EZE, BENJAMIN
Montepaschi Siena 8 Center
Height: 2.08 Born: 8 February, 1981 Nationality: Italy
EuroLeague 2012-13 STATISTICS
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
  G GS Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
Totals 17 14 287:36 96 39/81 1/1 15/25 32 42 74 9 6 17 13 10 38 23 104
Averages 17 14 16:55 5.6 48.1% 100% 60% 1.9 2.5 4.4 0.5 0.4 1 0.8 0.6 2.2 1.4 6.1
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Game Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
11 vs Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 6:19 2 1/2     1   1     1     2   -1
12 * at Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul 13:43 4 2/6     3 2 5     3     2 1 1
13 * vs Khimki Moscow Region 5:54   0/3     1 1 2       1 1 1   -2
14 * at Olympiacos Piraeus 6:44   0/2     3 1 4         1 1    
15 * vs Besiktas JK Istanbul 15:46 8 4/7     2 5 7       1 1 2   10
16 * at FC Barcelona Regal 21:56 12 5/9   2/4           2 1 1 2 3 5
17 * vs Laboral Kutxa Vitoria 28:46 10 5/7   0/1 2 4 6     1 2   1 2 15
18 * at Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 19:14 9 4/7   1/1 2 3 5   1 4 1 1 4 3 7
19 * vs Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul 27:28 7 3/5   1/2 2 6 8 1 1 1     3 1 11
20 * at Khimki Moscow Region 4:32   0/1           1         1 1  
21 * vs Olympiacos Piraeus 19:57 6 2/9   2/3 4 5 9   1 1 1 3 3 3 5
22 * at Besiktas JK Istanbul 17:40 8 3/4   2/2   1 1 1         3 1 7
23 vs FC Barcelona Regal 14:15 2 1/1     3 2 5     1     1 1 6
24 * at Laboral Kutxa Vitoria 25:34 7 3/5   1/4 3 3 6 3 1   2 2 3 2 11
14 Totals 227:48 75 33/68 0/0 9/17 26 33 59 6 4 14 9 10 29 18 75
Average 16:16 5.4 48.5% 0% 52.9% 1.9 2.4 4.2 0.4 0.3 1 0.6 0.7 2.1 1.3 5.4
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Game Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
1 * vs Alba Berlin 15:23 7 3/6   1/1 3 1 4 2   2     2 1 7
9 at Elan Chalon-Sur-Saone 20:52 11 3/5 1/1 2/3 1 3 4 1 1       3 2 13
10 * vs Asseco Prokom Gdynia 23:33 3 0/2   3/4 2 5 7   1 1 4   4 2 9
3 Totals 59:48 21 6/13 1/1 6/8 6 9 15 3 2 3 4 0 9 5 29
Average 19:56 7 46.2% 100% 75% 2 3 5 1 0.7 1 1.3 0 3 1.7 9.69
EuroLeague 2012-13 individual rankings
Top 16
  • #6 in Blocks against (10)
  • #9 in Offensive Rebounds (26)
Career Notes
  • Played with Bishop Aggey Memorial Secondary School, Lagos (1997-98).
  • Moved to Russia for the 1998-99 season, signed by Avtodor Saratov.
  • Played just a game.
  • Played college basketball with Southern Idaho (1999-2001).
  • Moved to Slovenia for the 2001-02 season, signed by KD Slovan Ljubljana.
  • Played just a game and moved to Italy, signed by Nuovo Basket Viola Reggio Calabria.
  • Played there till the 2003-04 championship.
  • Signed for the 2004-05 season by Mens Sana Basket Siena.
  • Played there till the 2009-10 championship.
  • Moved to Russia for the 2010-11 season, signed by BC Khimki Moscow region.
  • On January'11 moved to Italy, signed by Olimpia Milano.
  • Played there also the 2011-12 championship.
  • Signed for the 2012-13 season by Mens Sana Basket Siena.
  • On February'14, signed for the 2013-14 season, by Dinamo Sassari.
