Michael James Efevberha (born August 22, 1984) is a Nigerian-American professional

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player who last played for the

New Taipei Kings New Taipei Kings ( zh, 新北國王) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in New Taipei City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium and University ...

of the

Basketball Champions League Asia The Basketball Champions League Asia (BCL Asia), formerly the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, is an annual continental club men's basketball competition organised by FIBA Asia. It is the highest level club competition for basketball in Asia. Introduce ...

(BCL Asia). He played

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for the

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and

California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge), is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. With a total enrollment of 36,848 students (as of Fall 2024), it has the ...

. He has also represented the

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, serving as team captain in 2009 at the

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where he averaged 17.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. In 2009, Efevberha was named New Zealand NBL Most Outstanding Guard and earned the league's scoring title with 27.8 points per game. He scored over 30 points in a game eight times and reached over the 40-point mark on two occasions. He led the

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to the semi-finals, where they were defeated by the

Nelson Giants The Nelson Giants are a New Zealand professional men's basketball team based in Nelson, New Zealand, Nelson. The Giants compete in the National Basketball League (New Zealand), National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at the T ...

. On November 18, 2017, Efevberha signed with the Israeli team

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for the 2017–18 season. However, on December 27, 2017, Efevberha parted ways with Herzliya after appearing in 4 games. On February 12, 2018, Efevberha signed with the Lebanese team

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, and after losing at the semis versus Riyadi Beirut, Mike signed with Homenetmen Beirut for the 2018–2019 season, Mike signed with sagesse club for the 2019–2020. On November 21, 2019, he has signed with

JA Vichy-Clermont Métropole Jeanne d'Arc de Vichy Basket, most commonly known as JA Vichy or JAV, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Vichy. The team currently plays in the LNB Pro B, Pro B, the second highest professional division in France. The club wa ...

of the French

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. On November 25, 2022, Efevberha has signed with

Taoyuan Leopards The Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards ( zh, 桃園台啤永豐雲豹) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taoyuan City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Taoyuan A ...

of the

T1 League The T1 League ( zh, T1聯盟) was a professional basketball league in Taiwan. It was the third Taiwanese professional basketball league after the now-defunct Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA; 1994–1999) and P. League+ (PLG; founded in 2020). ...

. He was the league's points leader for the 2022–23 season. On August 22, 2024, Efevberha re-signed with the

Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers ( zh, 新竹御嵿攻城獅) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Hsinchu County. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Hsinchu County Stadi ...

of the

Taiwan Professional Basketball League The Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL, zh, 台灣職業籃球大聯盟) is a professional basketball List of basketball leagues, league in Taiwan composed of 7 teams. It is the fourth Taiwanese professional basketball league after the ...

(TPBL). On October 8, the

terminated the contract relationship with Efevberha. On February 7, 2025, Efevberha signed a BCL Asia player contract with the

of the

(BCL Asia). On June 10,

announced that Efevberha left the team.

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