Ezinne Kalu

Ezinne Kalu
No. 23 – Bourges
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLFB
Personal information
Born (1992-06-26) 26 June 1992 (age 32)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Nigerian
Listed height1.73[1] m (5 ft 8 in)
Listed weight80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
High schoolScience Park Chargers
CollegeSavannah State (2015)
WNBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Clube Desportivo Torres
2016–2017Olivais Coimbra
2017–2018Vasas Akademia
2018–2019Rutronik Stars Keltern
2019–Landerneau [fr]
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Nigeria
AfroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mali
Gold medal – first place 2019 Senegal
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cameroon

Ezinne Kalu (born 26 June 1992) is a basketball player who plays as a point guard for Landerneau [fr]. Born in the United States, she represents Nigeria at international level.[2] In the 2017, 2019 and 2021 Afrobasket events, she represented D'Tigress, Africa's highest-ranked side and won three straight championship for them.[3] She was named 2019 Women's Afrobasket Most Valuable Player (MVP).[4]

  1. ^ "KALU Ezinne".
  2. ^ FIBA profile
  3. ^ "Nigeria basketball star to miss World Cup qualifiers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Basketball: Injury rules Kalu out for six months". Punch Newspapers. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.