There is a replacement for Poythers: Maccabi Tel Aviv signed Suleiman Barimo Israel today

Minutes after the victory over Elba Berlin, Maccabi Tel Aviv tonight (Thursday) signed forward-center Suleiman Breimo (2.03 meters, 33 years old) to a contract until the end of the season. 

Braymo arrives at Maccabi Tel Aviv following the injury of Alex Poithers, who underwent surgery on his hand and will be absent from the courts for an extended period.

The Nigerian power-forward has a long acquaintance with coach Oded Ketch from the time when the two collaborated in the ranks of Hapoel Jerusalem.

Braimo has a deep knowledge of Israeli basketball and he also played for Hapoel Eilat.

"This is a player who can play in several positions and will add toughness and experience to us," coach Oded Ketch explained the addition of Suleiman Barimo to the existing squad.

"He has an amazing character, he is a good teammate and of course I know him well. As we know, he is also familiar with the Israeli league and in light of all these reasons we have come to the conclusion that this is the player that suits us at this stage."

"I am excited to join such a great team and an organization like Maccabi," said Suleiman Barimo after his signing.

"I'm ready to do my best to try to help the team in any way I can and contribute to victories. I'm also looking forward to meeting the fans who support us."

Breymo began the current season in Topaz Bursa, Turkey, where he averaged 8.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in the league (24.8 minutes), along with 8.4 points and 5.3 rebounds in 25.7 minutes on average per game in the FIBA ​​Champions League.

One of his record games this season was in the 72:83 victory over Karshiaka, when he played no less than 37 minutes in which he pulled down 12 rebounds and scored 16 points.

At the early stage in the Champions League, Topash Bursa finished in third place out of 4, advanced to the play-in games and was eliminated by AAK Athens.

The big man, a graduate of the American Rice College, entered the 2011 draft and was not selected.

Among other things, he has since played in the development league, in the Bundesliga, in VTB in the Yancey uniform and in the French Nanter ranks.

In the 2018/19 season he played for Hapoel Eilat, excelled and helped it qualify for the Final Four of the league.

At the end of that season, Maccabi won the national championship after knocking out Eilat in the semi-finals and beating Maccabi Rashel in the final match.

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