Amanze Egekeze

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Amanze Egekeze
amanzeegekeze.jpg
Egekeze with Yokohama in 2018
No. 12–Kataja
Position Power forward
League Korisliiga
Personal information
Born (1995-12-03) December 3, 1995 (age 28)
Lake in the Hills, IL
NationalityNigerian / American
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Huntley (Huntley, Illinois)
College Belmont (2014–2018)
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018 Yokohama B-Corsairs
2019 Ryukyu Golden Kings
2019 Niigata Albirex BB
2019–2020 PAOK
2020–2021 BC Gries-Oberhoffen
2021–2022 Donar
2022–present Kataja
Career highlights and awards

Amanze Ikenna Egekeze (born December 3, 1995) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player who plays for Kataja of the Korisliiga. He also played for the Nigerian national team. [1] He is the son of Gilbert and Lize Egekeze, who are natives of Nigeria. [2]

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Early life and college career

Egekeze 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. [3]

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. [4] [5]

Professional career

On July 13, 2018, Egekeze signed with the Yokohama B-Corsairs of the Japanese B.League. [6] During the 2018–19 season, he also played for the Ryukyu Golden Kings and the Niigata Albirex BB from the same league. [7]

On September 1, 2019, Egekeze signed with the Greek club PAOK. [8] The 2019–20 season was complicated for PAOK. . [9] Egekeze and PAOK also participated in the Champions League where they ended at the second to last position of the D group, composed of 8 teams, with 5 wins and 9 losses, thus, not qualifying for the next round. [10]

In June 2020, Egekeze signed with the French club BC Gries-Oberhoffen. [11] Egekeze and the BCGO participated in the Leaders Cup where they ended at the bottom of the D group, composed of 3 teams, with 1 win and 3 losses, thus, not qualifying for the next round. [12]

On June 30, 2021, Egekeze signed with Dutch club Donar of the BNXT League. [13] He helped Donar win the Dutch Cup.

On August 3, 2022, Egekeze signed a one-year contract with Kataja of the Korisliiga. [14] In his first season with Kataja, He averaged 13.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1 steal. He also won the Finnish Cup and beat Salon Vilpas to win a bronze medal in Korisliiga

National team career

In December 2020, Egekeze became a member of the Nigerian national basketball team, and played with the team in the qualifiers for AfroBasket 2021. [15]

Statistics

Egekeze as a member of the Yokohama B-Corsairs in 2018 amanzeegekezeIMG 1833.jpg
Egekeze as a member of the Yokohama B-Corsairs in 2018
Legend
  GPGames 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

College statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15Belmont332320.0.404.338.8373.20.70.80.55.4
2015–16Belmont313122.7.539.422.7683.40.70.40.49.0
2016–17Belmont302927.2.487.384.8435.50.90.40.811.3
2017–18Belmont333334.5.505.425.8026.20.90.60.216.8

Career statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19Yokohama151533.6.417.280.8046.41.60.90.713.9
2018–19Ryukyu4438.2.429.421.7147.21.81.00.212.2
2018–19Niigata2231.5.613.467.8577.01.00.50.525.5
2019–20PAOK20-12.9.635.360.7272.10.50.10.13.8
2020–21BCGO

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References

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  2. ↑ "A snap decision: How Huntley alum Amanze Egekeze landed on Nigeria's national basketball team". Shaw Local. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
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  4. ↑ Boclair, David (June 13, 2018). "Belmont's Egekeze hopes to plot course to NBA". Nashville Post. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ Boclair, David (February 27, 2018). "Belmont puts three on All-OVC first team". Nashville Post. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Basketball: Huntley graduate Egekeze signs with Japanese team". Northwest Herald. July 14, 2018. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Amanze Egekeze – Player Profile". proballers.com. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Young Nigerian-American in Amanze Egekeze will continue his career in Greece with PAOK". eurohoops.net. September 19, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Panathinaikos crowned champion, Aris and PAOK stay up". ekathimerini.com. May 21, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  10. ↑ "2019–20 Basketball Champions League – Standings". championsleague.basketball. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  11. ↑ "BCGO : Egekeze, un Américain à Gries !". DNA (in French). June 17, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Leaders Cup Pro B 2021". lnb.fr (in French). Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  13. ↑ Brink, Adriaan van den (30 June 2021). "Amanze Egekeze nieuwe forward voor Donar". Donar (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Amanze Egekeze tuo kokemusta ja kokoa Kataja Basketiin". KatajaBasket.fi (in Finnish). 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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