{{short description|British basketball player (born 1997)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Amin Adamu | image = Amin Adamu 5 London Lions MB EuroCup 20251007 (1) (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Adamu with the London Lions in 2025 | position = Point guard | height_m = 1.94 | weight_kg = 86 | league = SLB | team = London Lions | number = 5 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|10|3|df=y}} | birth_place = London, United Kingdom | high_school = Barking Abbey (London, England) | college = *{{nowrap|Western Wyoming CC (2017–2018)}} *Casper College (2018–2019) *Montana State (2019–2022) | draft_year = 2022 | career_start = 2022 | career_end = | years1 = 2022–2023 | team1 = Kapfenberg Bulls | years2 = 2023–2024 | team2 = Olomoucko | years3 = 2024–2025 | team3 = Salon Vilpas | years4 = 2025–present | team4 = London Lions | highlights = }}
'''Amin Adamu''' (born 3 October 1997) is a British professional basketball player for the London Lions in the Super League Basketball. Adamu plays also for the Great Britain men's national basketball team.
==Career== Adamu has played college basketball with Casper College and Western Wyoming Community College in NJCAA, and Montana State Bobcats in NCAA.<ref>[https://msubobcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/amin-adamu/5304 Amin Adamu], msubobcats.com</ref>
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.<ref>[https://vilpaskoripallo.fi/britti-amin-adamu-vilppaan-neljas-vahvistus/ BRITTI AMIN ADAMU VILPPAAN NELJÄS VAHVISTUS], vilpaskoripallo.fi, 12 August 2024</ref> 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.
==National team career== 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.<ref>[https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/280-fiba-u20-eurobasket-division-b/10381/players/236706-amin-adamu Amin Adamu], fiba.basketball</ref>
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.<ref>[https://www.sss.fi/2024/11/vilppaan-pelaaja-amin-adamu-vei-omalta-osaltaan-ison-britannian-jo-hyvin-lahelle-em-lopputurnausta/ Vilppaan pelaaja Amin Adamu vei omalta osaltaan Ison-Britannian jo hyvin lähelle EM-lopputurnausta], Salon Seudun Sanomat, 22 November 2024</ref><ref>[https://www.sss.fi/2025/02/amin-adamu-johdatti-iso-britannian-em-kisoihin-adler-istui-susijengin-penkilla-koko-ottelun/ Amin Adamu johdatti Iso-Britannian EM-kisoihin – Adler istui Susijengin penkillä koko ottelun], Salon Seudun Sanomat, 21 February 2025</ref><ref>[https://yle.fi/a/74-20179677?origin=rss Suomalaisikoni sai suuret kiitokset EM-kisoissa säväyttäneeltä Korisliiga-pelaajalta – ”Kymmenen askelta edellä muita”], Yle, 29 August 2025</ref>
==Personal life== 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.<ref>[https://www.sss.fi/2024/10/salon-uimarit-sai-vilppaan-britin-myota-olympiatason-vahvistuksen-seuroille-luvassa-mitalisade/ Salon Uimarit sai Vilppaan britin myötä olympiatason vahvistuksen – seuroille luvassa mitalisade?], Salon Seudun Sanomat, 31 October 2024</ref><ref>[https://www.sss.fi/2024/10/petra-halmai-on-loytanyt-salossa-olympialaisten-jalkeen-uudelleen-nautinnon-uintiin-amin-adamu-opettelee-sopeuttamaan-pelityylinsa-korisliigaan/ Petra Halmai on löytänyt Salossa olympialaisten jälkeen uudelleen nautinnon uintiin, Amin Adamu opettelee sopeuttamaan pelityylinsä Korisliigaan], Salon Seudun Sanomat, 31 October 2024</ref><ref>[https://www.sportal.hu/cikk/kosaras-mellett-uszik-a-boldogsagban-a-gyonyoru-magyar-uszono-2024031008010639101 Kosaras mellett úszik a boldogságban a gyönyörű magyar úszónő], sportal.hu, 10 March 2024</ref>
==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
===EuroCup=== {{Euroleague player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2025–26 | style="text-align:left;"| London Lions | 18 || 11 || 12.0 || .403 || .385 || .333 || 1.4 || .8 || .3 || .0 || 3.9 || 1.3 {{S-end}}
===National team=== {| class="wikitable" style=" text-align:center;" |- ! Team ! Tournament ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! {{Tooltip|PPG|Points per game}} ! {{Tooltip|RPG|Rebounds per game}} ! {{Tooltip|APG|Assists per game}} |- | rowspan=2|Great Britain || EuroBasket 2025 || 21st || {{center|4}} || {{center|4.5}} || {{center|0.8}} || {{center|0.3}} |}
===College=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;"| Montana State | 29 || 28 || 27.2 || .455 || .200 || .740|| '''5.2''' || 1.4 || 1.0 || '''.2''' || 11.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 | style="text-align:left;"| Montana State | 22 || 22 || '''30.7''' || .484 || .371 || .802 || 5.0 || 1.5 || '''1.6''' || '''.2''' || '''14.7''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| Montana State | '''33''' || '''33''' || 27.3 || '''.503''' || '''.391''' || '''.814''' || 4.7 || '''1.7''' || .6 || '''.2''' || 11.4 |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 84 || 83 || 28.2 || .480 || .341 || .784 || 5.0 || 1.6 || 1.0 || .2 || 12.4 {{S-end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Eurobasket.com|https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Amin-Adamu/426464}} *[https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/236706-amin-adamu Amin Adamu] at FIBA *[https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/74198/amin-adamu Amin Adamu] at ProBallers *[https://msubobcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/amin-adamu/5304 Montana State Bobcats bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adamu, Amin}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century British sportsmen Category:Basketball players from London Category:British expatriate basketball people in Austria Category:British expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic Category:British expatriate basketball people in Finland Category:British expatriate basketball people in the United States Category:British men's basketball players Category:Casper College alumni Category:Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Category:Kapfenberg Bulls players Category:London Lions (basketball) players Category:Montana State Bobcats men's basketball players Category:Point guards Category:Vilpas Vikings players