Muhammed Bashir Ahmed si Daniel Ionut Voicu in meciul de baschet dintre CSO Voluntari si CSM Targu Jiu, contand pentru Cupa Romaniei, desfasurat in Sala Gabriela Szabo din Voluntari, luni 20 decembrie 2021. Voluntari *** Muhammed Bashir Ahmed and Daniel Ionut Voicu in the basketball match between CSO Voluntari and CSM Targu Jiu, counting for the Romanian Cup, held in the Gabriela Szabo Hall in Voluntari, Monday, December 20, 2021 Voluntari Copyright: xDavidxPasarica/SPORTxPICTURESx

Basketballghana.com can report American-Ghanaian Small Forward/ Shooting Guard Bashir Ahmed scored in double digits for Romanian side Targu Jiu.

In his strong finish to the 2021-2022 Romanian top flight basketball league Regular Season, Ahmed led Targu Jiu in scoring with 15 points and added a blocked shot and six rebounds in 25 minutes as a starter in his team’s 81-86 loss to Miercurea Ciuc.

Ousmane Barro, Muhammed Bashir Ahmed, Eric Garcia Thompson Jr si Stefan Glogovac in meciul de baschet dintre CSO Voluntari si CSM Targu Jiu, contand pentru Cupa Romaniei, desfasurat in Sala Gabriela Szabo din Voluntari, luni 20 decembrie 2021. Voluntari *** Ousmane Barro, Muhammed Bashir Ahmed, Eric Garcia Thompson Jr and Stefan Glogovac in the basketball match between CSO Voluntari and CSM Targu Jiu, counting for the Romanian Cup, held in the Gabriela Szabo Hall in Voluntari, Monday, December 20, 2021 Voluntari Copyright: xDavidxPasarica/SPORTxPICTURESx

The Round 27 loss keeps Targu Jiu in 13th place in the 16 team league standings with seven wins and 18 losses; Ciuc ranks 15th making its win the more shocking.

Ahmed converted two of seven field goal attempts, scored two of five three point shot attempts but shot the ball effectively from the free throw line as he converted five of eight attempts.

After going through a slow start in his debut season in Romania, former St. John’s University Swingman Ahmed has enjoyed a strong second half performance. He is averaging 11.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 22.6 minutes across 21 games.

Eric Garcia Thompson Jr si Muhammed Bashir Ahmed in meciul de baschet dintre CSO Voluntari si CSM Targu Jiu, contand pentru Cupa Romaniei, desfasurat in Sala Gabriela Szabo din Voluntari, luni 20 decembrie 2021. Voluntari *** Eric Garcia Thompson Jr and Muhammed Bashir Ahmed in the basketball match between CSO Voluntari and CSM Targu Jiu, counting for the Romanian Cup, held in the Gabriela Szabo Hall in Voluntari, Monday, December 20, 2021 Voluntari Copyright: xDavidxPasarica/SPORTxPICTURESx

By Yaw Adjei-Mintah

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