London Lions | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Super League Basketball EuroCup |
Personal information | |
Born | London, United Kingdom | October 3, 1997
Listed height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | (London, England) |
College |
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Playing career | 2022–present |
Career history | |
2022–2023 | Kapfenberg Bulls |
2023–2024 | Olomoucko |
2024–2025 | Vilpas Vikings |
2025–present | London Lions |
Amin Adamu (born 3 October 1997) is a British professional basketball player for the London Lions in the Super League Basketball and the EuroCup. Adamu plays also for the Great Britain men's national basketball team.
Adamu has played college basketball with Casper College and Western Wyoming Community College in NJCAA, and Montana State Bobcats in NCAA. [1]
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. [2] They went on to finish 3rd in the league and won the bronze medal. Adamu averaged 13.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists.
In July 2025, he signed with London Lions in the Super League Basketball and the EuroCup.
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. [3]
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. [4] [5] [6]
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. [7] [8] [9]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |