Asenso Ampim Inks Deal with Quimper UJAP in French League
10/27/2015 3:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball
QUIMPER, France - Former Columbia men's basketball standout Asenso Ampim agreed to terms with Quimper UJAP of the NM1 French League, as announced by the organization Oct. 26.
The 27-year old small forward played in three leagues in two countries last year. He played most recently at Seoul Samsung Thunders in South Korean KBL league. In 18 games, he averaged 5.7 points and 2.8 rebounds. He also played at Tampereen Pyrinto (Korisliiga) in the Finnish League that season. He recorded 15.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game.
Ampim also played thre games in the Baltic League where he posted 13.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.7 steals per contest. His team made it to the Estonian League Semifinals.
Ampim was voted Eurobasket.com All-Estonian League Second Team in 2014. He has played previously professionally in Lebanon (Antranik) and Estonia (TLU/Kalev).
At Columbia, Ampim averaged 6.5 points and 5.1 rebounds in 86 career games from 2007-11.
