David Efianayi (born December 19, 1995) is an American basketball player who plays guard for Galatasaray Ekmas of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[1][2] He played college basketball at Gardner-Webb University.
| No. 4 – Galatasaray Ekmas | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| League | Basketbol Süper Ligi |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 19, 1995 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 |
Early life
editEfianayi was born in Manchester, Connecticut, and raised in Orlando, Florida, after moving there in the fifth grade.[3][1] He is 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm), and weighs 185 pounds (84 kg).[1]
He played high school basketball at Ocoee High School ('14) in Ocoee, Florida.[1][2] He was named All-County Honorable Mention by the Orlando Sentinel in his junior year.[4]
College career
editHe played college basketball at Gardner-Webb University ('19) from 2015 to 2019.[1][2] 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).[5] In 2018–19 he scored 18.2 points per game (5th in the Big South), and had 0.7 blocks per game (7th).[5] 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.[1] In 2020, he was named to the Big South Conference Men's Basketball All-Decade Team (2010–19).[6]
Professional career
editIn 2019–20 Efianayi played for the Bakken Bears in Basketligaen in Denmark.[1] In 2020–21 he played for Horsens IC in Basketligaen, averaging 20.2 points per game (second in the league).[1][7] In 2021–22 he played for Denain ASC Voltaire in LNB Pro B in France.[1]
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.[1]
On June 25, 2023, he signed with Petkim Spor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[8]
On June 11, 2024, he signed with Galatasaray Ekmas of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "David Efianayi Player Profile, Gardner-Webb – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "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.