Ezinne Kalu was born on 26 June 1992 and is a professional basketball player for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association.
20 Facts About Ezinne Kalu
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Ezinne Kalu was named 2019 Women's Afrobasket Most Valuable Player.
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Ezinne Kalu was born in Newark, New Jersey to Gwendolyn Covington and Joseph Kalu.
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Ezinne Kalu's mother was born and raised in Greenville, SC.
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Ezinne Kalu was the first woman in the school's history to score over 2,000 points.
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Ezinne Kalu's team won their first MEAC Championship in 2015.
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Ezinne Kalu was the first to score over 2,000 career points in the school.
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Ezinne Kalu graduated in May 2015 with a bachelor's degree in African Studies.
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In 2017, Ezinne Kalu signed with the Hungarian club Vasas Akademia for one season.
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Ezinne Kalu helped Keltern qualify for the final of the German Championship.
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Ezinne Kalu played for the Nigerian national team at the 2016 FIBA women's Olympic qualifying tournament.
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Ezinne Kalu participated in the 2017 Women's Afrobasket, where she averaged 12 pts and 3 assists per game.
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Ezinne Kalu participated in the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Spain for the Nigerian national basketball team.
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Ezinne Kalu averaged 10.6 points, 3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game during the tournament.
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Ezinne Kalu then participated in the 2019 Women's Afrobasket, where she was named Most Valuable player of the tournament.
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Ezinne Kalu averaged 14 points and 3 assists during the tournament.
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Ezinne Kalu competed at 2020 FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament, averaging 16 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.
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Ezinne Kalu was named to the all Star five of the FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament held in Serbia.
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Ezinne Kalu participated in Tokyo 2020 Olympics in July 2021 and was part of the Nigerian team that narrowly lost to Team USA, leading the team with 16 points.
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Ezinne Kalu was named to the All Star team of the tournament.