Andrew Ogilvy

Andrew James "A. J." Ogilvy (born 17 June 1988) is an Australian-Irish professional basketball player who last played for Iraklis of the Greek Basket League. He played three seasons of college basketball for Vanderbilt before playing in Europe for the first three years of his professional career. After a season in his hometown with the Sydney Kings, he returned to Spain for a second stint. In 2015, he joined the Illawarra Hawks and helped lead them to a grand final appearance in 2017.

Andrew Ogilvy
Ogilvy with the Vanderbilt Commodores in 2010
Free agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1988-06-17) 17 June 1988
Sydney, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian / Irish
Listed height211 cm (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight115 kg (254 lb)
Career information
High schoolOakhill College
(Sydney, New South Wales)
CollegeVanderbilt (2007–2010)
NBA draft2010 / Undrafted
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005–2007Australian Institute of Sport
2010–2011Beşiktaş
2011–2012Valencia
2012–2013Brose Baskets
2013–2014Sydney Kings
2014–2015Manresa
2015–2020Illawarra Hawks
2016Atenienses de Manatí
2017Azad University Tehran
2019Hills Hornets
2019Rockhampton Rockets
2020Iraklis
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× All-NBL First Team (2014, 2016, 2017)
  • BBL champion (2013)
  • TBL All-Star (2011)
  • 3× Second-team All-SEC (2008–2010)
  • SEC All-Freshman Team (2008)

Early life

Born in Sydney, New South Wales,[1] Ogilvy attended Oakhill College in the Sydney suburb of Castle Hill.[2] He grew up playing basketball for the Hills Hornets in Sydney's northwest.[3] Between 2005 and 2007, Ogilvy attended the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra and played for the program's SEABL team.[4][5]

College career

In 2007, Ogilvy moved to the United States to play college basketball for Vanderbilt University. In his collegiate debut against Austin Peay on 10 November, Ogilvy had 18 points and nine rebounds, recording the best start for a VU freshman since Phil Cox scored 30 points to open the season in the 1981–82 campaign. He was named to South Padre Invitational All-Tournament team after averaging 16.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. He scored a career-high 27 points and made a career-high 12 field goals in Vanderbilt's SEC Tournament win over Auburn on 13 March. He played in 34 games and started 33, scoring in double digits in 32 games and surpassing the 20-point barrier 11 times. He also had four double-doubles on the season and finished with averages of 17.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.4 blocks in 26.4 minutes per game.[6] He set a new Vanderbilt freshman scoring record with 578 points and led all freshman in the SEC in scoring at 17.0 points per game.[1] His 49 blocks on the season is the fourth most in a season in Vanderbilt history and the most in a season since Chris Woods blocked 50 shots in the 1994–95 season.[1] He was subsequently named to the SEC All-Freshman Team and earned second-team All-SEC.[7]

As a sophomore in 2008–09, Ogilvy played in 29 games and started 28, averaging 15.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.7 blocks in 27.6 minutes per game.[6] He posted the team's highest rebound average since 2006, when Julian Terrell had 7.2 rebounds per game.[1] He was named the Cancun Challenge MVP after averaging 19 points and five rebounds in the final two games of tournament, including a 25-point performance against VCU on 30 November. He scored a then career-high 28 points in win over South Carolina on 28 February. He set a new career high with 33 points in win over LSU on 4 March, becoming the first VU sophomore to reach the 1,000-point plateau.[1] At the season's end, he was a second-team All-SEC selection by the league's coaches and an honorable mention pick by the league's media as a sophomore.[1]

As a junior in 2009–10, Ogilvy averaged 13.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 1.5 blocks in 33 games, with 28 starts.[6] He subsequently earned second-team All-SEC selection for the third straight year and was named to the NABC All-District (21) Second Team.[7] During the season, he became only the second player in Commodore history to record 1,000 points and 100 blocks in his career.[8]

In April 2010, Ogilvy declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final year of college eligibility.[8] He finished his career at Vanderbilt as the Commodores' all-time leader in free throws made (471) and blocks per game (1.51).[8]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft, Ogilvy played for the Chicago Bulls at the 2010 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.[7] Ogilvy went on to forge a career in Europe, spending the 2010–11 season in Turkey with Beşiktaş,[9] the 2011–12 season in Spain with Valencia,[10][11] and the 2012–13 season in Germany with Brose Baskets.[12]

