David Efianayi

David Efianayi
Maccabi Tel Aviv
PositionGuard
LeagueLigat HaAl
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1995-12-19) December 19, 1995
Manchester, Connecticut, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolOcoee (Ocoee, Florida)
CollegeGardner–Webb (2015–2019)
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Bakken Bears
2020–2021Horsens IC
2021–2022Denain Voltaire Basket
2022–2023Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2023–2024Petkim Spor
2024–2025Galatasaray Ekmas
2025Mersin MSK
2025–2026Petkim Spor
2026-presentMaccabi Tel Aviv

David Tinsley Eghosa Efianayi Jr. (born December 19, 1995) is an American basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague.[1] He played college basketball at Gardner-Webb University.

Early life

Efianayi was born in Manchester, Connecticut, and raised in Orlando, Florida, after moving there in the fifth grade.[2][1] He is 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm), and weighs 185 pounds (84 kg).[1]

He played high school basketball at Ocoee High School ('14) in Ocoee, Florida.[1][3] He was named All-County Honorable Mention by the Orlando Sentinel in his junior year.[4]

College career

He played college basketball at Gardner-Webb University ('19) from 2015 to 2019.[1][3] In 2017–18 he scored 17.5 points per game (3rd in the Big South), had an .807 free throw percentage (6th), and had 1.2 steals per game (10th).[5] In 2018–19 he scored 18.2 points per game (5th in the Big South), and had 0.7 blocks per game (7th).[5] Efianayi was named twice to the Sports Classic Indianapolis Subregional Team, All-Big South Honorable Mention Team in 2017, to the All-Big South Second Team in 2018 and 2019, to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District (3) Second Team in 2019, and to the Big South All-Tournament Team in 2019.[1] In 2020, he was named to the Big South Conference Men's Basketball All-Decade Team (2010–19).[6]

Professional career

In 2019–20 Efianayi played for the Bakken Bears in Basketligaen in Denmark.[1] In 2020–21 he played for Horsens IC in Basketligaen, averaging 20.2 points per game (second in the league).[1][7] In 2021–22 he played for Denain ASC Voltaire in LNB Pro B in France.[1]

In 2022–23 Efianayi plays guard for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, having signed with the team on July 5, 2022.[1]

On June 25, 2023, he signed with Petkim Spor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[8]

On June 11, 2024, he signed with Galatasaray Ekmas of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[9]

On January 9, 2025, he signed with Mersin MSK of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[10]

On July 5, 2025, he signed with Petkim Spor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) for a second stint.[11]

On May 16, 2026, he signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "David Efianayi Player Profile, Gardner-Webb – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  2. ↑ Jacob Conley. "Gardner-Webb's David Efianayi keeps climbing school's scoring list". Gaston Gazette.
  3. 1 2 "David Efianayi Player Profile, Hapoel Altshuler Shaham Beer Sheva, News, Stats". Eurobasket.
  4. ↑ "David Efianayi – Men's Basketball". Gardner-Webb University Athletics.
  5. 1 2 "David Efianayi," Sports-Reference.
  6. ↑ "Gardner-Webb's David Efianayi Named To Big South Hoops All-Decade Team". Gardner-Webb University Athletics.
  7. ↑ "Danish Basketligaen Stats – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  8. ↑ "PETKİM'e üçlükçü guard" (in Turkish). basketfaul. June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Galatasaray'a hoş geldin David Efianayi" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  10. ↑ @mersin_msk (January 9, 2025). "Takımımız, bu sezon Galatasaray forması giyen tecrübeli oyun kurucu David Efianayi ile sezon sonuna kadar anlaşmıştır" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  11. ↑ @Petkimspor (July 5, 2025). "Evine Hoş Geldin, David Efianayi" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  12. ↑ "Maccabi Signs David Efianayi". Maccabi Tel Aviv. May 16, 2026. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
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