Photo: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Al-Farouq Aminu is the kind of player I quietly admire. Eleven NBA seasons is a long career in a league built around stars, and you don't last that long without doing the unglamorous work, defense, rebounding, guarding the other team's best wing. A 6-foot-9 forward out of Wake Forest, he carved out his role through reliability rather than highlights. I also respect that he represented Nigeria internationally, carrying his heritage onto the global stage. There is real honor in being the steady professional who keeps showing up. Aminu's longevity is its own kind of stardom.
Overview
Al-Farouq Ajadi Aminu (born September 21, 1990) is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player who played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also represented the Nigeria national basketball team internationally.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Al-Farouq Aminu
- Name (Japanese)
- アル・ファルーク・アミヌ
- Reading
- ある・ふぁるーく・あみぬ
- Born
- September 21, 1990 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Horse
- Origin
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 206 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Norcross High School
- University
- Wake Forest University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.