Ezinne Kalu

Ezinne Kalu
No. 23 – Zhejiang Golden Bulls
Position	Point guard
League	WCBA
Personal information
Born	26 Oṣù Kẹfà 1992 (ọmọ ọdún 33); Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality	Amẹ́ríkà / Nàìjíríà
Listed height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
High school	Science Park Chargers
College	Savannah State (2015)
NBA draft	2015
Pro playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2016	Clube Desportivo Torres
2016–2017	Olivais Coimbra
2017–2018	Vasas Akademia
2018–2019	Rutronik Stars Keltern
2019–2022	Landerneau Bretagne Basket
2022	Kayseri Basketbol
2022–2023	Dynamo Kursk
2023–2024	Oxygen Roma
Àdàkọ:WNBA Year	Atlanta Dream
2024–2025	Zhejiang Golden Bulls
Career highlights and awards
	Olùṣeré Tí Ó Ní Ipa Jùlọ (MVP) 2019 Women's Afrobasket; Ẹgbẹ́ Kínní All-MEAC (2015);
Bọ́ọ̀lù alápẹ̀rẹ̀ àwọn Obìnrin
Adíje fún Àdàkọ:Bkw
AfroBasket

Ezinne Kalu O.O.N. (tí a bí ní 26 Oṣù Kẹfà 1992) jẹ́ olùṣeré bọ́ọ̀lù alápẹ̀rẹ̀ oníṣẹ́-òwò fún Zhejiang Golden Bulls ti Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). Bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé wọ́n bí i ní United States, ó ń ṣojú Nàìjíríà ní ìpele àgbáyé.^[2] Ní àwọn ìdíje Afrobasket 2017, 2019, àti 2021, ó ṣojú D'Tigress, ẹgbẹ́ tí ó wà ní ipò gíga jùlọ ní Áfríkà, ó sì gba aṣèyọrí mẹta léra fún wọn.^[3] Wọ́n dárúkọ rẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí Olùṣeré Tí Ó Ní Ipa Jùlọ (MVP) ti Afrobasket àwọn Obìnrin 2019.^[4]

Ìbẹ̀rẹ̀pẹ̀pẹ̀ ayé

Wọ́n bí i ní Newark, New Jersey fún Gwendolyn Covington àti Joseph Kalu. Ìyá rẹ̀ jẹ́ ọmọ bíbí Greenville, SC. Baba rẹ̀ jẹ́ ọmọ Nàìjíríà.

Kalu lọ sí Science Park High School ní Newark, New Jersey. Òun ni obìnrin àkọ́kọ́ nínú ìtàn ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ náà láti gba àmì tí ó ju 2,000 lọ. Wọ́n fẹ̀yìn aṣọ rẹ̀ tì ní Oṣù Kejìlá 2017. Lẹ́yìn tí ó parí ní 2010, Kalu gba ìwé-ẹ̀kọ́ ọ̀fẹ́ kíkún (full scholarship) sí HBCU Savannah State University ní Savannah, GA. Ẹgbẹ́ rẹ̀ gba Aṣèyọrí MEAC àkọ́kọ́ wọn ní 2015. Òun náà tún ni ẹni àkọ́kọ́ láti gba àmì iṣẹ́ tí ó ju 2,000 lọ ní ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ náà. Ó kẹ́kọ̀ọ́ yege ní Oṣù Karùn-ún 2015 pẹ̀lú oyè bachelor nínú African Studies.^[5]

Iṣẹ́ oníṣẹ́-òwò

Lẹ́yìn tí ó kẹ́kọ̀ọ́ yege láti Savannah State, Kalu lo sáà méjì ní Portuguese Championship. Ní 2015, ó fọwọ́sí pẹ̀lú Clube Desportivo Torres Novas (àmì 22.7, ìpadàbọ̀ 6.0 àti ìrànlọ́wọ́ 5.1). Ní òpin sáà àkọ́kọ́ rẹ̀ ní Portugal, ó fọwọ́sí fún Olivais Coimbra (àmì 21.5, ìpadàbọ̀ 4.0 àti ìrànlọ́wọ́ 4.3).

Ní 2017, Kalu fọwọ́sí pẹ̀lú ẹgbẹ́ Hungary Vasas Akademia fún sáà kan (àmì 17.0, ìpadàbọ̀ 3.4 àti ìrànlọ́wọ́ 3.9).

Ní Oṣù Kọkànlá 2018, ó fọwọ́sí pẹ̀lú ẹgbẹ́ Jamani Keltern. Ó ran Keltern lọ́wọ́ láti yege fún ìparí ti German Championship (àmì 13.6 àti ìrànlọ́wọ́ 2.5).

