Elijah Obade

Elijah Obade (born October 7, 1991) is an American-Lebanese professional basketball player who last played for Bashkimi Prizren of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.

Obade attended Charleroi High School in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. As a senior in 2008–09, he averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks per game.

As a freshman at Delaware Technical Community College in 2009–10, Obade averaged eight points, eight rebounds and two blocks per game.

In 2010, Obade transferred to Millersville University where as a sophomore in 2010–11, he finished second on the team for blocks with 14, and led the team in rebounding five times. In 22 games (13 starts), he averaged 5.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.

As a junior in 2011–12, Obade showed vast improvement, narrowly missing out on averaging a double-double for the season. In 26 games (25 starts), he averaged 11.5 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. His 9.8 rebounds were the best by a Marauder since Tommy Gaines in 1988–89.

As a senior in 2012–13, Obade was named the PSAC Eastern Division Defensive Player of the Year, becoming just the first Marauder to achieve this. He was also the first Marauder named to the first-team All-PSAC East since 2007–08. In 30 games (all starts), he averaged 11.7 points, 11.1 rebounds and 2.5 blocks in 30.7 minutes per game.

2013–14 season

Obade went undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft. In August 2013, he signed with BK Levicki Patrioti of Slovakia for the 2013–14 season. On February 19, 2014, he played his final game for Levicki, parting ways with the club after appearing in 30 games with averages 12.7 points and 9.7 rebounds per game.

On February 25, 2014, Obade signed with the Wellington Saints for the 2014 New Zealand NBL season. On May 13, 2014, he was released by the Saints. In 10 games, he averaged 7.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.

2014–15 season

On September 2, 2014, Obade signed with Araberri BC of Spain for the 2014–15 season. On November 5, 2014, he left Araberri after appearing in five games and signed with Rasta Vechta of Germany for the rest of the season. However, he left the club the following month after appearing in just four games.

On January 19, 2015, Obade signed with Bashkimi Prizren of Kosovo for the rest of the season, but again had a very short stint as he was released on March 11 after appearing in just five games.

On June 6, 2015, it was reported that the Lebanese Basketball Federation was courting Obade for the possibility of representing the Lebanon national basketball team in the hopes of boosting their chances in the front court at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship following the departure of Julian Khazzouh.

Obade is the son of Rachel Obade.