EZI MAGBEGOR

BASKETBALL

Born in New Zealand to Nigerian parents, it hasn’t taken long for Ezi Magbegor to be dubbed the future of Australian women’s basketball. The 18-year-old has enjoyed a dramatic rise from talented junior, and MVP of the under-17 world championships, to the Opals squad for the Games. This season Magbegor became the first Canberra Capitals player to win the WNBL’s rookie of the year. In an outstanding season, the power forward hit double-figure scoring 16 times and averaged 3.8 rebounds per game. Even more impressively she combined basketball with Year 12 studies. The Opals won gold the last time basketball featured at the Games in 2006, and Magbegor is an important piece of the puzzle in their campaign for another.