Amanze Egekeze
| No. 8 – Yokohama B-Corsairs | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 3, 1995 Lake in the Hills, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Huntley (Huntley, Illinois) |
| College | Belmont (2014–2018) |
| NBA draft | 2018 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–present | Yokohama B-Corsairs |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Amanze Egekeze (born December 3, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Yokohama B-Corsairs in Japan.[1]
Egekeze is the son of Gilbert and Lize Egekeze, who are natives of Nigeria. He played for Huntley High School, where he was the 2014 Northwest Herald Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Egekeze played on three Class 4A regional champions.[2]
Egekeze competed in college basketball for Belmont, where he scored 1,348 career points. As a senior, he was the second-leading scorer (16.8 per game) and rebounder (5.0 per game) for the Bruins. He was named to the First-team All-Ohio Valley Conference.[3][4]
On July 13, 2018, Egekeze signed with the Yokohama B-Corsairs of the Japanese B.League.[5]
College statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | Belmont | 33 | 23 | 20.0 | .404 | .338 | .837 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
| 2015-16 | Belmont | 31 | 31 | 22.7 | .539 | .422 | .768 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 9.0 |
| 2016-17 | Belmont | 30 | 29 | 27.2 | .487 | .384 | .843 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 11.3 |
| 2017-18 | Belmont | 33 | 33 | 34.5 | .505 | .425 | .802 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 16.8 |
References
- ↑ Yokohama B-Corsairs (13 July 2018). "2018-19シーズン 新加入選手契約締結のお知らせ". Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ↑ Stevenson, Joe (June 12, 2018). "College basketball: Huntley grad Egekeze exploring opportunities in NBA, overseas". Northwest Herald. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ↑ Boclair, David (June 13, 2018). "Belmont's Egekeze hopes to plot course to NBA". Nashville Post. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ↑ Boclair, David (February 27, 2018). "Belmont puts three on All-OVC first team". Nashville Post. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ↑ "Basketball: Huntley graduate Egekeze signs with Japanese team". Northwest Herald. July 14, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
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