The fifth-year senior will attempt to make the Nigerian Men's National team and qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
Frank Gbinije, Michael Gbinije's father, came to the United States in 1982 by way of Nigeria. Because of this, his son will be given the opportunity to make the Nigerian Men's National Team.
The Nigerian National Team is currently playing exhibition games in Paris to prepare for AfroBasket 2015 in Tunisia. The games in Tunisia are slated for August 19 to 30 and the winner gets a bid to the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.