Ndudi Ebi

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Ndudi Ebi

| image = Ebi ritaglio (cropped).jpg

| position = Forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lbs = 240

| league =

| team =

| number =

| nationality = Nigerian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|6|18}}

| birth_place = London, England

| high_school = Westbury Christian School
(Houston, Texas)

| draft_year = 2003

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 26

| draft_team = Minnesota Timberwolves

| career_start = 2003

| career_end = 2019

| years1 = {{nbay|2003|start}}–{{nbay|2004|end}}

| team1 = Minnesota Timberwolves

| years2 = 2005–2006

| team2 = Fort Worth Flyers

| years3 = 2007–2008

| team3 = Bnei HaSharon

| years4 = 2008–2009

| team4 = Carife Ferrara

| years5 = 2009–2010

| team5 = Basket Rimini Crabs

| years6 = 2010–2011

| team6 = Andrea Costa Imola

| years7 = 2011

| team7 = Limoges CSP

| years8 = 2011

| team8 = Ningxia Hanas

| years9 = 2011–2012

| team9 = Anibal Zahle

| years10 = 2012

| team10 = Jiangsu Monkey King

| years11 = 2012

| team11 = Sidigas Avellino

| years12 = 2013

| team12 = Vaqueros de Bayamón

| years13 = 2013

| team13 = Bnei Herzliya

| years14 = 2014

| team14 = Virtus Bologna

| years15 = 2014

| team15 = Zamalek

| years16 = 2015

| team16 = Virtus Roma

| years17 = 2015–2016

| team17 = PMS Torino

| years18 = 2016

| team18 = Manama

| years19 = 2016–2017

| team19 = Byblos Club

| years20 = 2017

| team20 = Shahrdari Tabriz

| years21 = 2017

| team21 = Al-Ahli

| years22 = 2017–2018

| team22 = Boulazac Basket Dordogne

| highlights = *NBL China scoring champion (2011)

Israeli League Rebounding Leader (2008)
First-team Parade All-American (2003)

| bbr = ebind01

}}

Ndudi Hamani Ebi (born 18 June 1984) is an English-born Nigerian[http://www.basketclubferrara.it/squadra/index.htm Player Profile], Basket Club Ferrara former professional basketball player who most notably played for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA) between 2003 and 2005.

He initially committed to the University of Arizona, before making himself eligible for the NBA draft. Ebi was selected out of Westbury Christian School by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round (26th pick overall) of the 2003 NBA draft. In 2007-08 he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League.

Ebi was raised in Nigeria before moving to Houston, Texas, as a teenager to attend high school. He holds both British and Nigerian citizenship.

Professional career

Ebi was the first first-round pick in three years for the Wolves; the team had forfeited five first-round picks after the team owner illegally made a deal with forward Joe Smith (the penalty was later reduced to three picks). After Ebi appeared in 19 games over the course of two seasons, Minnesota attempted to get an exception from the NBA so they could send him to the NBA Development League. Ebi was technically ineligible as the 2005–06 NBA season was his third year, and the D-League only accepted players who had been in the NBA for less than two years. Minnesota wanted to guide Ebi in, and they tacitly argued that Ebi was hardly a two-year veteran in the figurative sense, given his limited playing time. The league rejected Minnesota's request regarding Ebi, and to make room for Ronald Dupree, Minnesota released Ebi on 31 October 2005.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

That two seasons with the Timberwolves ended up being Ebi's only playing time in the NBA, as his final game was on 20 April 2005, in a 95–73 win over the San Antonio Spurs. In his final game, Ebi recorded 18 points and 8 rebounds.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Ebi signed a free agent contract over the summer of 2006 with the Dallas Mavericks. After playing five pre-season games, averaging 5.2 points per game (ppg), Ebi was waived by the Mavericks on 26 October 2006.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