Ní 2019, ó darapọ̀ mọ́ ẹgbẹ́ Faranse Landerneau BB, pẹ̀lú ìpínìdajì àmì 15.7, ìpadàbọ̀ 3.4 àti ìrànlọ́wọ́ 3.2 ní sáà 2019-2020.^[6]^[7]

Aṣèyọrí ìdíje AfroBasket 2021
Guard ti Ọdún 2020, Ìpele 1st Faranse
Ẹgbẹ́ Kínní 2020, All-Imports France League
Ẹgbẹ́ Kínní 2020, All-French Player
2020 Yege fún Tokyo Olympics (July 2021)
2020 All-Star top 5 ti ìdíje yíyẹ Olympic ní Serbia
2020 Wọ́n dìbò fún un gẹ́gẹ́ bí Top 12 Best Player of Africa
2019 Obìnrin àkọ́kọ́ tí AFA Sports yóò ṣe onígbọ̀wọ́ rẹ̀
Aṣèyọrí ìdíje AfroBasket 2019 (àkọsílẹ̀ 5-0)
MVP ti ìdíje AfroBasket 2019
Top 5 player ti ìdíje AfroBasket 2019
2018 Igbákejì-Balógun ti Nigeria women's national basketball team
2017 Olùṣeré Ààbò ti Ọdún, Budapest 1st Division
Aṣèyọrí ìdíje AfroBasket 2017 (àkọsílẹ̀ 8-0)
2016-17 Balógun ẹgbẹ́ obìnrin orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà
2016 Guard ti Ọdún, Portugal 1st Division

Iṣẹ́ ẹgbẹ́ orílẹ̀-èdè

Kalu gbá bọ́ọ̀lù fún ẹgbẹ́ orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà níbi ìdíje yíyẹ fún Olimpiiki obìnrin FIBA 2016. ^[8] Ó kópa nínú 2017 Women's Afrobasket, níbi tí ó ti ní ìpínìdajì àmì 12 àti ìrànlọ́wọ́ 3 ní eré kọ̀ọ̀kan. Ẹgbẹ́ náà gba aṣèyọrí ìdíje náà.^[9]^[10] Kalu kópa nínú 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup ní Spain fún ẹgbẹ́ bọ́ọ̀lù alápẹ̀rẹ̀ orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà. Ó ní ìpínìdajì àmì 10.6, ìpadàbọ̀ 3 àti ìrànlọ́wọ́ 4.1 ní eré kọ̀ọ̀kan lákòókò ìdíje náà.^[11]

Kalu tún kópa nínú 2019 Women's Afrobasket, níbi tí wọ́n ti dárúkọ rẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí Olùṣeré Tí Ó Ní Ipa Jùlọ (MVP) ti ìdíje náà. Ó ní ìpínìdajì àmì 14 àti ìrànlọ́wọ́ 3 lákòókò ìdíje náà.^[12] Ó díje ní ìdíje yíyẹ fún Olimpiiki 2020 FIBA, pẹ̀lú ìpínìdajì àmì 16, ìpadàbọ̀ 2.7 àti ìrànlọ́wọ́ 4.3 ní eré kọ̀ọ̀kan.^[13] Wọ́n dárúkọ rẹ̀ sí all Star five ti ìdíje yíyẹ Olympic FIBA tí ó wáyé ní Serbia.^[14]

Kalu tún kópa nínú Olimpiiki Tokyo 2020 ní July 2021 ó sì jẹ́ ara ẹgbẹ́ Nàìjíríà tí ó pàdánù pẹ̀lú àlàfo díẹ̀ sí Team USA, tí ó ṣe olórí ẹgbẹ́ pẹ̀lú àmì 16.^[15] Ní September 2021, ó kópa nínú ìdíje Afrobasket tí ó sì di aṣèyọrí pẹ̀lú D'Tigress ti Nàìjíríà pẹ̀lú ìpínìdajì àmì 12.4, ìpadàbọ̀ 3 àti ìrànlọ́wọ́ 4.6 ní eré kọ̀ọ̀kan.^[16] Wọ́n dárúkọ rẹ̀ sí ẹgbẹ́ All Star ti ìdíje náà.^[17]

Àkọsílẹ̀ iṣẹ́

Ìtumọ̀
GP	Eré tí ó gbá	GS	Eré tí ó bẹ̀rẹ̀	MPG	Ìṣẹ́jú ní eré kan	RPG	Atún-gbá-bọ́ọ̀lù ní eré kan
APG	Ìrànlọ́wọ́ ní eré kan	SPG	Gbigba bọ́ọ̀lù ní eré kan	BPG	Ìdènà ní eré kan	PPG	Àmì ní eré kan
TO	Pàdánù bọ́ọ̀lù ní eré kan	FG%	Ìdá ọgọ́rùn-ún àmì	3P%	Ìdá ọgọ́rùn-ún àmì 3	FT%	Ìdá ọgọ́rùn-ún àmì ọ̀fẹ́
Bold	Gíga jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́	°	Aṣíwájú nínú Liigi

WNBA

Sáà déédé

Statistik lọ́wọ́lọ́wọ́ títí di òpin sáà 2024

Àkọsílẹ̀ sáà déédé WNBA^[18]
Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2024	Atlanta	1	0	13.0	.333	.000	.500	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
Iṣẹ́	Ọdún 1, Ẹgbẹ́ 1	1	0	13.0	.333	.000	.500	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	3.0

