Precious Achiuwa is very important player to D’tigers – Mike Brown

D’tigers head coach Mike Brown says  Miami Heat center Precious Achiuwa is very important player to his team ahead of the Olympics.

Nigeria’s male Basketball pulled off surprises by beating world number one United States of America and World number four Argentina.

The D’tigers has now become the first African country to defeat the United States and Argentina back to back.

Achiuwa, was one of the start performers in the win over the Americans, He hit a 3-pointer in the third quarter and had perhaps the highlight of the game when he blocked Kevin Durant at the rim.

Speaking before the victory over Argentina, Nigeria head coach Mike Brown, told ESPN that Achiuwa is a very important player for the program.

“He is extremely important to this program. There is no ceiling to how good he can be. As a young guy, you see the talent, you see the determination, you see the intelligence, you see the physical and mental toughness, you see the athleticism, the length, the quickness. You see all those things, and when he puts them all together, he is dynamite on the floor, even as a young guy. “he said.