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Festus Ezeli
PPG RPG APG
10.1 5.9 0.3
Team: Vanderbilt CommodoresHeight: 6-11 Born: 10/21/1989
Class-Eligibility: Graduate Student-SrWeight: 255 Hometown: Benin City,


Scouting Report

Ezeli spent five seasons at Vanderbilt, redshirting as a freshman and developing into a starter over his final two. His senior season was a difficult one as the Nigeria native started it with a six-game suspension for accepting improper benefits from a booster. Ezeli was then hampered by knee and toe injuries as his scoring and rebounding averages dipped from 13.0 and 6.3 as a junior to 10.1 and 5.9 in his final campaign. The center showed glimpses of his potential, most notably against eventual national champion Kentucky. Ezeli demonstrated an ability to draw fouls in three contests against the Wildcats, attempting a combined 22 free throws, and he had 17 points in a 71-64 victory over them in the SEC title game. Like many big men, Ezeli must learn to avoid foul trouble after finishing in a tie for fourth in the conference with five disqualifications. He also tied for the SEC lead with three technical fouls. Ezeli has been compared to NBA foreign big men Nene of the Washington Wizards and Serge Ibaka of the Oklahoma City Thunder, although he is probably not as much of a shot blocker as those players. If he's a first-round pick, it will be because of his sheer size since he lacks basic low-post moves and any kind of shooting range.

Career Stats

Per Game Team G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOPG PFPG FG% 3P% FT%
2008-09 Vandy 29 6 12.4 3.8 2.6 0.0 0.1 0.8 1.5 2.0 .547 - .509
2009-10 Vandy 32 5 12.7 3.8 3.2 0.1 0.2 1.3 1.1 2.2 .544 - .373
2010-11 Vandy 34 34 23.5 13.0 6.3 0.2 0.6 2.6 1.8 3.1 .588 - .648
2011-12 Vandy 26 22 23.2 10.1 5.9 0.3 0.4 2.0 2.2 3.2 .539 - .604
Career 121 67 17.9 7.7 4.5 0.1 0.3 1.7 1.6 2.6 .562 - .584

Totals Team G GS Min FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA OR TR A Stl Blk TO PF Pts
2008-09 Vandy 29 6 360 41 75 0 0 28 55 28 74 1 4 22 43 58 110
2009-10 Vandy 32 5 406 49 90 0 0 22 59 30 102 3 6 43 34 70 120
2010-11 Vandy 34 34 799 151 257 0 0 140 216 95 213 6 20 87 60 104 442
2011-12 Vandy 26 22 603 89 165 0 0 84 139 62 154 8 11 52 58 82 262
Career 121 67 2168 330 587 0 0 274 469 215 543 18 41 204 195 314 934

Game Logs

Date Opp Result Min FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA OR TR A Stl Blk TO PF Pts
12/7 @Dav W 87-83 21 4 7 0 0 7 10 4 6 0 0 2 0 5 15
12/17 InSt L 55-61 22 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 4 0 4
12/29 @Marq W 74-57 17 2 4 0 0 4 7 2 7 0 1 0 6 3 8
1/2 Mia-O W 69-62 20 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 7 1 1 4 0 1 2
1/7 Auburn W 65-35 16 1 4 0 0 2 4 2 8 0 1 2 1 3 4
1/10 @SC W 67-57 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 5 2
1/14 UGa W 77-66 23 2 3 0 0 5 8 2 2 0 0 0 2 4 9
1/19 @Ala W 69-59 24 5 8 0 0 2 9 4 10 0 0 3 1 3 12
1/21 MissSt L 77-78 36 5 10 0 0 2 3 2 14 0 0 5 2 1 12
1/24 Tenn W 65-47 23 2 8 0 0 1 4 3 9 0 0 4 3 3 5
1/28 MiddTn W 84-77 30 5 8 0 0 11 13 0 4 1 2 2 2 4 21
1/31 @Ark L 74-82 21 6 7 0 0 2 6 2 4 1 0 2 3 4 14
2/4 @Fla L 65-73 26 4 9 0 0 3 5 3 3 0 0 0 2 3 11
2/8 LSU W 76-61 27 8 10 0 0 5 10 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 21
2/11 Kty L 63-69 27 5 12 0 0 3 6 2 6 0 0 2 3 3 13
2/16 @Miss W 102-76 24 4 5 0 0 5 6 1 3 1 0 4 4 4 13
2/19 @UGa W 61-52 13 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 3 1
2/22 SC W 59-48 18 3 4 0 0 8 8 1 4 0 1 5 3 3 14
2/25 @Kty L 74-83 31 5 10 0 0 5 6 6 6 1 0 3 3 2 15
2/28 Fla W 77-67 20 4 5 0 0 3 5 1 4 0 1 2 1 5 11
3/3 @Tenn L 61-68 24 3 10 0 0 0 1 5 9 0 1 1 2 5 6
3/9 UGa W 63-41 21 5 6 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 2 10
3/10 Miss W 65-53 16 0 3 0 0 0 2 4 7 0 0 1 2 4 0
3/11 @Kty W 71-64 32 5 9 0 0 7 10 4 6 0 0 1 2 5 17
3/15 Harv W 79-70 26 2 3 0 0 4 6 6 11 1 2 4 3 3 8
3/17 @Wisc L 57-60 27 5 7 0 0 4 6 3 11 0 1 1 2 1 14
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