Playoffs

Àkọsílẹ̀ playoff WNBA
Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2024	Atlanta	1	0	15.0	.250	.000	.667	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	4.0
Iṣẹ́	Ọdún 1, Ẹgbẹ́ 1	1	0	15.0	.250	.000	.667	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	4.0

Kọ́lẹ́jì

Àkọsílẹ̀ NCAA^[19]
Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2010–11	Savannah State	26	25	-	41.7	30.1	61.7	3.2	2.9	3.1	0.2	4.3	15.4
2011–12	Savannah State	30	28	-	32.0	21.9	71.7	4.0	2.8	2.7	0.2	5.2	17.6
2012–13	Savannah State	12	11	31.3	52.6	40.7	66.7	2.7	2.9	2.8	0.1	4.3	13.4
2013–14	Savannah State	32	23	29.9	40.0	25.9	66.8	3.8	3.4	2.7	0.1	3.2	16.1
2014–15	Savannah State	31	31	35.0	41.5	25.0	73.9	4.4	3.2	3.3	0.2	3.3	16.5
Iṣẹ́		131	118	32.3	39.1	26.1	68.6	3.8	3.1	2.9	0.2	4.0	16.2

Àwọn Ìtọ́kasí

↑ "KALU Ezinne".
↑ FIBA profile
↑ "Nigeria basketball star to miss World Cup qualifiers" (in en-GB). BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/59309718.
↑ "Basketball: Injury rules Kalu out for six months". Punch Newspapers (in Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì). 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
↑ ""Women's World Cup a chance to make history for Nigeria," says point guard Kalu - FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018".
↑ "EZINNE KALU". proballers.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
↑ "LANDERNEAU ROSTER". proballers.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
↑ "Top 10 players from FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017".
↑ ""Women's World Cup a chance to make history for Nigeria," says point guard Kalu - FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018".
↑ 2017 Women's Afrobasket profile
↑ "Ezinne KALU at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018".
↑ "Kalu named MVP of the 2019 FIBA Women's AfroBasket".
↑ "FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball (in Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì). Retrieved 2021-12-14.
↑ Onwuka, Okechukwu (2020-02-10). "D'Tigress' Ezinne Kalu makes Tokyo Olympics qualifying all-star team". TODAY (in Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì). Retrieved 2021-12-14.
↑ "Nigeria's D'Tigress Fall to USA 72 - 81". https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/07/tokyo-olympics-nigerias-dtigress-fall-to-usa-72-81/.
↑ "Ezinne Kalu (NGR)'s Profile FIBA".
↑ "Nigeria captain Elonu bags MVP, headlines All-Tournament team of Women's AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball (in Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì). Retrieved 2021-12-14.
↑ "Ezinne Kalu WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
↑ "Ezinne Kalu College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

Àwọn ìjápọ̀ ìta

Ezinne Kalu ní FIBA (a tọ́jú)
Àdàkọ:Basketball-Reference.com international
Àdàkọ:Eurobasket.com
Ezinne Kalu – àkọsílẹ̀ olùṣeré bọ́ọ̀lù alápẹ̀rẹ̀ kọ́lẹ́jì ní Sports Reference
Àdàkọ:Olympedia
Àdàkọ:Olympics.com
Ezinne Kalu ní Paris 2024 Summer Olympics

Àdàkọ:AfroBasket Women MVP Award

[Paris-1] "KALU Ezinne".

[2] FIBA profile

[:0-3] "Nigeria basketball star to miss World Cup qualifiers" (in en-GB). BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/59309718.

[4] "Basketball: Injury rules Kalu out for six months". Punch Newspapers (in Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì). 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2021-11-17.

[5] ""Women's World Cup a chance to make history for Nigeria," says point guard Kalu - FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018".

[6] "EZINNE KALU". proballers.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

[7] "LANDERNEAU ROSTER". proballers.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

[8] "Top 10 players from FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017".

[9] ""Women's World Cup a chance to make history for Nigeria," says point guard Kalu - FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018".

[10] 2017 Women's Afrobasket profile

[11] "Ezinne KALU at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018".

[12] "Kalu named MVP of the 2019 FIBA Women's AfroBasket".

[13] "FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball (in Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì). Retrieved 2021-12-14.

[14] Onwuka, Okechukwu (2020-02-10). "D'Tigress' Ezinne Kalu makes Tokyo Olympics qualifying all-star team". TODAY (in Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì). Retrieved 2021-12-14.

[15] "Nigeria's D'Tigress Fall to USA 72 - 81". https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/07/tokyo-olympics-nigerias-dtigress-fall-to-usa-72-81/.

[16] "Ezinne Kalu (NGR)'s Profile FIBA".

[17] "Nigeria captain Elonu bags MVP, headlines All-Tournament team of Women's AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball (in Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì). Retrieved 2021-12-14.

[18] "Ezinne Kalu WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.

[19] "Ezinne Kalu College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

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