No. 4 – Galatasaray Ekmas | |
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Position | Guard |
League | Basketbol Süper Ligi |
Personal information | |
Born | (1995-12-19) December 19, 1995 (age 29) Manchester, Connecticut, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Ocoee (Ocoee, Florida) |
College | Gardner–Webb (2015–2019) |
NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019–2020 | Bakken Bears |
2020–2021 | Horsens IC |
2021–2022 | Denain Voltaire Basket |
2022–2023 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
2023–2024 | Petkim Spor |
2024–present | Galatasaray Ekmas |
David Efianayi (born December 19, 1995) is an American basketball player who plays guard for Galatasaray Ekmas of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball at Gardner-Webb University.
Early life
Efianayi was born in Manchester, Connecticut, and raised in Orlando, Florida, after moving there in the fifth grade. He is 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm), and weighs 185 pounds (84 kg).
He played high school basketball at Ocoee High School ('14) in Ocoee, Florida. He was named All-County Honorable Mention by the Orlando Sentinel in his junior year.
College career
He played college basketball at Gardner-Webb University ('19) from 2015 to 2019. In 2017–18 he scored 17.5 points per game (3rd in the Big South), had an .807 free throw percentage (6th), and had 1.2 steals per game (10th). In 2018–19 he scored 18.2 points per game (5th in the Big South), and had 0.7 blocks per game (7th). Efianayi was named twice to the Sports Classic Indianapolis Subregional Team, All-Big South Honorable Mention Team in 2017, to the All-Big South Second Team in 2018 and 2019, to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District (3) Second Team in 2019, and to the Big South All-Tournament Team in 2019. In 2020, he was named to the Big South Conference Men's Basketball All-Decade Team (2010–19).
Professional career
In 2019–20 Efianayi played for the Bakken Bears in Basketligaen in Denmark. In 2020–21 he played for Horsens IC in Basketligaen, averaging 20.2 points per game (second in the league). In 2021–22 he played for Denain ASC Voltaire in LNB Pro B in France.
In 2022–23 Efianayi plays guard for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, having signed with the team on July 5, 2022.
On June 25, 2023, he signed with Petkim Spor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
On June 11, 2024, he signed with Galatasaray Ekmas of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
References
- ^ "David Efianayi Player Profile, Gardner-Webb – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ "David Efianayi Player Profile, Hapoel Altshuler Shaham Beer Sheva, News, Stats". Eurobasket.
- Jacob Conley. "Gardner-Webb's David Efianayi keeps climbing school's scoring list". Gaston Gazette.
- "David Efianayi – Men's Basketball". Gardner-Webb University Athletics.
- ^ "David Efianayi," Sports-Reference.
- "Gardner-Webb's David Efianayi Named To Big South Hoops All-Decade Team". Gardner-Webb University Athletics.
- "Danish Basketligaen Stats – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- "PETKİM'e üçlükçü guard" (in Turkish). basketfaul. June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- "Galatasaray'a hoş geldin David Efianayi" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
Galatasaray current roster | |
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American expatriate basketball people in Denmark
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American men's basketball players
- Bakken Bears players
- Basketball players from Connecticut
- Basketball players from Orlando, Florida
- Denain Voltaire Basket players
- Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
- Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball players
- Guards (basketball)
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. players
- Horsens IC players
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Petkim Spor players
- Sportspeople from Manchester, Connecticut