Kenny Ejim
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 3 December 1994
Died | 14 February 2022 Manama, Bahrain | (aged 27)
Nationality | Canadian |
Listed height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Career information | |
High school | St. Marguerite d'Youville (Brampton, Ontario) |
College | Humber (2014–2018) |
NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
Playing career | 2018–2022 |
Position | Power forward |
Career history | |
2018 | Aquimisa Laboratorios |
2018–2019 | Gijón Basket |
2019–2020 | Zornotza ST |
2020 | Saskatchewan Rattlers |
2020–2021 | CAM Enrique Soler |
2021–2022 | Hamilton Honey Badgers |
2022 | Al-Najma |
Kenny Tobechi Ejim (3 December 1994 – 14 February 2022) was a Canadian professional basketball player.
Playing career
A power forward, Ejim played professionally in Spain, Canada and Bahrain.[1]
Death
Ejim died on 14 February 2022, at his apartment in Manama, Bahrain, while playing for Al-Najma of the Bahraini Premier League.[2] An investigation ruled out foul play.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Honey Badgers profile
- ^ CBC (2022-02-15). "Canadian basketball player dies in Bahrain at age 27". Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ The Daily Tribune (2022-02-24). "Foul Play Ruled Out In Canadian Professional Basketball Player Death At Juffair Apartment". Retrieved 2022-04-07.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kenny Ejim.
- Player Profile at eurobasket.com
- Player Profile at realgm.com
- Player Profile at proballers.com
Categories:
- 1994 births
- 2022 deaths
- Basketball players from Toronto
- Sportspeople from Brampton
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Canadian men's basketball players
- Canadian sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- Black Canadian basketball players
- Power forwards
- Humber College alumni
- Saskatchewan Rattlers players
- Hamilton Honey Badgers players
- Canadian basketball biography stubs