On 30 September 2007, he signed with Israeli club Bnei HaSharon for one season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Israel/basketball.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102192035/http://www.eurobasket.com/ISR/ISR.asp?NewsNo=19|url-status=live|title=Israeli Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - eurobasket|archive-date=2 November 2007|website=Eurobasket LLC}} In 2007-08 he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

On 3 August 2008, he signed with Italian club Carife Ferrara, newly promoted to Serie A.{{Cite web|url=http://www.msn.com/it-it/notizie|title=MSN Notizie | News Italia e notizie mondo, ultima ora e attualità|website=www.msn.com}} He later played for the Basket Rimini Crabs in Italy and averaged 15.3 points per game, 13.6 rebounds per game, and 3.2 steals per game.{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Ebi-Ndudi/China/Luoyang-Goldenstar-Walrus/56040|title=Ebi Ndudi Basketball Player Profile, High School, News, Career, Awards - eurobasket|website=Eurobasket LLC}} In March 2011, he signed with Limoges CSP. In summer 2011, he signed with Anibal Zahle in Lebanon and thus joined the Division 1 of the Lebanese Basketball League. In 2012, he signed with Sidigas Avellino of Italy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Italy/basketball.aspx?NewsID=281721|title=Italian Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - eurobasket|website=Eurobasket LLC}} He signed with the Vaqueros de Bayamón in 2013. On 4 February 2014, he signed with Virtus Bologna of Italy.[http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/serie-a/73263/virtus-bologna-announced-ndudi-ebi.html Virtus Bologna announced Ndudi Ebi]

On 15 January 2015, after playing for Egyptian team Zamalek, Ebi returned to Italy after signing with Virtus Roma.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/148772/virtus-roma-announces-ndudi-ebi.html|title=Virtus Roma announces Ndudi Ebi}}

On 28 July 2015, Ebi signed with Auxilium CUS Torino.{{cite web |url=http://www.sportando.com/m/en/italy/serie-a/170813/ndudi-ebi-officially-signs-with-torino.html |title=Ndudi Ebi officially signs with Torino |publisher=Sportando |date=28 July 2015 |access-date=28 July 2015}}

On 7 April 2017, Ebi signed with Shahrdari Tabriz of the Iranian Basketball Super League.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/world/asia/231370/ndudi-ebi-signs-with-tabriz-in-iran.html|title=Ndudi Ebi signs with Tabriz in Iran|work=Sportando }}

On 15 December 2017, Ebi signed with French club Boulazac Basket Dordogne.{{Cite web|url=https://www.boulazac-basket-dordogne.com/un-nouveau-joueur/|title=UN NOUVEAU JOUEUR !|date=15 December 2017}}

NBA statistics

class="wikitable"

|+Legend

| GP

|Games 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

= Regular season =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Team

!GP

!GS

!MPG

!FG%

!3P%

!FT%

!RPG

!APG

!SPG

!BPG

!PPG

2003–04

|Minnesota

|17

|1.9

|.429

|.250

|0.2

|0.0

|0.2

|0.8

2004–05

|Minnesota

|27.0

|.524

|.000

|.556

|8.0

|0.5

|13.5

colspan="2" |Career

|19

|4.5

|.486

|.000

|.462

|1.0

|0.2

|0.1

|0.3

|2.1

References

External links

{{Basketballstats |nba= 2569 |bbr= e/ebind01 }}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060217044627/http://www.nba.com/draft2003/profiles/EbiNdudi.html NBA.com Draft Profile]
[http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200006/Joueurs/A29618/Ebi-Ndudi LNB Pro A Profile]
[http://www.safsal.co.il/player2758.aspx Safsal.co.il Profile]

Category:1984 births

Category:Living people

Category:Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino players

Category:Basketball players from London

Category:Basketball players from Houston

Category:Basket Rimini Crabs players

Category:Black British sportsmen

Category:21st-century Black British people

Category:Bnei HaSharon players

Category:English men's basketball players

Category:English expatriate sportspeople in Israel

Category:English expatriate sportspeople in Italy