 2.8 rebounds in 14 Champions League games before the team terminated his contract due to financial reasons.
Brose Bamberg On July 20, 2021, he has signed with Brose Bamberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
Petkim On July 13, 2022, he has signed with Petkim Spor of the Turkish Basketball Super League.
Tofaş On July 10, 2023, he signed with Tofaş of Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
Personal Prewitt's mother, Lea (née Wise), was an All-Southeastern Conference guard at Kentucky and was the head women's basketball coach at Centre College. Lea Prewitt was inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Who is Omar Prewitt?
American basketball player (born 1994)
When was Omar Prewitt born?
Omar Prewitt was born on 24 September 1994 in Mount Sterling.
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Omar Prewitt is a basketball player.
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Omar Prewitt is American.
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