WHO IS FESTUS EZELI?
Ifeanyi Festus Ezeli-Ndulue known as Festus Ezeli was born October 21, 1989
Today marks his 32nd birthday as a basketball player.
He is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player.
He previously played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
He played college basketball for Vanderbilt before being selected with the 30th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors.
Ezeli won an NBA Championship with the Warriors in 2015.
He last appeared in the 2016 NBA Finals, and did not play basketball since his knee surgery in the 2017 season until coming back in 2021.
Ezeli with the Warriors in March 2013
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HIM
Born:
October 21, 1989 (age 32)
Benin City, Nigeria
Nationality:
Nigerian / American
Height:
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Weight:
265 lb (120 kg)
High school:
Igbinedion Education Centre
(Benin City, Nigeria)
Jesuit (Sacramento, California)
College:
Vanderbilt (2008–2012)
NBA DRAFT
2012 / Round:
1 / Pick: 30th overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
CAREER
2012–present
HISTORY
2012–2016
Golden State Warriors
2015
→Santa Cruz Warriors
2021
Westchester Knicks
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2015)
Second-team All-SEC (2011)