Al-Farouq Aminu

Al-Farouq Aminu
Player information
Full name	Al-Farouq Ajiede Aminu
birthday	21st September 1990 (age 29)
place of birth	Stone Mountain , Georgia , USA
size	206 cm
position	Small forward / power forward
college	Wake Forest
NBA draft	2010 , 8th pick , Los Angeles Clippers
Club information
society	Orlando Magic
league	NBA
Jersey number	2
Clubs as active
2010–2011 Los Angeles Clippers 2011–2014 New Orleans Hornets / Pelicans 2014–2015 Dallas Mavericks 2015–2019 Portland Trail Blazers Since 2019 Orlando Magic 0
National team
Since 02012	Nigeria

Al-Farouq Aminu Ajiede (* 21st September 1990 in Stone Mountain , Georgia ) is a Nigerian - American basketball player for the since 2019 Orlando Magic in National Basketball Association play (NBA).

college

Aminu played for the Wake Forest University college team for a year . He scored 13.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in his freshman season . For his services he was appointed to the ACC All-Freshman Team at his conference.

NBA

In the 2010 NBA Draft , Aminu was selected 8th by the Los Angeles Clippers . In his debut season in the NBA, Aminu averaged 5.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game over 18 minutes of play.

On December 14, 2011 Aminu was transferred to the New Orleans Hornets together with his teammates Eric Gordon , Chris Kaman and a future draft pick in exchange for Chris Paul .

In July 2014, Aminu signed a two-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks , where he only played for one season before moving to the Portland Trail Blazers exactly a year later . Aminu signed a 4-year $ 30 million deal with the Oregon team on July 9, 2015.

After his contract in Portland Aminu moved within the league and signed a contract with the Orlando Magic .

National team

Aminu has been active for the Nigerian national basketball team since 2012 . He took part in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the FIBA AfroBasket 2013 in Abidjan . In 2015 he won the African Championship with Nigeria, and was selected for his performance in the All-Tournament Team .

Web links

Commons : Al-Farouq Aminu  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Al-Farouq Aminu - player profile on NBA.com
• Al-Farouq Aminu - player profile on basketball-reference.com
• Al-Farouq Aminu in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Al-Farouq Aminu - Overview of participation in international FIBA tournaments on archive.fiba.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Oguchi named AfroBasket 2015 MVP, headlines All-Star Five. FIBA, August 31, 2015, accessed on October 19, 2015 .