Interview w/ MW POY Great Osobor! Plus Max Rice, O’Mar Stanley, and Mason Falslev!

Welcome back to the mountain! Below is our exclusive interview with Mountain West Player of the Year and Newcomer of the year, Utah State’s Great Osobor!

This was the first in a series of four interviews from day one of the conference tournament, but unfortunately, the audio was not up to snuff. The other three interviews, with Utah State’s Mason Falslev and Boise State’s Max Rice and O’Mar Stanley, have been released in audio form on the Hike’s Peak podcast. The videos will be released on the Hike’s Peak YouTube channel later tonight.

The link for that is here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0iWRP1kmZBmZnJNHWhYMhu?si=d58c4ee322f94ff0

Below is the transcription of my interview with Great Osobor, apologies for their not being an audio/video version. On the bright side, the only way to learn is through making mistakes!

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You were born and raised in England, which obviously isn’t a place where basketball is the most popular sport. How did you first get into that?

I was actually born in Spain, and then I moved to England when I was 12. In Spain, basketball is a bit bigger, so I’ve been playing basketball since I was 3. Then, when I moved to England, I had to find a club to play in, and then there were different clubs. I played for a bunch of different clubs, like Bradford Dragons and MySQL. And then the coach came and saw me, and then it went on from there.

So Danny Sprinkle started recruiting you when you were in high school. What was that kind of first meeting like? Like, when did he discover you?

So, one of our assistant coaches, Chris Haslam, he’s actually from England. He came to see a bunch of college kids when I was a junior, I think. And when he saw me, at the time, I was like 6’5”. I was little, but he was like, this guy could be good. So I got a spot, and then kept in contact with him.

You won Mountain West Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. As you look back on your journey, from Spain to Bradford to Bozeman to Logan, how does it feel seeing all of your hard work pay off?

It feels really good. I want to thank God for the opportunity. This is really a team award, though. I couldn’t do it without my team. They really put me in good situations to do what I do. It feels good seeing your good hard work be rewarded, especially when a lot of people doubt you. Even your own people don’t always support you, so it’s just about proving it to yourself that you are who you say you are, or who you think you are.

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Thank you so much to Great Osobor for taking some time to talk with me. He was super friendly and was a pleasure to interview. If these kinds of discussions with player’s interest you, check out the other three interviews from day one of the Mountain West tournament, with Utah State’s Mason Falslev, and Boise State’s Max Rice and O’Mar Stanley!

Here’s the link to those three interviews, once again: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0iWRP1kmZBmZnJNHWhYMhu?si=d58c4ee322f94ff0

Thank you for reading, and keep an eye on the podcast for more exclusive content from the Mountain West tournament!