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| Position | Forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Weight | 240 lb (110 kg) |
| League | Lega A Basket |
| Team | Carife Ferrara |
| Born | June 18, 1984 London, England, UK |
| Nationality | Nigerian-British[1] |
| High school | Westbury Christian School, Westbury, Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Draft | 26th overall, 2003 Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Pro career | 2003–present |
| Former teams | Minnesota Timberwolves (2003–2005) Bnei HaSharon (2007–08) |
Ndudi Hamani Ebi (born June 18, 1984 in London, England) is a Nigerian-British 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 raised in Nigeria before moving to Houston, Texas as a teenager to attend high school. He holds both British and Nigerian citizenship. He currently plays for Serie A club Carife Ferrara.
NBA career
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.
On September 30, 2007, he signed with Israeli club Bnei HaSharon for one season.[2]
On August 3, 2008, he signed with Italian club Carife Ferrara, newly promoted to Serie A.[3]
Notes
- ^ Player Profile, Basket Club Ferrara
- ^ Bnei and Ramat Gan land foreigners
- ^ Basket: Carife Ferrara ingaggia Ebi (Italian)
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