Miscellaneous
  • Won the 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2012-13 Italian National Championship with Mens Sana Basket Siena.
  • Won the 2009, 2010 and 2013 Italian National Cup with Mens Sana Basket Siena.
  • Won the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Italian Super Cup with Mens Sana Basket Siena.
  • Has been member of the Nigerian U-18 National Team.
  • Won the gold medal at the 1998 African U-18 Championship.
  • Played at the 1999 World U-18 Championship.
  • Member of the Nigerian National Team.
  • Won the silver medal at the 1999 African Championship.
Euroleague
Season Team G Pts Avg 2FG % 3FG % FT % Reb St As Bl
2004-05 Montepaschi Siena 19 71 3.7 27/49 55.1 0/1 0 17/47 36.2 57 13 3 19
2005-06 Montepaschi Siena 11 34 3.1 13/22 59.1 0/0 0 8/13 61.5 28 5 0 8
2007-08 Montepaschi Siena 24 162 6.8 70/116 60.3 0/3 0 22/30 73.3 104 36 6 23
2008-09 Montepaschi Siena 20 127 6.3 52/93 55.9 0/0 0 23/43 53.5 75 24 3 24
2009-10 Montepaschi Siena 16 124 7.8 52/82 63.4 0/0 0 20/38 52.6 60 16 4 14
2010-11 Khimki Moscow Region 10 81 8.1 35/69 50.7 0/0 0 11/20 55 43 5 2 14
2012-13 Montepaschi Siena 17 96 5.6 39/81 48.1 1/1 100 15/25 60 74 6 9 13
Totals 117 695 5.9 288/512 56.3 1/5 20 116/216 53.7 441 105 27 115
Averages 117 695 5.9 288/512 56.3 1/5 20 116/216 53.7 3.8 0.9 0.2 1
Eurocup
Season Team G Pts Avg 2FG % 3FG % FT % Reb St As Bl
2006-07 Montepaschi 14 68 4.9 26/54 48.1 0/0 0 16/21 76.2 85 20 6 22
Totals 14 68 4.9 26/54 48.1 0/0 0 16/21 76.2 85 20 6 22
Averages 14 68 4.9 26/54 48.1 0/0 0 16/21 76.2 6.1 1.4 0.4 1.6
Career Stats
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Season Team G Pts Avg 2FG
M-A		 % 3FG
M-A		 % FT
M-A		 % Reb St As Bl
2001/02  Reggio Cal. 29 88 3 39/78 50 0/1 0 10/35 286 106 30 2 37
2002/03  Reggio Cal. 42 176 42 75/153 49 0/4 0 26/45 578 175 55 4 46
2003/04  Reggio Cal. 34 246 72 101/171 591 1/4 25 41/84 488 197 46 5 52
2004/05  MS Siena 9 69 77 29/52 558 0/1 0 11/30 367 45 10 3 18
2005/06  MS Siena 30 146 49 60/115 522 0/0 0/0 26/59 441 128 33 3 29
2006/07  MS Siena 44 338 77 128/196 653 0/0 0/0 82/126 651 287 92 10 69
2007/08  MS Siena 45 366 81 143/223 641 3/5 60 71/111 64 226 60 11 42
2008/09  MS Siena 40 349 87 138/221 624 0/1 0 73/116 629 197 68 11 54
2009/10  MS Siena 38 276 73 115/188 612 0/2 0 46/88 523 171 44 21 53
2010/11  Khimki 8 48 6.0 19/34 55.9 0/0 0.0 10/25 40.0 38 2 3 9
 Olimpia Mi 19 114 6.0 52/91 57.1 0/1 0.0 10/21 47.6 70 25 12 25
2012/13  MS Siena 41 243 5.9 110/192 57.3 0/0 0.0 23/44 52.3 196 17 7 57
2013/14  Sassari 20 76 3.8 36/73 49.3 0/0 0.0 4/6 66.7 55 3 3 14