Amin Adamu

Amin Adamu
Vilpas Vikings
PositionPoint guard
LeagueKorisliiga
Personal information
Born (1997-10-03) October 3, 1997
London, United Kingdom
Listed height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
High school (London, England)
College
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2023Kapfenberg Bulls
2023–2024Olomoucko
2024–presentVilpas Vikings

Amin Adamu (born 3 October 1997) is a British professional basketball player for Salon Vilpas of the Finnish Korisliiga. Adamu has also played for the Great Britain men's national basketball team.[1][2]

Career

Adamu has played college basketball with Casper College and Western Wyoming Community College in NJCAA, and Montana State Bobcats in NCAA.[3]

He started his professional career with Austrian team Kapfenberg Bulls in 2022. Next season he joined BK Olomoucko in the Czech National Basketball League.

In August 2024, Adamu joined Salon Vilpas in Finnish Korisliiga.[4] They went on to finish 3rd in the league and won the bronze medal.

National team career

Adamu played for the Great Britain U20 national team at the 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B in Romania, where they finished 3rd and were promoted to Division A.[5]

He has played for the Great Britain men's national team in the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers and in the EuroBasket 2025 qualification games, helping his country to qualify for the EuroBasket 2025 final tournament.

Personal life

He is in a relationship with Hungarian swimmer Petra Halmai, who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The couple has lived together in Salo, Finland.[6][7][8]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Montana State 29 28 27.2 .455 .200 .740 5.2 1.4 1.0 .2 11.7
2020–21 Montana State 22 22 30.7 .484 .371 .802 5.0 1.5 1.6 .2 14.7
2021–22 Montana State 33 33 27.3 .503 .391 .814 4.7 1.7 .6 .2 11.4
Career 84 83 28.2 .480 .341 .784 5.0 1.6 1.0 .2 12.4

References

  1. ^ Vilppaan pelaaja Amin Adamu vei omalta osaltaan Ison-Britannian jo hyvin lähelle EM-lopputurnausta, Salon Seudun Sanomat, 22 November 2024
  2. ^ Amin Adamu johdatti Iso-Britannian EM-kisoihin – Adler istui Susijengin penkillä koko ottelun, Salon Seudun Sanomat, 21 February 2025
  3. ^ Amin Adamu, msubobcats.com
  4. ^ BRITTI AMIN ADAMU VILPPAAN NELJÄS VAHVISTUS, vilpaskoripallo.fi, 12 August 2024
  5. ^ Amin Adamu, fiba.basketball
  6. ^ Salon Uimarit sai Vilppaan britin myötä olympiatason vahvistuksen – seuroille luvassa mitalisade?, Salon Seudun Sanomat, 31 October 2024
  7. ^ Petra Halmai on löytänyt Salossa olympialaisten jälkeen uudelleen nautinnon uintiin, Amin Adamu opettelee sopeuttamaan pelityylinsä Korisliigaan, Salon Seudun Sanomat, 31 October 2024
  8. ^ Kosaras mellett úszik a boldogságban a gyönyörű magyar úszónő, sportal.hu, 10 March 2024
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