David Efianayi

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David Efianayi
No. 4 – Petkim Spor
Position
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

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

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.