Kenny Tobechi Ejim (3 December 1994 – 14 February 2022) was a Canadian professional
basketball
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player.
Playing career
Ejim began playing basketball in grade 7 having grown up playing soccer before that.
A
power forward
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, Ejim played professionally in Spain, Canada and Bahrain.
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Personal life
Ejim's three brothers Ryan, Melvin
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and Deon as well as his sister Yvonne
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all played basketball professionally.
Death
Ejim died on 14 February 2022, at his apartment in Manama
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, Bahrain, while playing for Al-Najma of the Bahraini Premier League
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.
See also
* List of basketball players who died during their careers
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References
External links
Player profile
at eurobasket.com
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Player profile
at realgm.com
Player profile
at proballers.com
1994 births
2022 deaths
Basketball players from Toronto
Basketball players from Brampton
Canadian expatriate basketball people in Spain
Canadian men's basketball players
Canadian sportspeople of Nigerian descent
Black Canadian basketball players
Black Canadian sportsmen
Power forwards
Humber College alumni
Saskatchewan Rattlers players
Hamilton Honey Badgers players
21st-century Canadian sportsmen
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