Personal Information
Full Name | Eziyoda Magbegor |
Date of Birth | August 13, 1999 |
Age | 25 |
Nationality | Australian |
Height | 6 feet 4 inches (1.93m) |
Weight | 181 lbs (82 kg) |
Father | Appolus Magbegor |
Mother | Patience Magbegor |
Ezi Magbegor: A Brief Biography
Eziyoda Magbegor is an Australian professional basketball player. As of September 2024, she is playing for the Seattle Storm from 2020 and the USK Prague in the Czech Women's Basketball League and the EuroLeague Women. She plays as the center, standing 6 feet 4 inches tall. She played her first international match at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Russia. Magbegor was named the 2021 Deakin University's Female Sportsperson of the Year.
Ezi Magbegor's Early Life
Ezi Magbegor was born on August 13, 1999, to Nigerian parents Patience Magbegor and Appolus Magbegor in Wellington, New Zealand. When she was six years old, she and her family moved to Australia. She started playing basketball at the age of eight as mentioned in her Australian Olympics. She was recruited by the Australian Institute of Sport when she was 15 by coach Paul Goriss.
Ezi Magbegor’s Personal Information
Ezi Magbegor attended Lake Ginninderra College in Canberra, ACT. After completing high school, she studied at Deakin University in 2021 and pursued a Bachelor of Psychology degree. Initially, in 2019, she studied for a Bachelor of Commerce but changed her field of study, inspired by Kobe Bryant to attain his “Mamba Mentality”. Magbegor played in the Under 18 Australian Junior Championship in 2015 and caught the eye of Australian basketball officials, according to her Australian Olympic profile. She finished that championship with double figures in nine games.
Ezi Magbegor's Family Background
Ezi Magbegor has three siblings, Elo and Ovie, two older sisters who played for the University of West Georgia, and a younger brother, AJ Magbegor. She has posted pictures with them on her Instagram account. In an interview with the Commonwealth Games, she shared that she started playing basketball by following in her brother’s and sister's footsteps.
Ezi Magbegor’s Social Media
Ezi Magbegor is active on her social media accounts. Her Instagram handle is @ezimagbegor, with more than 30,000 followers, and her X (formerly Twitter) account is @ezimagbegor. She joined X in March 2018, and as of September 2024, she has more than 2,000 followers.
Ezi Magbegor Brand Ambassador
Ezi Magbegor is a brand ambassador for Spalding Australia. She was the first female ambassador for the global brand. In 2020, she signed a deal with them. On her Instagram account, she also advertises Nike and Skims. She was featured on the cover page of Women's Health Australia.
Ezi Magbegor’s career stats
As of September 25, 2024, Ezi Magbegor’s total career stats with the Seattle Storm are mentioned below:
Season | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PF |
2020 | 144 | 54 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 56.9 | 33.3 | 70.4 | 43 |
2021 | 200 | 115 | 24 | 18 | 28 | 26 | 50.9 | 55.6 | 84.6 | 65 |
2022 | 315 | 184 | 45 | 29 | 58 | 46 | 55.0 | 34.5 | 73.6 | 95 |
2023 | 550 | 322 | 102 | 45 | 74 | 94 | 51.3 | 38.5 | 69.9 | 129 |
2024 | 433 | 296 | 74 | 40 | 82 | 53 | 51.2 | 24.5 | 87.4 | 117 |
Career | 1642 | 971 | 252 | 144 | 258 | 228 | 52.4 | 34.3 | 76.9 | 449 |
Ezi Magbegor’s Achievements
Ezi Magbegor has been playing in the WNBA for four years as of September 2024. Additionally, she has played for the Opals or the Australian Women’s basketball team in international competitions, as well as in the WNBL, and Czech League. Magbegor was a member of the WNBA All-Star team in 2023 and named to the WNBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2022 and 2023. She won the WNBA Championship in 2020 and the Commissioner’s Cup Championship in 2021 with her current team, the Seattle Storm.
Internationally, she was honored with the All-WNBL First Team in 2022 and the All-WNBL Second Team in 2020. Magbegor was the WNBL Youth Player of the Year thrice in 2018, 2020, and 2022. In the FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup, Magbegor was the MVP of the tournament. She played in the Tokyo Olympics Games in 2020 but the Opals lost the quarterfinals against the USA. However, in the 2024 Paris Olympics, Magbegor and her team won the bronze medal after defeating Belgium. She has also won one silver medal and two bronze medals in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in 2018, 2022, and 2024, respectively. In the 2019 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in India, Magbegor and her team took home the bronze medal. She won a gold medal in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
Ezi Magbegor’s Contract
According to Spotrac, Ezi Magbegor agreed to sign a four-year contract with the Seattle Storm in 2019, worth $189,042. In 2023, she signed a two-year extension contract with the same team, worth $314,650. Again, on June 04, 2024, she signed a one-year contract extension with the Storm. She will earn an average annual salary of $186,000. Her cumulative earnings amount to $500,650 as of September 2024.
Magbegor also plays overseas for the USK Praha as of September 2024. She previously played for the University of Canberra Capitals, the Geelong United (or Melbourne Boomers), and the Sopron Basket between 2017 to 2023.
Ezi Magbegor’s Diet
Ezi Magbegor’s diet is not available in the public domain. However, in Spalding’s Made for the Game YouTube interview, she shared that she loves pasta and that her mother makes the best pasta.
Ezi Magbegor’s House
Ezi Magbegor’s house details are not available in the public domain. Her hometown is Melbourne, Australia.
FAQ's On Ezi Magbegor
A. In an interview with Spalding, Ezi Magbegor shared that her favorite holiday destination is London.
A. Ezi Magbegor’s favorite movie is any of the Harry Potter movies because she is a Harry Potter fan.
A. As disclosed in an interview with Delly in Spalding, Ezi Magbegor said that her first sport was soccer.
A. Ezi Magbegor weighs 181 lbs (82 kg).