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nov 01 2026The center joins the team to strengthen the interior defense during Ilić's temporary absence as he recovers from a muscle injury.
Río Breogán reached an agreement to sign center Amida Brimah (2.13 m; Accra, Ghana, 1994). The big man joins the team to strengthen the interior defense during Ilić's temporary absence as he recovers from a muscle injury.
Formed at the University of Connecticut (NCAA), Brimah won a national championship in his first year, defeating Kentucky in the final. He completed a standout four-year career in which he averaged 6.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game, a figure that placed him among the best shot-blockers in American Athletic Conference history.
After playing 5 games in the NBA with the Indiana Pacers and gaining experience in Puerto Rico, Serbia, Belgium and France, the center arrived in Spanish basketball. In the 2024/25 season he played 27 games in the Liga Endesa between BAXI Manresa (8) and Valencia Basket (19), averaging 3.9 points with a 68.1% shooting percentage from two-point range, 2.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks.
In the 2025/26 season he started in Movistar Estudiantes of Primera FEB, posting 4.3 points, 3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 8 games, before returning in December to the Liga Endesa with Covirán Granada, where he appeared in 25 games contributing 4.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per night.
Amida Brimah is a player with great size, highly athletic, who brings defense, intimidation, rebounding and the ability to finish above the rim.
