Oshae Brissett


Oshae Jahve Brissett is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association, on a two-way contract with the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange.

Early life

Brissett was born in Toronto to mother McKeitha McFarlane & father Bernard Brissett who both separated around the time of his birth. Brissett spent the first 4 years of his life living in the Jane and Finch neighbourhood before moving to Mississauga. After initially attending high school at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School in Mississauga, Brissett moved away from home & attended high school at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada in the hopes of honing his basketball skills against better competition & to enhance his chances of getting recruited from a major U.S. college. After Findlay Prep, Brissett returned to Canada and spent a year at the Athlete Institute in Mono, Ontario where he excelled as their team captain.

College career

Brissett committed to Syracuse over USC, Oregon and Memphis. He entered the starting lineup immediately for the Orange, providing an interior presence alongside guards Tyus Battle and Frank Howard. On the year, Brissett averaged 14.9 points and 8.8 rebounds per game in his first college season.
Following his freshman season, there was speculation that Brissett could test the waters in the 2018 NBA draft. However, he announced his intention to return to Syracuse for his sophomore season on April 11, 2018. As a sophomore, Brissett averaged 12.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. After the season he declared for the NBA draft and forfeited his remaining two years of collegiate eligibility.

Professional career

On July 23, 2019, Brissett signed with the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. On October 21, Brissett’s contract was converted to a Two-way contract. Under the terms of the deal, he will split time between the Raptors and their NBA G League affiliate, the Raptors 905. He made his NBA debut on November 19 against the Miami Heat On January 7, 2020, Brissett had his best game of the season, scoring a career-high 12 points, and grabbing six rebounds, one assist and one steal in a 101–99 loss against the Portland Trail Blazers. In the G League, Brissett averaged 15.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.

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Personal life

He has an older brother named Dejon, who was drafted 2nd overall in the 2020 CFL Draft by the Toronto Argonauts.