1. Melvin Obinna Ejim was born on March 4,1991 and is a Nigerian-Canadian professional basketball player for Unicaja of the Liga ACB.
24 Facts About Melvin Ejim
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Melvin Ejim played college basketball for Iowa State University before playing professionally in Italy, Russia and Spain, as well as the NBA G League.
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Melvin Ejim attended St Mary's Ryken High School in Leonardtown, Maryland, where he made the 2007 Provincial team before transferring to Brewster Academy in New Hampshire.
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Melvin Ejim started 30 games out of 32 in his freshman campaign for Iowa State, averaging 10.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, shooting 48.6 percent from the field and tallied 39 steals, second-best total on the team.
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Melvin Ejim became one of just 13 Iowa State freshmen in school history to average double figures in scoring, and his 214 rebounds was the third-best rookie total in school history.
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Melvin Ejim earned Big 12 Honorable Mention accolades and was a first team Academic All-Big 12 selection.
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Melvin Ejim was a finalist for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, became the fifth Academic All-American in school history, earned Capital One first team Academic All-America honors and was named the Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year for the second time.
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Melvin Ejim became just the fourth player in league history to record 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career, finishing his career with the most wins of any Cyclone men's basketball player at 88 wins.
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Melvin Ejim finished 12th in scoring, second in rebounding, tied for 10th in steals and 15th in blocks ; he broke the school record for games played and games started.
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On February 8,2014, Melvin Ejim scored a Big 12-record 48 points against the TCU Horned Frogs in the Hilton Coliseum, surpassing Michael Beasley and Denis Clemente who had 44 points in 2008 and 2009 respectively.
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Melvin Ejim averaged 8.1 points and 4.3 rebounds in 18 EuroCup games.
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Melvin Ejim averaged 10.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.4 steals in 22 BCL games.
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Melvin Ejim averaged 9.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 19 EuroCup games.
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Melvin Ejim averaged 7.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 14 EuroCup games.
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On July 25,2019, Melvin Ejim signed a 1+1 deal with Spanish club Unicaja.
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Melvin Ejim averaged 7.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals in 10 EuroCup games.
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On June 27,2020, Melvin Ejim signed with Montenegrin club KK Buducnost.
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On July 11,2021, Melvin Ejim signed with Slovenian club KK Cedevita Olimpija.
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On July 23,2022, Melvin Ejim signed with Unicaja of the Liga ACB.
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In June 2012, Melvin Ejim played for the Nigerian national team on their tour of China.
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Melvin Ejim played at the Tuto Marchand Cup and FIBA Americas Championship in 2015.
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On May 24,2022, Melvin Ejim agreed to a three-year commitment to play with the Canadian senior men's national team.
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Melvin Ejim was named to Canada's roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
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Melvin Ejim was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi academic honours society.