After spending four years at the University of Georgia, Derek Ogbeide first experienced European basketball in Cyprus, where he wore the Petrolina team’s jersey. He spent two seasons there, won the Cypriot national championship and cup in the 2020/21 season, and was selected as the league’s most valuable player. At the beginning of the 2021/22 season, he moved to the Greek team PAOK, where he stayed until January 2022, followed by a move to Turkish team Torku Konyaspor. He spent the 2022/23 season in Rimini and the 2023/24 season in Pistoia.

In the PAOK jersey, he also played in the Basketball Champions League, appearing in seven games, averaging 3.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in 11.4 minutes on the court. In the Italian national championship, he played in 30 games during the 2023/24 season, averaging 11.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game in 28.0 minutes.