Amida Brimah
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No. 35 – Oostende | |
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Position | Center |
League | BNXT League Basketball Champions League |
Personal information | |
Born | Accra, Ghana | February 11, 1994
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll (Miami, Florida) |
College | UConn (2013–2017) |
NBA draft | 2017 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
2017–2018 | Austin Spurs |
2018 | Partizan |
2018–2019 | Austin Spurs |
2021 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
2021 | Indiana Pacers |
2021 | Mets de Guaynabo |
2021–present | Oostende |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Amida Abiola Brimah[1] (born February 11, 1994) is a Ghanaian professional basketball player for Filou Oostende of the BNXT League and the Basketball Champions League. He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies.
College career[]
Brimah was on the Huskies' 2013–14 NCAA Championship team. In the first round of the tournament vs St. Joe's, UConn trailed 67-70 with 39 seconds remaining when Brimah rebounded a missed shot and converted a 3 point play to send the game to overtime; UConn ultimately won the game in overtime.[2] Brimah's play was cited as a turning point in UConn's title run.[3]
On December 15, 2014, he scored 40 points in a game against Coppin State, becoming the 11th Husky to do so. Brimah's 13-13 shooting led Connecticut to a 106-85 victory.[4] At the conclusion of the season he was named honorable mention all conference.[5]
In his career at UConn, Brimah averaged 6.7 points and 4.5 rebounds.
Professional career[]
Austin Spurs (2017—2018)[]
After going undrafted in 2017 NBA Draft, Brimah signed with the Chicago Bulls to play in the 2017 Summer League.[6] On September 25, 2017, Brimah was included in the training camp roster of the San Antonio Spurs.[7] He was later on waived on October 12, 2017.[8] On November 2, 2017, Brimah was included in the 2017–18 opening night roster for Austin Spurs. [9]
Partizan (2018)[]
On April 13, 2018, Brimah signed with Partizan.[10]
Second Stint with Austin Spurs (2018–2019)[]
On September 18, 2018, Brimah signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the San Antonio Spurs, [11] but was waived by the Spurs three days later.[12] On October 22, 2018, Brimah was included in the training camp roster of the Austin Spurs,[13] and on October 31, Brimah was included in Austin's opening night roster.[14]
On August 30, 2019, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants had acquired the returning right of Brimah from the Austin Spurs in exchange for the returning right to Jordan Barnett.[15] On September 3, 2019, Brimah signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Indiana Pacers.[16] On October 16, 2019, Brimah was waived by the Indiana Pacers.[17]
Fort Wayne Mad Ants / Indiana Pacers (2021)[]
On November 21, 2020, Brimah signed an exhibit-10 contract with the Pacers, re-joining the team. On December 18, 2020, Brimah was waived by the Pacers.[18] On January 11, 2021, he was included in the single site season roster by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants[19] where he played 10 games and averaged 8.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.8 blocks in 23.5 minutes.[20]
On April 23, 2021, Brimah signed a two-way deal with the Pacers.[21] He played five games for the Pacers, averaging 2.6 points and 1.6 rebounds in 5.8 minutes per game. In 10 games for the G League Mad Ants, he averaged 8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game. Brimah was waived shortly before training camp the next season.[22]
Mets de Guaynabo (2021)[]
On September 9, 2021, Brimah signed with the Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.[23] In 22 games, he averaged 11.6 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game.[24]
Filou Oostende (2021–present)[]
On November 12, 2021, Brimah signed with Filou Oostende of the BNXT League and the Basketball Champions League.[24]
College statistics[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2013–14 | Connecticut | 40 | 17 | 16.2 | .640 | .000 | .574 | 3.0 | .3 | .1 | 2.3 | 4.1 |
2014–15 | Connecticut | 35 | 35 | 26.3 | .674 | .000 | .650 | 4.4 | .2 | .2 | 3.5 | 9.1 |
2015–16 | Connecticut | 25 | 17 | 21.0 | .663 | .000 | .824 | 4.6 | .1 | .2 | 2.7 | 6.5 |
2016–17 | Connecticut | 33 | 33 | 24.7 | .573 | .000 | .623 | 6.1 | .2 | .2 | 2.6 | 7.6 |
Career | [25][26][27][28] | 133 | 102 | 21.9 | .637 | .000 | .644 | 4.5 | .2 | .2 | 2.8 | 6.7 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "UCONNHUSKIES.COM :: University of Connecticut Huskies Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ^ "UConn vs. St. Joseph's - First Round - 2014 NCAA Tournament". YouTube. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "How a freshman saved UConn's season". New Haven Register. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Amida Brimah scores 40 as UConn routs Coppin State, snaps skid". ESPN. Associated Press. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "2015 American Athletic Conference All-Conference Teams". theAmerican.org. Sidearmsports. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Brimah, Caupain, Moore, Williams Join NBA Squads". American Athletic Conference. June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ^ "SPURS ANNOUNCE 2017-18 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". nba.com. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "SPURS WAIVE AMIDA BRIMAH AND LONDON PERRANTES". NBA.com. October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ "Opening Night Roster". Twitter.com. November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ "Amida Brajma je novi centar Partizana". kkpartizan.rs. April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ^ "Spurs' Amida Brimah: Headed to camp with Spurs". cbssports.com. September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ "Spurs' Amida Brimah: Let go by Spurs". cbssports.com. September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ^ "Austin Spurs Announce 2018 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ "Austin Spurs Announce 2018-19 Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. October 31, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ Stevens, Ryan (August 30, 2019). "Mad Ants acquire Amida Brimah from Austin". NBA.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ "Pacers Sign Amida Brimah". NBA.com. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ "Pacers Waive Three". NBA.com. October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Pacers Roster Moves - Dec. 18, 2020". NBA.com. December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ "Fort Wayne Mad Ants' announce 2021 roster for single site season". NBA.com. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "Amida Brimah Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "Pacers Sign Brimah, Waive Bowen". NBA.com. April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "Pacers Sign Jarreau to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "GUAYNABO METS SIGN AMIDA BRIMAH, RELEASE ANGEL NUNEZ". MetsBasketball.com. September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ a b Buyse, Peter (November 12, 2021). "Oostende inks Amida Brimah". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/teamcume.html
- ^ http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2013-2014/teamcume.html
- ^ http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2015-2016/teamcume.html
- ^ http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2016-2017/teamcume.html
External links[]
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Austin Spurs players
- Basketball League of Serbia players
- Basketball players at the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Final Four
- Centers (basketball)
- Fort Wayne Mad Ants players
- Ghanaian emigrants to the United States
- Ghanaian expatriate basketball people in Serbia
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Ghanaian men's basketball players
- Indiana Pacers players
- KK Partizan players
- Sportspeople from Accra
- UConn Huskies men's basketball players
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players