Michael Efevberha
JA Vichy-Clermont Métropole | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Pro B |
Personal information | |
Born | Pomona, California | August 22, 1984
Nationality | Nigerian / American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Ganesha (Pomona, California) |
College | UC Irvine (2002–2004) Cal State Northridge (2005–2006) |
NBA draft | 2006 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2006–present |
Career history | |
2006 | Idaho Stampede |
2007 | Santa Barbara Breakers |
2007–2008 | Iowa Energy |
2008 | Anaheim Arsenal |
2009 | Wellington Saints |
2009–2011 | Lugano Tigers |
2011–2012 | Iowa Energy |
2012 | Cocolos de San Pedro de Macorís |
2012 | Spartak Primorye |
2013 | ČEZ Nymburk |
2013–2015 | Sichuan Blue Whales |
2015–2016 | Club Sagesse |
2016 | Jiangsu Hualan |
2016–2017 | Changwon LG Sakers |
2017 | Club Sagesse |
2017 | BBC Monthey |
2017 | Chongqing Sanhai Lanling |
2017 | Anyang KGC |
2017 | Bnei Herzliya |
2018 | |
2018–2019 | Homenetmen Beirut |
2019–present | JA Vichy-Clermont Métropole |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Michael James Efevberha (born August 22, 1984) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for JA Vichy-Clermont Métropole of the French Pro B. He played college basketball for the University of California, Irvine and California State University, Northridge. He has also represented the Nigeria national basketball team, serving as team captain in 2009 at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship where he averaged 17.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. Efevberha was also a mariste student when he was 5 years old.[1]
In 2009, Efevberha was named New Zealand NBL Most Outstanding Guard and earned the league's scoring title with 27.8 points per game. He scored over 30 points in a game eight times and reached over the 40-point mark on two occasions.[2] He led the Wellington Saints to the semi-finals, where they were defeated by the Nelson Giants.
On November 18, 2017, Efevberha signed with the Israeli team Bnei Herzliya for the 2017–18 season.[3] However, on December 27, 2017, Efevberha parted ways with Herzliya after appearing in 4 games.[4] On February 12, 2018, Efevberha signed with the Lebanese team , and after losing at the semis versus Riyadi Beirut, Mike signed with Homenetmen Beirut for the 2018-2019 season, Mike signed with sagesse club for the 2019-2020.
On November 21, 2019, he has signed with JA Vichy-Clermont Métropole of the French Pro B. [5]
References[]
- ^ Michael James Efevberha's FIBA profile
- ^ Jones named NBL MVP
- ^ "חיזוק ניגרי: מייק אפבראה מגיע להרצליה". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). November 18, 2017.
- ^ "אפברה לא הגיע לאימון הרצליה והודיע: אני עוזב". one.co.il (in Hebrew). December 27, 2017.
- ^ "Mike Efevberha joins Vichy-Clermont". Sportando. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
External links[]
- 1984 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in China
- American expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic
- American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic
- American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon
- American expatriate basketball people in New Zealand
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- American expatriate basketball people in South Korea
- American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland
- American men's basketball players
- American sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- Anaheim Arsenal players
- Anyang KGC players
- Basketball players from California
- BBC Monthey players
- BC Spartak Primorye players
- Bnei Hertzeliya basketball players
- Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball players
- Changwon LG Sakers players
- Basketball Nymburk players
- Point guards
- Idaho Stampede players
- Iowa Energy players
- Lugano Tigers players
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Nigerian men's basketball players
- Shooting guards
- Sichuan Blue Whales players
- Sportspeople from Pomona, California
- UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball players
- Wellington Saints players
- Sagesse SC basketball players
- Nigerian sportspeople stubs
- African basketball biography stubs