Career
Aliu was part of the Tigers" treble-winning 2010/11 team, and in November 2011, became the Tigers" record points scorer in the BBL.
Born in Liverpool, England, Aliu started playing basketball at the age of 14 in his home town of Liverpool, playing for local side Toxteth Tigers. He landed a scholarship in the United States of America, playing at the Notre Dame Academy High School in Virginia, before moving on to and graduating from Morehead State University in 2004. The power forward made his British Basketball League debut on 01/10/2004 playing for Scottish Rocks against Newcastle Eagles, and he went on to make 11 appearances for the Rocks, averaging 6.27 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. He then moved on to play for three teams in Iceland - Tindastoll (17 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company and 7 RPG), Hamar/Selfoss (22 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company and 9 RPG) and Thor Thorlakshofn (24 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company and 10 RPG) - from 2005 to 2007, with a short spell at Leicester Riders in the BBL in the middle.
After a brief spell with Celso Miguez in Spain, Aliu returned to his home city to play for the new professional franchise, Everton Tigers.
He averaged 15.76 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company in 33 appearances for the Tigers, before leaving to play for Lausanne in Switzerland. In August 2011, Aliu signed a new two-year deal with the Tigers to keep him at the club until the end of the 2012/13 season.
In September 2012, Aliu signed with a contract with the Manchester Giants. In June 2014, Aliu signed a two-year contract with the Cheshire Phoenix.