# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/obinna-ekezie
# Generated: 2026-09-01T17:02:48.679Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/obinna-ekezie"
name: "Obinna Ekezie"
slug: "obinna-ekezie"
description: "Obinna Ralph Ekezie is a Nigerian former professional basketball player who played in the NBA and other leagues. His name, Obinna, means \"Father's heart\". He is a direct descendant of the 19th century Igbo warrior and businessman Duruike Akubugali, hence hails from Obor Autonomous Community in Orlu, Imo State."
tagline: "Nigerian basketball player (born 1975)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Nigeria"
  isoCode: "NG"
category:
  name: "Basketball Players"
  slug: "basketball-players"
profileType:
  name: "Basketball Player"
  slug: "basketball-player"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3665646"
birthDate: "1975-08-22"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           46.19
  momentum:             2.408759124087591
  historical:           10.08952666666667
  currentAttention:     13.38199513381995
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A5%A5%E6%AF%94%E7%BA%B3%C2%B7%E8%89%BE%E5%85%8B%E5%A5%87"
    title: "奥比纳·艾克奇"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7_%D8%A5%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%8A"
    title: "أوبينا إكيزي"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%89"
    title: "اوبينا اكيزى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obinna_Ekezie"
    title: "Obinna Ekezie"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obinna_Ekezie"
    title: "Obinna Ekezie"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obinna_Ekezie"
    title: "Obinna Ekezie"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obinna_Ekezie"
    title: "Obinna Ekezie"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obinna_Ekezie"
    title: "Obinna Ekezie"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obinna_Ekezie"
    title: "Obinna Ekezie"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%93%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B1%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC"
    title: "オビンナ・エケジー"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%95%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B5"
    title: "Обина Екезије"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obinna_Ekezie"
    title: "Obinna Ekezie"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q662773"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump