Aaron Ekwere (190-G-2006) is a 19 year old 190cm guard from Finland playing this season with Pantterit Helsinki (1st Division), played and with Drive Academy Espoo U20 team (EYBL U20). He began his basketball career with Pyrinto Akatemia B Tampere (1st Division). He recently scored 50 points in a pro game in Finland and spoke about his experiences doing that.

Thanks Aaron for talking to eurobasket.com. You recently scored 50 points in a game and was the highest scorer in the world. You did it in Finland. What does this feat mean to you?

It means a lot to me because it was an important playoff game and we were struggling at the start so I´m happy that I could help my team get the win

Did you really score 50 points in 21 minutes? That is crazy? How do you do that?

I just felt like i couldn´t miss and my teammates kept feeding me and I got good looks the whole game

You have always been a good scorer, but did that point explosion with 50 points surprise you a bit?

Yes a little bit but I know I´m capable to do that any night if I feel hot so I´m ready for it

Did you have a special breakfast or do something different on this day to help you achieve so many points?

No I just had a normal day

How did you feel going into the game? Do you sometimes know how your game may go after warm ups and how your shot is feeling?

I felt good going in to the game but I always feel good before a game so I don´t really know if I´m going to play well

How did you get into the game flow? How rapidly did you know that you might have a real good scoring day?

I actually missed my first two shots so I was a bit scared that I was going to have an off night but half way through the first quarter I started to get a feeling that I was hot

The team had 36 assists in the game and you 3. 9 teammates had assists and Leo Guday had 9 assists. Could a teammate ask for more unselfishness within a team than that?

No I´m really lucky to play with such an unselfish group of guys and especially Guday does a good job at assisting teammates.

Did you know in the fourth quarter that you were close to 50 points?

Not really I didn´t look at the stats mid game but I knew I had a lot of points

You were an incredible 22/27 from the 2 point area. Did you have many lay up´s or also mid range shots etc?

Mostly lay ups I don´t really take mid ranges

What was your favorite own basket of the 50 point game?

Definitely when my teammate Jelani Towa threw me an alley op.

You hit the same team TuNMKY for 45 points recently. Did that 50 point game give you extra energy to go for 50 points again?

Yeah that definitely gave me the confidence that I could do it again

Did you get any special messages from people that you might not have expected from?

No not really iI just got some messages from old teammates

Did you have to get your teammates donuts after game?

No I forgot but I might have to get them something in the locker room so they don´t get mad

Thanks Aaron for the chat.