Amida Abiola Brimah (born February 11, 1994) is a Ghanaian professional

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player for

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of the French

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. He played

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for the

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College career

Brimah was on the Huskies' 2013–14 NCAA Championship team. In the first round of the tournament, vs St. Joe's, UConn trailed 67–70 with 39 seconds remaining when Brimah rebounded a missed shot and converted a 3 point play to send the game to overtime; UConn ultimately won the game in overtime. Brimah's play was cited as a turning point in UConn's title run. On December 15, 2014, he scored 40 points in a game against

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, becoming the 11th Husky to do so. Brimah's 13-13 shooting led Connecticut to a 106–85 victory. At the conclusion of the season, he was named honorable mention all conference. In his career at UConn, Brimah averaged 6.7 points and 4.5 rebounds.

Professional career

Austin Spurs (2017–2018)

After going undrafted in

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, Brimah signed with the

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to play in the 2017 Summer League. On September 25, 2017, Brimah was included in the training camp roster of the

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. He was later on waived on October 12, 2017. On November 2, 2017, Brimah was included in the 2017–18 opening night roster for

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Partizan (2018)

On April 13, 2018, Brimah signed with Partizan.

Return to Austin (2018–2019)

On September 18, 2018, Brimah signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the

, but was waived by the Spurs three days later. On October 22, 2018, Brimah was included in the training camp roster of the

, and on October 31, Brimah was included in Austin's opening night roster. On August 30, 2019, the

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had acquired the returning right of Brimah from the

in exchange for the returning right to Jordan Barnett. On September 3, 2019, Brimah signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the

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. On October 16, 2019, Brimah was waived by the

Fort Wayne Mad Ants / Indiana Pacers (2021)

On November 21, 2020, Brimah signed an exhibit-10 contract with the Pacers, re-joining the team. On December 18, 2020, Brimah was waived by the Pacers. On January 11, 2021, he was included in the single site season roster by the

, where he played 10 games and averaged 8.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.8 blocks in 23.5 minutes. On April 23, 2021, Brimah signed a two-way deal with the Pacers. He played five games for the Pacers, averaging 2.6 points and 1.6 rebounds in 5.8 minutes per game. In 10 games for the G League Mad Ants, he averaged 8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game. Brimah was waived shortly before training camp the next season.

Mets de Guaynabo (2021)

On September 9, 2021, Brimah signed with the Mets de Guaynabo of the

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. In 22 games, he averaged 11.6 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game.

Filou Oostende (2021–2022)

On November 12, 2021, Brimah signed with Filou Oostende of the

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and the

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. After an injury (broken foot) he is able to join his team for the finals of the play-offs. Filou Oostende can become for the 11th time in a row the national Belgian champions.

JL Bourg (2022–2023)

On November 8, 2022, he signed with

of the French

Career statistics

NBA

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College

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References

External links

UConn Huskies bioRealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brimah, Amida 1994 births Living people Austin Spurs players Basketball League of Serbia players Centers (basketball) Fort Wayne Mad Ants players Ghanaian emigrants to the United States Ghanaian expatriate basketball people in Serbia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Ghanaian men's basketball players Indiana Pacers players JL Bourg-en-Bresse players KK Partizan players Sportspeople from Accra UConn Huskies men's basketball players Undrafted National Basketball Association players