Bookkeeping The Retired Guys, 2013 Edition
Obinna Ekezie - For the past five years, Ekezie has been running Wakanow.com, the first online travel portal for Nigeria outbound travel.
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Retired • Retired in 2007 • C • 6 years of NBA experience
Height6'9
Weight270 lbs
Born22nd August 1975 (age 51)
Nationality🇳🇬Nigeria
NBA Draft37th pick, 1999
Pre-draft teamMaryland
HandRight
Agentn/a
Email address on file
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Stats
| Year | League | Team | G | MPG | PTS/G | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | NBA | Vancouver Grizzlies | 39 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 46.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 1.1 | 1.6 | 67.2% | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| 2000-01 | NBA | Dallas Mavericks | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| 2000-01 | NBA | Washington Wizards | 29 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 41.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 1.3 | 1.8 | 69.8% | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| 2000-01 | NBA | Total (NBA) | 33 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 39.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 1.1 | 1.6 | 69.8% | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| 2001-02 | NBA | L.A. Clippers | 29 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 33.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 1.0 | 1.4 | 70.0% | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| 2004-05 | D League | Columbus Riverdragons | 11 | 25.3 | 12.6 | 4.3 | 9.5 | 44.8% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 4.1 | 6.1 | 67.2% | 2.0 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| 2004-05 | NBA | Atlanta Hawks | 42 | 17.4 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 43.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1.7 | 2.2 | 77.4% | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 3.1 |
| 2005-06 | EuroCup | Virtus Roma | 4 | 22.6 | 9.0 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 59.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 2.5 | 4.0 | 62.5% | 1.5 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 2005-06 | Italy | Virtus Roma | 24 | 21.2 | 8.9 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 52.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 2.4 | 3.6 | 66.7% | 2.0 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
| 2006-07 | EuroLeague | Dynamo Moscow | 10 | 12.6 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 67.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1.7 | 2.2 | 77.3% | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
Teams
| Date | Team |
|---|---|
| 1995 - 1999 | Maryland (NCAA) |
| September 1999 - August 2000 | Vancouver Grizzlies (NBA) |
| August 2000 - November 2000 | Washington Wizards (NBA) |
| November 2000 | L.A. Clippers (NBA) |
| December 2000 - February 2001 | Washington Wizards (NBA) |
| February 2001 - June 2001 | Dallas Mavericks (NBA) |
| July 2001 | Dallas Mavericks (Summer League) |
| September 2001 - July 2002 | L.A. Clippers (NBA) |
| September 2002 - October 2002 | Orlando Magic (NBA) |
| December 2002 - June 2003 | Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) |
| September 2003 - June 2004 | Atlanta Hawks (NBA) |
| November 2004 - January 2005 | Columbus Riverdragons (NBDL) |
| January 2005 - July 2005 | Atlanta Hawks (NBA) |
| October 2005 | Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) |
| December 2005 - June 2006 | Lottomatica Roma (Italy) |
| November 2006 - May 2007 | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) |
Transactions
| Date | League | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 8th April 1999 | USBL | Drafted 33rd overall in the 1999 USBL Draft by Washington Congressionals. |
| 1999 NBA Draft | NBA | Drafted 37th overall by Vancouver Grizzlies. |
| 14th September 1999 | NBA | Signed a partially guaranteed two-year minimum salary contract with Vancouver Grizzlies. |
| 22nd August 2000 | NBA | Traded by Vancouver Grizzlies, along with Dennis Scott, Cherokee Parks and Felipe Lopez, to Washington in exchange for Ike Austin. |
| 28th November 2000 | NBA | Traded by Washington, along with Cherokee Parks, to L.A. Clippers in exchange for Tyrone Nesby. |
| 29th November 2000 | NBA | Waived by L.A. Clippers. |
| 1st December 2000 | NBA | Claimed off waivers by Washington. |
| 22nd February 2001 | NBA | Traded by Washington, along with Juwan Howard and Calvin Booth, to Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Loy Vaught, Christian Laettner, Courtney Alexander, Etan Thomas, Hubert Davis and cash. |
| 26th September 2001 | NBA | Signed a partially guaranteed two-year, $1.25 million contract with L.A. Clippers. |
| 19th July 2002 | NBA | Waived by L.A. Clippers. |
| 23rd September 2002 | NBA | Signed an unguaranteed one-year minimum salary contract with Orlando Magic. |
| 23rd October 2002 | NBA | Waived by Orlando Magic. |
| 20th December 2002 | Serbia | Signed for the remainder of the season with Crvena Zvezda. |
| 26th September 2003 | NBA | Signed an unguaranteed one-year minimum salary contract with Atlanta Hawks. |
| 30th November 2004 | NBDL | Acquired by Columbus Riverdragons. |
| 10th January 2005 | NBA | Signed a ten-day contract with Atlanta Hawks. |
| 20th January 2005 | NBA | Signed a second ten-day contract with Atlanta Hawks. |
| 31st January 2005 | NBA | Signed a guaranteed minimum salary contract for the remainder of the season with Atlanta Hawks. |
| 5th July 2005 | NBA | Waived by Atlanta Hawks. |
| 3rd October 2005 | NBA | Signed an unguaranteed one-year minimum salary contract with Cleveland Cavaliers. |
| 27th October 2005 | NBA | Waived by Cleveland Cavaliers. |
| 28th December 2005 | Italy | Signed for the remainder of the season with Lottomatica Roma. |
| 29th November 2006 | Russia | Signed for the remainder of the season with Dynamo Moscow. |
| 2nd May 2007 | Russia | Left Dynamo Moscow. |
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Where Are They Now, 2011: Bookkeeping The Retired Guys
Obinna Ekezie - Ekezie is the founder and CEO of Wakanow.com, a Nigerian travel agency.
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Where Are They Now, 2010; Part 19
- Obinna EkezieFormer Maryland and Atlanta Hawks big man Ekezie last played in April 2007. In February 2008 he established a new online venture called ZeepTravel, with the aims of being Nigeria's primary travel portal. Here is Ekezie talking about it.
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