By Francis Ajuonuma with agency report
Nigerian-British born basketballer, Blessings Obamakinwa, says his target in the ongoing National Basketball League (NBL) Conference League is to score more than 20 points in a game.
Obamakinwa was a delight to watch at the weekend against Stockport Falcons Basketball Club of Manchester, helping his team to a stunning performance as they won the game by 157-58 points.
Obamakinwa, who scored 20 points to finish as the second highest scorer in the game against Stockport Basketball Club, has promised to leverage on his performance against Bolton University on the 17th of November 2024 at the Bolton One Sports Centre, just as other matches would be taken step by step.
“The match was a good game though in the first quarter, we made some mistakes and in the second quarter we bounced back as a team with confidence.
“Scoring 20 points should not be the limit of what I am targeting, but as the game progresses I continuing scoring in confidence where I find myself in a good position to score.
“Our next game against Bolton University, we will come out forcefully to continue our winning streaks, though we have never lost any game since we gain promotion to NBL Division 4 but that will not make us to look down on our opponents”.
The 6ft 7 inches tall center, emphasised that Liverpool Basketball ll major aim is to scale through the hurdle step by step until they get to NBL Super League which is the zenith of United Kingdom’s Basketball league.
“The team aims is to cross each line whenever they get their, every game should be taken step by step until we get to the NBL Super League which is the biggest league in UK.The higher you go, the tougher the challenges are” Hinted Obamakinwa.
Obamakinwa whose parents hailed from Ondo and Ekiti States of South-West in Nigeria, still looking forward to pay his allegiance to Nigeria, if the door is open, adding that former D’Tigers Captain, Olumide Oyedeji’s encouragement through a telephone conversation, gingered his spirit to wants to wear green and white colours.
“Olumide Oyedeji advice: helped me hundred percent to increase my passion for the click and dunk game. He admonished me to keep working hard and be focused in order to attain the greater height,” he said.
The Liverpool Basketball ll Club cynosure said, his movement to NBA in the future is in tact and can never be swept under the carpet.
Obamakinwa described the Phoenix Suns power forward,Kelvin Durant as his idol due to is style of play, revealing that his efficacy in the court of play attract him to increase his work rate in the game.
“My ambition to move to to the United State of America to foster my basketball career in NBA is still in tact which can never be swept under the carpet.
“I watch Kelvin Durant a lot, he is very skillful and calculative in the court of play, he is a game changer which is why I took him as my role model”. He stressed.
