Hello everyone, Most of the people who know or are around me are aware that I was one of the 20 guys selected to participate in training camp with the Nigerian National Basketball Team this summer. This training camp was for us to compete and earn a spot on the final roster of 12 players. These 12 players selected would be representing the country in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Unfortunately I wasn’t one of the 12 players selected to the final roster, however, I cannot begin to describe how much of an amazing experience it was. From the coaching staff, to the trainer Dayo (who is world class), and players as well. I can’t think of one day where I didn’t enjoy being around them. The comradery between the guys is unparalleled. It’s truly a brotherhood; I’m proud and honored to be a part of it. All that doesn’t even factor in the enormous patriotism displayed by all the individuals that were a part of the #RoadToRio journey. As well as enjoying myself and feeling privileged to have been a part of the preparation process, I learned a lot about myself as a person and as a player. I learned about a lot of the things that I need to work on both mentally and physically to take my game to the next level. So all in all, even though I didn’t achieve my goal which was to make the team and be on my way to Rio, I still feel like I’m better for the experience and I’m thankful for it. As is to be expected, even though I’m not going to Rio, that doesn’t take away from the love I have for my country and it definitely will not change the level of support that I will be showing for my team and my brothers as they go to battle in Rio and take a shot at history. Afterall, I’m a Naija boy for life. Below is a slideshow of pictures I took during my time with the team. From California to Vegas and back to California. I’ll try and add a short description to as many of the photos as possible so you know when, where, and what is going on in the photograph. For the fellas, I'm sorry that I missed some of you. I tried to get a picture of everyone at some point but we were all always on the move. As always, thank you all for the love and support. It doesn’t go unnoticed or unappreciated. Magnificent Su
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Below are the highlights from a couple of the games we played in the months of April and May 2016. It was tough grind for us through the end of the season. It culminated in us losing a tough and competitive game to Alba Berlin in overtime (in Berlin also). Had we won that game we would have been in the playoffs. It's crazy to think that we were just 1 point away from a playoff birth. We lost to Wurzburg at Wurzburg on a buzzer beater by 3, and that was just the second game of the season. We beat Wurzburg at home by 2 at home. That one point difference was what kept us out of the playoffs. Moral of that story is that every game counts people. Try to win everyone and don't expect to make up for it on the back end. As always, watch and enjoy, comment and critique. Thank you. Magnificent Su. Below are the highlights from the month of March during the 2015-2016 Germany Beko BBl season. We played 5 games... @ Bayreuth vs Frankfurt @ Bamberg vs Crailsheim @ Bremerhaven Over those 5 games we went 3-2. Losing 2 tough ones to Frankfurt and Bamberg. The highlights below cover parts of 4 of those games. Watch and enjoy. Comment and critique. Thank you. Magnificent Su Below are the highlights from the month of February 2016. At this juncture, the second half of the season is in full swing. Teams are gearing up to make that final push for the top 8 and a playoff birth. That was no different for us as we were able to string a couple of wins together. The highlights below are from games against Wurzburg, MBC, and Bonn (all three games were wins for us). Watch and enjoy (comment and critique if you feel compelled to). Thank you. Magnificent Su Below are the highlights from the month of January 2016. Very much unlike the month of December, we played just three games this month. These games were: @ Gottingen vs. Phoenix Hagen @ Bayern Munich. As always your feed back is encouraged and most of all appreciated. Thank you. Magnificent Su. Below are the highlights from the month of December 2015. On the docket for that month were games against: Tubigen, Bayern Munich, Frankfurt Skyliners, MBC, Bonn, Oldenburg. Six games in total and as a team we went 3-3 in those six games. Magnificent Su Hello everyone, As promised, here are the highlights from the month of November. As a team we were able to bank a couple of key wins during this month as well as gain some momentum and self confidence that we have continued to build on over the course of the season. As always, please feel free to comment, critique, and most of all share the video with as many people as you see fit. Thank you. Magnificent Su. |
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