On 16 April 2013, Ogilvy signed with his hometown team the Sydney Kings for the 2013–14 NBL season.[13] He led the league in rebounds (8.7 per game) and blocks (65), and scored 13.1 points per game to earn his selection to the All-NBL First Team.[3]

After a foot injury cut his 2014–15 season short in Spain with Manresa,[14] Ogilvy returned to Australia for the 2015–16 season, signing with the Illawarra Hawks on 29 June 2015.[15][16] Following the NBL season, Ogilvy moved to Puerto Rico to play for Atenienses de Manatí.[17]

On 8 April 2016, Ogilvy re-signed with the Hawks on a three-year deal.[18] After helping the Hawks reach the NBL Grand Final in 2017, Ogilvy moved to Iran to play for Azad University Tehran during the off-season.[19][20]

On 12 April 2018, Ogilvy picked up his player option to return to the Hawks for the 2018–19 season.[21]

On 29 March 2019, Ogilvy re-signed with the Hawks for the 2019–20 season with the option for a second season.[22] After a one-game stint with the Hills Hornets in the Waratah League in April 2019,[23] he joined the Rockhampton Rockets of the Queensland Basketball League.[24]

On 26 February 2020, Ogilvy signed with Iraklis for the rest of the 2019–20 Greek League season.[25]

Personal life

Ogilvy is a dual citizen of Australia and Ireland,[26] having obtained an Irish passport in 2011.[27][28]

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References
  1. "2009-10 Men's Basketball Roster – A.J. Ogilvy". vucommodores.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. "OAKHILL GRADUATE AJ OGILVY NAMED ONE OF THE BEST NBL PLAYERS 2017". oakhill.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  3. Thomson, Warren (7 April 2014). "King relinquishes his throne: AJ Ogilvy abdicates to head to Europe after stellar season". HeraldSun.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. "Past Athletes". ausport.gov.au. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  5. "Player statistics for Andrew Ogilvy". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  6. "A.J. Ogilvy College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  7. "A.J. Ogilvy Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  8. Yates, Don (8 April 2010). "A.J. Ogilvy declares for NBA Draft". 247sports.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  9. "AJ Ogilvy inks with Besiktas". Sportando.com. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016.
  10. "PE Valencia adds AJ Ogilvy". Sportando.com. 6 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016.
  11. "Valencia and AJ Ogilvy part ways". Sportando.com. 30 June 2012. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016.
  12. "Brose Baskets Bamberg officially signs AJ Ogilvy". Sportando.com. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016.
  13. "Andrew 'AJ' Ogilvy signs with the Kings". NBL.com.au. 16 April 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013.
  14. "Basquet Manresa adds size with AJ Ogilvy". Sportando.com. 3 September 2014. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016.
  15. "AJ Ogilvy joins the Illawarra Hawks". NBL.com.au. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015.
  16. Brunsdon, Simon (29 June 2015). "Illawarra Hawks announce AJ Ogilvy as latest signing". IllawarraMercury.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2018. Ogilvy left the NBL in 2014 to join La Bruixa d’Or Manresa in the Spanish competition before his time there was cut short by a foot injury.
  17. "Off-Season Player Tracker". NBL.com.au. 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017.
  18. "Ogilvy signs three-year deal with Hawks". NBL.com.au. 8 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016.
  19. "Azad inks Andrew James Ogilvy, ex Hawks". Asia-basket.com. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  20. Huntsdale, Justin (5 June 2017). "Illawarra NBL star AJ Ogilvy returns from stint in Iranian Super League". ABC.net.au. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  21. "AJ Ogilvy Takes Player Option, Returns to Illawarra". NBL.com.au. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  22. "Illawarra Hawks Re-Sign AJ Ogilvy". NBL.com.au. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  23. "Player statistics for Andrew Ogilvy". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  24. Anderson, Rowan (6 May 2019). "Rockets go big with the addition of AJ Ogilvy". pickandroll.com. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  25. "Καλώς ορίσατε Τζίμι και Άντριου!". iraklis-bc.gr (in Greek). 26 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  26. O'Brien, Julian (15 September 2017). "NBL and AJ Ogilvy back marriage equality Yes campaign". IllawarraMercury.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2018. I'm a dual citizen. I'd have to hand in my Irish citizenship and it makes it too easy to travel.
  27. "James Ogilvy gets Irish citizenship". Eurobasket.com. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  28. Arsenis, Damian (14 March 2015). "Injury derails AJ Ogilvy's season in Spain, returns to Australia". pickandroll.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2018. ...utilizing his dual Australian-Irish passport to play as a 'local' with...
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