Victor Ezeh
{{Short description|Nigerian basketball player (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Victor Ezeh
| team = Free agent
| position = Shooting guard.
| league = BAL
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|2|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lagos, Nigeria
| nationality = Nigerian
| height_m = 1.93
| weight_kg = 77
| high_school = NBA Academy Africa
(Saly, Senegal)
| career_start = 2023
| years1 = 2023
| team1 = Kwara Falcons
| number =
}}
Victor Ezeh (born 12 February 2003) is a Nigerian professional basketball player who plays for the Nigeria national team. A graduate of the NBA Academy Africa, he has been considered as one of the top talents in Nigerian basketball.{{Cite web |last=Sports |first=Pulse |date=2023-02-24 |title=Ezeh and the other Tigers who made the difference for D'Tigers against Côte d'Ivoire |url=https://www.pulsesports.ng/basketball/2023022416361792178/ezeh-and-the-other-tigers-who-made-the-difference-for-dtigers-against-cote-divoire |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Pulse Sports Nigeria |language=en}}
Early career
Born in Lagos, Ezeh attended the NBA Academy Africa in Saly, Senegal.
Professional career
Ezeh was drafted by REG to play in the 2022 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) under the BAL Elevate program, however, he was unable to participate as he was at another tournament in Atlanta.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-06 |title=Playing the Basketball Africa League (BAL) a dream come true’ says Victor Ezeh |url=https://ojbsport.com/2023/03/06/playing-the-basketball-africa-league-bal-a-dream-come-true-says-victor-ezeh/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308133223/https://ojbsport.com/2023/03/06/playing-the-basketball-africa-league-bal-a-dream-come-true-says-victor-ezeh/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=8 March 2023 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=OJB SPORT |language=en}}
One year later, Ezeh made his professional debut with the Kwara Falcons from his native Nigeria. He was connected with the team with the help of former player Olumide Oyedeji. At the Louis Edem Basketball Championship, he was named the tournament MVP after leading the Falcons to the championship. Ezeh was the captain of the Falcons during the 2023 BAL season and on 15 March 2023, Ezeh scored a career-high 22 points against the defending BAL champions US Monastir.{{Cite web |title=US Monastir make it rain to beat Kwara Falcons |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/us-monastir-make-it-rain-to-beat-kwara-falcons |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=The BAL |language=en}}
National team career
In February 2023, Ezeh was selected for the Nigeria national men's team for the first time when he joined the team for the 2023 World Cup qualifiers.{{Cite web |last=Sports |first=Pulse |date=2023-02-21 |title=Louis Edem MVP Victor Eze makes D’Tigers final 12-man roster for FIBA World Cup qualifiers |url=https://www.pulsesports.ng/basketball/2023022121462737034/louis-edem-mvp-victor-eze-makes-dtigers-final-12-man-roster-for-fiba-world-cup-qualifiers |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Pulse Sports Nigeria |language=en}} On 24 February, Ezeh scored 18 points in his D'Tigers debut as he guided Nigeria to a 72–63 win over Ivory Coast, ending their seven-game winning streak.
BAL career statistics
{{BAL player statistics legend}}
{{BAL player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|2023
| style="text-align:left;"|Kwara Falcons
| 5 || 5 || 23.1 || .310 || .226 || .692 || 3.2 || 1.2 || .6 || .2 || 10.4
|-
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References
{{Kwara Falcons current roster}}
Category:Nigerian men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Lagos
Category:Kwara Falcons players
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