Benson Egemonye is a Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

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Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player. He is a 6'10", 230 pound Center

Center (basketball)

The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

. Benson played for the Niagara University

Niagara University

Niagara University is a Catholic university in the Vincentian tradition, located in the Town of Lewiston in Niagara County, New York. Originally founded by the Congregation of the Mission in 1856 as Our Lady of Angels Seminary, it became Niagara University in 1883. The University is still run by...

 for three years averaging 12.7 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.6 bpg as a senior helping lead the team to a 26-9 record and to the NIT Tournament. He has also been a member of the Nigeria national basketball team

Nigeria national basketball team

The Nigeria national basketball team is the national team of Nigeria and is generally considered one of the best in Africa along with Angola and Senegal. They are ranked 21st in the world FIBA rankings....

. In 2009/10, He played in the Turkish 2nd division for Ted Kolejiiler Ankara, 14.7ppg and 11.1 rpg.

External links

• http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=27481 Player Profile