Ezinne Kalu
Ezinne Kalu (born 26 June 1992) is an American-born Nigerian basketball player for Landerneau BB and the Nigerian national team.[1]
| No. 23 – Landerneau BB | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||
| League | LFB | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 June 1992 Newark, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American/Nigerian | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Science Park High School (Essex County, New Jersey) | ||||||||||||||||
| College | Savannah State (2015) | ||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
- FIBA profile
- http://www.fiba.basketball/womensbasketballworldcup/2018/news/womens-world-cup-2018-a-chance-to-make-history-for-nigeria-says-point-guard-kalu
- "EZINNE KALU". proballers.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- "LANDERNEAU ROSTER". proballers.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- http://www.fiba.basketball/news/top-10-players-from-fiba-women-s-afrobasket-2017
- http://www.fiba.basketball/womensbasketballworldcup/2018/news/womens-world-cup-2018-a-chance-to-make-history-for-nigeria-says-point-guard-kalu
- 2017 Women's Afrobasket profile
- http://www.fiba.basketball/womensbasketballworldcup/2018/player/Ezinne-Josephine-Kalu
- http://www.fiba.basketball/womensafrobasket/2019/news/kalu-named-mvp-of-the-2019-fiba-womens-afrobasket
