Sanni Ojibara, a 6-3 guard out of Irvington, New Jersey, will make the long journey to Chile for the 2011-12 season. He has signed a one year deal with Club Deportes Las Animas to play in the Liga Nacional. Ojibara, 28, spent the 2010-11 season in Syria with Al Naweer. Before leaving in January due to financial issues, he had been on a tear, averaging 22..5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.0 steals, and over a block per contest. Sanni, who possesses dual Nigerian-American citizenship, finished his collegiate career at New Jersey City and since then has played in US semi-pro leagues as well as Argentina in addition to his time in Syria. When asked about why he chose to sign with Club Deportes Las Animas in Chile he responded I decided to sign here because it's a new league and I had been hearing nothing but good thing about it. Also, I played in South America before and I know that the competition is very good.
Ojibara, is capable of playing either guard position and is extremely athletic, allowing him to dictate physically on the offensive end while maintaining his own against quick, small guards or bigger shooting guards all the same.
My expectations are to lead the team into the playoffs and hopefully to a championship, but most of all get as many wins as possible.
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