Kehinda Babatunde “Victor” Oladio is an American basketball player who plays in the Indiana Pacers Club and plays in the National Basketball League (NBA). Previously, the basketball player has performed in professional clubs such as Orlando Magic and Oklahoma City Thunder. He is known for his athleticism, as well as a quality defensive game and the ability to show attacking potential at the right time of the match. Thanks to these qualities, Victor Oladipo is often compared to such great basketball players as Dwayne Wade and Michael Jordan. In 2013, he was awarded the Player of the Year Award according to the student newspaper Sporting News. In the same year, the player was selected to the National Basketball Association through a draft and got into the Orlando Magic club under the second number. Having demonstrated good skills and sports competence, according to the results of the season, Oladipo joined the NBA rookie team. Victor Oladipo is 193 cm tall and weighs 98 kg.
A family
Victor Oladipo was born on May 4, 1992 in the city of Silver Spring (Maryland, United States of America). His mother, Joan Amanze Oladipo, an immigrant from Nigeria, worked as a nurse in the United States. Father Christopher Oladipo, a native of the city of Blama (state of Sierra Leone, West Africa), is currently the head of the public district of Prince George (Maryland) and a Ph.D. in behavioral science at College Park University (Maryland). Oladipo's parents married in the USA in 1985. Four children were born in the marriage, three daughters and one son: Kristin (born in 1986), Kendra (1990) and Victoria (1993 - Victor's twin sister). Since birth, Kendra’s sister had hearing problems, the girl became deaf in the second grade.
Basketball
In high school, Victor Oladipo began playing basketball. On average, he scored about 12 points per game, made 10.3 rebounds, and also put 3.6 blocks. Oladipo's performance was one of the best among all the players in the championship. His team then ended the season with statistics of 32 wins and 4 losses - the DeMata club became the champion of the Washington Catholic Sports Conference.
As a student at Indiana University, Victor Oladipo began playing as a freshman team. The beginner showed excellent basketball skills, making the greatest number of rebounds and blocks. Subsequent courses Victor was a non-replaceable player in the university team.
