It’s official: after defeating Senegal and going 9-0 in the 2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifying round, Nigeria will head to their first FIBA World Cup since 2006. Portland Trail Blazers winger Al-Farouq Aminu played a helpful role in pushing his nation’s team to this great accomplishment.
In his three games for the club against Senegal, CAF, Cote d’Ivoire, Aminu averaged 11.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.7 assists. He shot 54.5 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from deep.
He last played for Nigeria in 2015, when the group won their first Continental trophy.