Ndudi Ebi
| Position | Small forward |
|---|---|
| League | Ligat Winner |
| Height | ft in ( m) |
| Weight | lb ( kg) |
| Team | Bnei HaSharon (2007–) |
| Nationality | UK |
| Born | June 18 1984  London, England |
| High school | Westbury Christian School, Westbury, Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Draft | 26th overall, 2003 Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Pro career | 2003–present |
| Former teams | Minnesota Timberwolves (2003–05) |
Ndudi Ebi (born June 18, 1984 in London, England) is an English professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He committed
to the University of Arizona, in the U.S., but reneged by 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. Ebi was
the first first-round pick in three years for the Wolves due to their forfeiture of five first-round picks after the team owner
illegally made a deal with then Wolves forward Joe Smith (the penalty was later reduced to three picks). Minnesota attempted to get an exception
for Ebi to be able to send him to the Developmental League (NBDL). He was
technically ineligible as the 2005-06 season was his third year, and the NBDL now only accepts players who have been in the NBA
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 Timberwolves attempted to do this without letting Ebi know that they were
planning on sending Ebi to the NBDL. The league rejected Minnesota's request regarding Ebi, and to make room for Ronald Dupree, Minnesota released Ebi on November 1, 2005. He 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 team on October
26, 2006.
After 17 games and 16 points in his rookie season, Ebi played in two games for the Timberwolves while averaging 13.5 ppg before
getting waived.
On September 30, 2007 he signed with Israeli club
Bnei HaSharon for one season.
External links
| 2003 NBA Draft |
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| First Round LeBron James • Darko Miličić • Carmelo Anthony • Chris Bosh • Dwyane Wade • Chris Kaman • Kirk Hinrich • T. J. Ford • Michael Sweetney • Jarvis Hayes • Mickaël Piétrus • Nick Collison • Marcus Banks • Luke Ridnour • Reece Gaines • Troy Bell • Žarko Čabarkapa • David West • Aleksandar Pavlović • Dahntay Jones • Boris Diaw • Zoran Planinić • Travis Outlaw • Brian Cook • Carlos Delfino • Ndudi Ebi • Kendrick Perkins • Leandro Barbosa • Josh Howard |
| Second Round Maciej Lampe • Jason Kapono • Luke Walton • Jerome Beasley • Sofoklis Schortsanitis • Szymon Szewczyk • Mario Austin • Travis Hansen • Steve Blake • Slavko Vraneš • Derrick Zimmerman • Willie Green • Zaza Pachulia • Keith Bogans • Malick Badiane • Matt Bonner • Sani Bečirovič • Maurice Williams • James Lang • James Jones • Paccelis Morlende • Kyle Korver • Remon van de Hare • Tommy Smith • Nedžad Sinanović • Rick Rickert • Brandon Hunter • Xue Yuyang • Andreas Glyniadakis |
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