David Efianayi

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David Efianayi
No. 4 – Petkim Spor
PositionGuard
LeagueBasketbol Süper Ligi
Personal information
Born (1995-12-19) December 19, 1995 (age 28)
Manchester, Connecticut, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolOcoee (Ocoee, Florida)
CollegeGardner–Webb (2015–2019)
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Bakken Bears
2020–2021Horsens IC
2021–2022Denain Voltaire Basket
2022–2023Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2023–presentPetkim Spor

David Efianayi (born December 19, 1995) is an American basketball player who plays guard for Petkim Spor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[1][2] He played college basketball at Gardner-Webb University.

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]

On June 25, 2023, he signed with Petkim Spor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "David Efianayi Player Profile, Gardner-Webb – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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.
  8. ^ "PETKİM'e üçlükçü guard" (in Turkish). basketfaul. June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
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