Michael James Efevberha (born August 22, 1984) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the New Taipei Kings of the Basketball Champions League Asia (BCL Asia). He played college basketball for the University of California, Irvine and California State University, Northridge. He has also represented the Nigeria national basketball team, serving as team captain in 2009 at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship where he averaged 17.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.[1]
In 2009, Efevberha was named New Zealand NBL Most Outstanding Guard and earned the league's scoring title with 27.8 points per game. He scored over 30 points in a game eight times and reached over the 40-point mark on two occasions.[2] He led the Wellington Saints to the semi-finals, where they were defeated by the Nelson Giants.
On November 18, 2017, Efevberha signed with the Israeli team Bnei Herzliya for the 2017–18 season.[3] However, on December 27, 2017, Efevberha parted ways with Herzliya after appearing in 4 games.[4] On February 12, 2018, Efevberha signed with the Lebanese team Beirut Club , and after losing at the semis versus Riyadi Beirut, Mike signed with Homenetmen Beirut for the 2018–2019 season, Mike signed with sagesse club for the 2019–2020.
On November 21, 2019, he has signed with JA Vichy-Clermont Métropole of the French Pro B.[5]
On November 25, 2022, Efevberha has signed with Taoyuan Leopards of the T1 League.[6] He was the league's points leader for the 2022–23 season.[7]
On August 22, 2024, Efevberha re-signed with the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).[8] On October 8, the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers terminated the contract relationship with Efevberha.[9]
On February 7, 2025, Efevberha signed a BCL Asia player contract with the New Taipei Kings of the Basketball Champions League Asia (BCL Asia).[10]
References
- ^ Michael James Efevberha's FIBA profile
- ^ Jones named NBL MVP
- ^ "חיזוק ניגרי: מייק אפבראה מגיע להרצליה". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). November 18, 2017.
- ^ "אפברה לא הגיע לאימון הרצליה והודיע: אני עוזב". one.co.il (in Hebrew). December 27, 2017.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (November 21, 2019). "Mike Efevberha joins Vichy-Clermont". Sportando. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "魔獸新幫手來了！艾夫伯加盟桃園雲豹成第5洋將". China Times. November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "雲豹3外援帶走3獎項 林韋翰包辦助攻、抄截王". United Daily News. April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "最強「阿北」回來了 攻城獅宣布續簽艾夫伯". ETtoday. August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ "「新竹阿北」艾夫伯不打了！ 攻城獅：個人生涯規劃離隊". ETtoday. October 8, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ "新北國王加碼打BCL 找來40歲艾夫伯助拳". Liberty Times Net. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.