Ezinne Kalu

Ezinne Kalu (born 26 June 1992) is an American-born Nigerian basketball player for Landerneau BB and the Nigerian national team.[1]

Ezinne Kalu
No. 23 – Landerneau BB
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLFB
Personal information
Born (1992-06-26) 26 June 1992
Newark, United States
NationalityAmerican/Nigerian
Listed height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Listed weight65 kg (143 lb)
Career information
High schoolScience Park High School
(Essex County, New Jersey)
CollegeSavannah State (2015)
WNBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Nigeria
AfroBasket
2017 Mali
2019 Senegal

Early life

She was born in New Jersey to Nigerian parents.[2]

Professional Career

In 2019, she joined the french side Landerneau BB she averaged 12.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists.[3][4]

International Career

Kalu played for the Nigerian's national team at the 2016 FIBA women's Olympic qualifying tournament. [5] She participated at the 2017 Women's Afrobasket, where she averaged 12 pts, 3 assists per game. The team won the tournament.[6][7] Kalu participated in the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Spain for the Nigerian national basketball team. She averaged 10.6 points, 3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game during the tournament.[8]

Kalu participated in the 2019 Women's Afrobasket where she was named Most Valuable player of the tournament. She average 13 points and 3 assists during the tournament.[9]

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References
  1. FIBA profile
  2. http://www.fiba.basketball/womensbasketballworldcup/2018/news/womens-world-cup-2018-a-chance-to-make-history-for-nigeria-says-point-guard-kalu
  3. "EZINNE KALU". proballers.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. "LANDERNEAU ROSTER". proballers.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. http://www.fiba.basketball/news/top-10-players-from-fiba-women-s-afrobasket-2017
  6. http://www.fiba.basketball/womensbasketballworldcup/2018/news/womens-world-cup-2018-a-chance-to-make-history-for-nigeria-says-point-guard-kalu
  7. 2017 Women's Afrobasket profile
  8. http://www.fiba.basketball/womensbasketballworldcup/2018/player/Ezinne-Josephine-Kalu
  9. http://www.fiba.basketball/womensafrobasket/2019/news/kalu-named-mvp-of-the-2019-fiba-womens-afrobasket


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