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.
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.