Kelvin Amayo

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Kelvin Amayo
Dynamo
Position Guard
League Burundian Basketball Championship
Personal information
Born (1992-01-09) January 9, 1992 (age 32)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
NationalityNigerian / Canadian [1]
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school St. Benedict's Preparatory School
(Newark, New Jersey)
College Marshall (2012–2013)
Iona (2014–2016)
Loyola Marymount (2016–2017)
Career history
2019Abkhazeti Tbilisi
2019–2020Toofarghan Azarshahr
2020–2021 Chemidor Tehran
2022 Sanaye Hormozgan
2023 Stade Malien
2024 Rivers Hoopers
2024–present Dynamo
Career highlights and awards

Kelvin Nosa JR Amayo [1] (born January 9, 1992) is a Nigerian-Canadian basketball player for Dynamo BBC of the Burundian Basketball Championship.

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High school and college career

Amayo was born in Montreal, Canada, to Nigerian parents Faith and Charles Amayo. [2] Amayo played high school basketball with St. Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey, where he averaged 13 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists per game. [3] He transferred to NIA School, where he upped his statistics to 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists per game, while leading NIA to the nation's number 6 among United States prep schools. [3]

He enrolled in Marshall University in 2012, where he played for the Thundering Herd men's basketball team, appearing in three games before electing to transfer. He changed to Iona where he would sit out the 2013–14 season due to transfer rules. [3] He played four games in his junior season before having a season-ending injury, causing him to miss the entire season, as well as the next 2015–16 season. [2]

Amayo then transferred to the Loyola Marymount University where he made his debut for the Lions in the 2016–17 season, averaging 4.7 points and 3.8 rebounds for the team. [4]

Professional career

In the 2019–20 season, Amayo was on the roster of Toofarghan Azarshahr of the Iranian Basketball Super League. [5] On October 27, 2020, Amayo signed a one-year contract with Chemidor Tehran. [6] In the 2021–22 season, he played with Sanaye Hormozgan.

Amayo played in the 2023 BAL season with Malian club Stade Malien. He helped the team finish in third place,

In March 2024, Amayo joined Nigerian club Rivers Hoopers for the 2024 BAL season. [7] The Hoopers finished in third place, the best result in team history. [8] Amayo was named to the All-BAL Second Team and the All-Defensive Second Team. [9]

BAL career statistics

[10]

Legend
  GPGames 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
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023 Stade Malien 8426.3.385.143.2783.04.92.30.37.4
2024 Rivers Hoopers 101037.0.343.227.3915.36.72.20.516.0

Reference

  1. 1 2 "Kelvin Nosa JR Amayo - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Kelvin Amayo - Men's Basketball". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kelvin Amayo - Men's Basketball". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Kelvin Amayo - Men's Basketball". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Eurobasket. "Toofarghan Azarshahr basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Iranian Basketball Club Chemidor Signs Two Foreign Players - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Edward, Johnny (4 March 2024). "Amayo joins Hoopers". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Rivers Hoopers finish third at 2024 BAL". The BAL. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  9. ↑ @thebal (5 June 2024). "The 2024 All-BAL Second Team!" – via Instagram.
  10. ↑ "Kelvin Amayo Player Profile, Loyola Marymount - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

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