David Efianayi (born December 19, 1995) is an American basketball player who plays guard for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[1][2] He played college basketball at Gardner-Webb University.
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| Position | Guard |
| League | Israeli Basketball Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1995-12-19) December 19, 1995 (age 26) Manchester, Connecticut |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Ocoee High School |
| College | Gardner-Webb University |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
Efianayi was born in Manchester, Connecticut, and raised in Orlando, Florida, after moving there in the fifth grade.[3][1] He is 6-2 (188cm), and weighs 185 pounds (84kg).[1]
He played high school basketball at Ocoee High School ('14) in Ocoee, Florida.[1][2] He was named All-County Honorable Mention by the Orlando Sentinel in his junior year.[4]
He played college basketball at Gardner-Webb University ('19) from 2015-19.[1][2] 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]
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]
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