| Intro | American basketball player | ||||
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Athlete Basketball player |
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| From | Ghana | ||||
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| Gender | male | ||||
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11 February 1994, Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana |
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| Age | 26 years | ||||
| Star sign | Aquarius | ||||
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Amida Abiola Brimah (born February 11, 1994) is a Ghanaian professional basketball player. 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 converted a 3 point play to send the game to overtime, where UConn ultimately prevailed. Brimah’s play was cited as a turning point in UConn’s title run.
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. At the conclusion of the season he was named honorable mention all conference.
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. On September 25, 2017, Brimah was included in the training camp roster of the San Antonio Spurs. He was later on waived on October 12, 2017. On November 2, 2017, Brimah was included in the 2017–18 opening night roster for Austin Spurs.
Partizan (2018)
On April 13, 2018, Brimah signed with Partizan.
Second Stint with Austin Spurs (2018–2019)
On September 18, 2018, Brimah signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the San Antonio Spurs, but was waived by the Spurs three days later. On October 22, 2018, Brimah was included in the training camp roster of the Austin Spurs, and on October 31, Brimah was included in Austin’s opening night roster.
On September 3, 2019, Brimah signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Indiana Pacers. On October 16, 2019, Brimah was waived by the Indiana Pacers.
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 | 133 | 102 |