1. Ebi Ere then played two seasons of Division I college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners between 2001 and 2003.
18 Facts About Ebi Ere
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In 40 games for the Kings, Ebi Ere averaged 19.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
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Ebi Ere's next playing stint came in 2005 with the Oklahoma Storm of the United States Basketball League.
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Ebi Ere averaged 18.7 points and 4.1 rebounds in 23 games and earned All-USBL first team honors.
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Ebi Ere again joined Gigantes de Carolina during the NBL off-season.
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Ebi Ere earned All-NBL first team honors for a second straight year and helped lead the Tigers back to the Grand Final where they were ironically defeated by the South Dragons 3 games to 2.
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In July 2009, Ere signed a one-year deal with Pepsi Caserta of the Lega Basket Serie A He led his team to the semi-finals and averaged 15.1 points and 3.7 rebounds in 38 games.
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Ebi Ere's numbers dropped while playing for Obradoiro, averaging a career-low 8.1 points per game in the very competitive Liga ACB.
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On June 20,2012, Ebi Ere signed a one-year deal with Cimberio Varese, returning to Italy for a second stint.
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On May 24,2014, Ebi Ere signed with Caciques de Humacao of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional as a replacement for Zach Graham.
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Ebi Ere played 12 games for Humacao and averaged 19.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
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In December 2014, Ere signed a short-term contract with Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez of the LNB Pro A On January 11,2015, his contract was extended for a further two months.
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Less than a month later, Ebi Ere sustained a calf injury which ruled him out of the 2015 Pre-season Blitz tournament.
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On March 7,2016, Ebi Ere signed with Capitanes de Arecibo for the 2016 BSN season.
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On January 17,2018, Ebi Ere signed with Defensor Sporting Club of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball.
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Ebi Ere was among those selected to play for the Nigerian national team in the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan.
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Ebi Ere scored a total of 67 points, which was third behind Gabe Muoneke and Ime Udoka.
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In 2009, Ebi Ere competed for Nigeria at the FIBA Africa Championship where he averaged 11.3 points in seven games.