Benjamin Eze

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Benjamin Ndubuisi Eze (born 8 February 1981 in Lagos) is a Nigerian basketball Center with Mens Sana Basket in Serie A in Italy. Eze was brought from Nigeria to Russia during the 1998-1999 season, where he played in 1 game with Avtodor Saratov. After leaving Russia, Eze moved to the United States and signed to play with the University of Louisville Cardinals. However, Eze was declared ineligible because of the game in Russia for the 1999-2000 basketball year. He then transferred to College of Southern Idaho junior college, where he averaged 7.5 points per game and 5.2 rebounds. He declared himself eligible for the 2001 NBA Draft but went undrafted.

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Eze represented Nigeria at the 2005 FIBA Africa Championship, where Nigeria finished in third place, qualifying for the 2006 FIBA World Championship. Eze did not join the Nigerian team at the World Championship.