Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame
Peter Aluma
- Induction:
- 2018
- Class:
- 1997
Men’s Basketball: 1994-97
Peter Aluma had an immediate impact on Liberty’s men’s basketball program, helping the Flames capture the program’s first-ever Big South title in 1994 and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament during his freshman season.
By the time Aluma closed out his career at Liberty four years later, the native of Lagos, Nigeria, would leave his mark on the record books for years to come. The center finished his career with 1,715 points scored and still holds the program record for career blocked shots (366) and free throws attempted (677).
Aluma was a three-time Big South all-conference selection (first team: 1996 and 1997; second team: 1995) and was the Big South Men’s Basketball Championship MVP in both 1994 and 1997. He is a two-time NABC all-region honoree (1996 and 1997) and was inducted into the Big South Hall of Fame in 2008.
Following his career at Liberty, Aluma played for the Sacramento Kings (1998-99 season) and was on the Phoenix Suns’ preseason roster in 1999-2000. He also played professionally in Venezuela in 1998, was a member of the Nigeria national team that played in the 1998 World FIBA Championship and played for the Harlem Globetrotters in 2001.
Peter Aluma had an immediate impact on Liberty’s men’s basketball program, helping the Flames capture the program’s first-ever Big South title in 1994 and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament during his freshman season.
By the time Aluma closed out his career at Liberty four years later, the native of Lagos, Nigeria, would leave his mark on the record books for years to come. The center finished his career with 1,715 points scored and still holds the program record for career blocked shots (366) and free throws attempted (677).
Aluma was a three-time Big South all-conference selection (first team: 1996 and 1997; second team: 1995) and was the Big South Men’s Basketball Championship MVP in both 1994 and 1997. He is a two-time NABC all-region honoree (1996 and 1997) and was inducted into the Big South Hall of Fame in 2008.
Following his career at Liberty, Aluma played for the Sacramento Kings (1998-99 season) and was on the Phoenix Suns’ preseason roster in 1999-2000. He also played professionally in Venezuela in 1998, was a member of the Nigeria national team that played in the 1998 World FIBA Championship and played for the Harlem Globetrotters in 2001.
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