Obinna Ekezie | 54
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2005-06
Statistics
 PPG
 RPG
 APG
 EFF
Position:  C
Born: Aug 22, 1975
Height: 6-9 /  2,06
Weight: 270  lbs. / 122,5  kg.
College : Maryland
Career Highlights
  • Made his NBA debut against the Portland Trail Blazers on 11/2/99

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BACKGROUND

2004-05: Played in a career-high 42 games (31 starts) with the Atlanta Hawks…averaged 5.5 points and 4.3 rebounds in 17.4 minutes per game…as a starter, averaged 6.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game…led the team in rebounding on two occasions…posted a double-double of 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds at Boston on March 9…scored a career-high 14 points at Milwaukee on March 8…signed consecutive 10-day contracts on Jan. 10 and Jan. 20 and signed with Atlanta for the remainder of the season on Jan. 31…missed eight games with a strained left shoulder…played in 10 games with the Columbus Riverdragons of the NBDL.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Missed the entire 2003-04 season…during the 2002-03 season, played in 11 games with Crvena Zvezda Beograd in the Adriate League…averaged 15.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game…in seven YUBA League games, averaged 16.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists…during the 2001-02 season, played in 29 games (one start) with the Los Angeles Clippers…averaged 1.9 points and 1.2 rebounds in 5.2 minutes per game…played in 33 games between Washington and Dallas during the 2000-01 season…averaged 3.1 points and 2.4 rebounds in those games…played in 29 games with Washington, averaging 3.5 points and 2.6 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per games…played in four games with Dallas and grabbed two rebounds in eight minutes…during the 1999-00 season, played in 39 games with the Vancouver Grizzlies…averaged 3.2 points and 2.4 rebounds in 9.0 minutes per game…played at least 10 minutes in 15 games…scored in double figures three times and scored a then career-high 11 points at Miami on Jan. 4.

COLLEGE CAREER: Played four seasons at the University of Maryland…ranks sixth in school history with 125 career blocked shots and is one of only five players in school history to average at least one block per game for his career (1.06 per game)…played in 118 career games (105 starts), averaging 9.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game…as a senior, averaged 12.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.46 blocks per game…named honorable mention All-ACC as a junior after averaging 12.8 points per game.

PERSONAL

  • Lists his favorite foods as pasta and chicken
  • Likes to listen to hip hop and watch ESPN
  • Looks to Tony Massenburg and Chris Webber as mentors
  • Was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
  • Nickname is "O"
  • Completed his mechanical engineering degree and business degree at Maryland


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