David Efianayi

David Efianayi (born December 19, 1995) is an American basketball player who plays guard for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[1][2] He played college basketball at Gardner-Webb University.

David Efianayi
No. 4 – Hapoel Be'er Sheva
PositionGuard
LeagueIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1995-12-19) December 19, 1995
Manchester, Connecticut
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolOcoee High School
CollegeGardner-Webb University
Playing career2019–present

Early life

Efianayi 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

He 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

In 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]

References
  1. "David Efianayi Player Profile, Gardner-Webb - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  2. "David Efianayi Player Profile, Hapoel Altshuler Shaham Beer Sheva, News, Stats". Eurobasket.
  3. Jacob Conley. "Gardner-Webb's David Efianayi keeps climbing school's scoring list". Gaston Gazette.
  4. "David Efianayi - Men's Basketball". Gardner-Webb University Athletics.
  5. "David Efianayi," Sports-Reference.
  6. "Gardner-Webb's David Efianayi Named To Big South Hoops All-Decade Team". Gardner-Webb University Athletics.
  7. "Danish Basketligaen Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
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