KALU Ezinne

Date of Birth: 26 Jun 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.73/5'8''

Place of birth: NEWARK, NJ

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : NEWARK, NJ

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Basketball	Women NGR Nigeria	11

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #10 NGR Nigeria 72 USA United States 81	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #23 FRA France 87 NGR Nigeria 62	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #33 NGR Nigeria 83 JPN Japan 102	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
8	Women	2018	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ESP

African Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2019	Dakar, SEN
1	Women	2017	Bamako, MLI

Occupation:

Savannah State University, United States of America

Languages spoken:

Landerneau Bretagne Basket [France] since 2019/20

Stephane Leite [club], FRA; Otis Hughley [national], USA

Position style:

Point guard (punchng.com, 09 Aug 2019)

National league:

Ligue Feminine de Basketball [FRA] (newsbasket-beafrika.com, 16 May 2019)

She took up the sport as a teenager. (thenationonlineng.net, 15 Sep 2019)

"My mum and dad always wanted me to have a job that I loved and that made me happy. Playing basketball does just that. I get to travel the world and experience so many different cultures." (thenationonlineng.net, 15 Sep 2019)

She was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] of the 2019 AfroBasket in Dakar, Senegal. (fiba.basketball, 13 Jan 2020)

General Interest

General
STUDIES
She studied a bachelor's degree in marine science at the University of Savannah in Georgia, United States of America. (ssuathletics.com, 01 Sep 2013)

HERITAGE
She was born to a US mother and Nigerian father in the United States of America, and holds dual US and Nigerian citizenship. (thenationonlineng.net, 15 Sep 2019)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
In June 2017 she founded a cosmetics brand, Kalu Kosmetics, based in Irvington, NJ, United States of America. (Instagram profile, 20 Apr 2020, kalukosmetics.com, 01 Jan 2018)

Milestones

While playing for Savannah State University in the United States of America, in 2012 she became the first female player representing the university in NCAA Division I competition to score 1000 career points. (ssuathletics.com, 29 Nov 2012)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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