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22 Deon Ejim
Deon Ejim
  • Height:
    6'6
  • Weight:
    245
  • Hometown:
    Brampton, ON
  • Position:
    Forward
  • Year:
    5
  • Eligibility:
    5
  • Program:
    BA 3
  • Prev. Team:
    UIC/Lewis University
  • gp
    9
  • pts/g
    11.3
  • fg %
    53.8
  • 3pt %
    26.3
  • ft %
    45.8
  • reb/g
    7.3
  • a/g
    0.9
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Jan 26 at Cape Breton L, 85-77
Jan 31 Acadia W, 87-80
Feb 9 at UNB W, 67-66
Feb 10 at UNB L, 76-64
Feb 16 at Dalhousie L, 100-79
Feb 17 Cape Breton W, 88-85
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 9 9
Games started 8 8
Minutes 186 186
Minutes per game 20.7 20.7
FG 43-80 43-80
FG Pct 53.8 53.8
3PT 5-19 5-19
3PT Pct 26.3 26.3
FT 11-24 11-24
FT Pct 45.8 45.8
Off rebounds 25 25
Def rebounds 41 41
Total rebounds 66 66
Rebounds per game 7.3 7.3
Personal fouls 15 15
Disqualifications - -
Assists 8 8
Turnovers 11 11
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 0.7
Steals 7 7
Blocks 7 7
Points 102 102
Points per game 11.3 11.3
Points per 40 min 21.9 21.9
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Sep 23 Mount Saint Vincent W, 77-62 1 19 2-8 25.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 6
Sep 24 King's College W, 104-47 1 23 4-11 36.4 0-4 0.0 2-2 100.0 10
Oct 6 at Saint Mary's W, 106-56 1 17 3-6 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 9
Oct 10 at Cape Breton W, 90-75 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Mount Royal W, 110-80 1 17 5-8 62.5 3-3 100.0 1-2 50.0 14
Oct 14 Ottawa L, 90-66 1 25 5-16 31.3 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 11
Oct 15 at UBC Okanagan W, 90-73 1 23 6-11 54.5 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 14
Oct 18 Cape Breton W, 87-82 1 20 6-13 46.2 0-3 0.0 1-4 25.0 13
Oct 27 UNB W, 90-86 1 23 3-9 33.3 0-4 0.0 1-3 33.3 7
Oct 28 UNB W, 94-74 1 29 7-13 53.8 4-7 57.1 2-3 66.7 20
Nov 3 at UPEI W, 85-68 1 17 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 2
Nov 4 at UPEI L, 80-61 1 24 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Nov 10 at Memorial L, 92-78 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 11 at Memorial L, 83-74 1 27 8-10 80.0 1-2 50.0 2-6 33.3 19
Nov 17 Dalhousie W, 74-62 1 30 10-15 66.7 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 23
Nov 24 at Saint Mary's W, 84-75 1 28 11-20 55.0 0-2 0.0 2-4 50.0 24
Dec 28 at Laval W, 87-77 1 25 8-13 61.5 0-1 0.0 4-5 80.0 20
Dec 29 vs. Ottawa W, 104-81 1 16 3-6 50.0 1-1 100.0 4-4 100.0 11
Dec 30 vs. Winnipeg W, 95-92 1 26 7-12 58.3 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 15
Jan 5 Memorial W, 89-65 1 8 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 3
Jan 6 Memorial W, 85-75 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 13 at Acadia L, 113-79 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 UPEI W, 87-79 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 UPEI W, 71-70 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 Saint Mary's L, 72-62 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 at Cape Breton L, 85-77 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 Acadia W, 87-80 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 at UNB W, 67-66 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 at UNB L, 76-64 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 at Dalhousie L, 100-79 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 Cape Breton W, 88-85 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Sep 23 Mount Saint Vincent W, 77-62 1 19 2 2 4 0 1 1 1
Sep 24 King's College W, 104-47 1 23 3 7 10 2 2 2 4
Oct 6 at Saint Mary's W, 106-56 1 17 1 3 4 0 1 1 0
Oct 10 at Cape Breton W, 90-75 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Mount Royal W, 110-80 1 17 1 5 6 0 3 2 0
Oct 14 Ottawa L, 90-66 1 25 1 6 7 0 2 0 1
Oct 15 at UBC Okanagan W, 90-73 1 23 6 3 9 0 2 4 3
Oct 18 Cape Breton W, 87-82 1 20 2 7 9 0 1 0 0
Oct 27 UNB W, 90-86 1 23 3 2 5 0 2 0 0
Oct 28 UNB W, 94-74 1 29 3 6 9 2 1 2 0
Nov 3 at UPEI W, 85-68 1 17 0 5 5 1 1 1 3
Nov 4 at UPEI L, 80-61 1 24 0 7 7 1 2 1 2
Nov 10 at Memorial L, 92-78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 11 at Memorial L, 83-74 1 27 2 7 9 0 0 0 0
Nov 17 Dalhousie W, 74-62 1 30 7 7 14 3 2 3 1
Nov 24 at Saint Mary's W, 84-75 1 28 8 4 12 1 1 0 1
Dec 28 at Laval W, 87-77 1 25 2 2 4 2 2 2 0
Dec 29 vs. Ottawa W, 104-81 1 16 5 3 8 0 3 0 0
Dec 30 vs. Winnipeg W, 95-92 1 26 5 7 12 0 3 0 0
Jan 5 Memorial W, 89-65 1 8 2 3 5 0 2 0 0
Jan 6 Memorial W, 85-75 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 13 at Acadia L, 113-79 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 UPEI W, 87-79 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 UPEI W, 71-70 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 Saint Mary's L, 72-62 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 at Cape Breton L, 85-77 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 Acadia W, 87-80 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 at UNB W, 67-66 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 at UNB L, 76-64 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 at Dalhousie L, 100-79 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 Cape Breton W, 88-85 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Sep 23 Mount Saint Vincent W, 77-62 1 1 - 0.0
Sep 24 King's College W, 104-47 1 4 - 1.0
Oct 6 at Saint Mary's W, 106-56 1 1 - 0.0
Oct 10 at Cape Breton W, 90-75 - - - -
Oct 13 at Mount Royal W, 110-80 1 3 0 0.0
Oct 14 Ottawa L, 90-66 1 0 0 0.0
Oct 15 at UBC Okanagan W, 90-73 1 4 0 0.0
Oct 18 Cape Breton W, 87-82 1 5 1 0.0
Oct 27 UNB W, 90-86 1 3 - 0.0
Oct 28 UNB W, 94-74 1 3 - 2.0
Nov 3 at UPEI W, 85-68 1 1 - 1.0
Nov 4 at UPEI L, 80-61 1 1 - 0.5
Nov 10 at Memorial L, 92-78 - 0 - -
Nov 11 at Memorial L, 83-74 1 2 - -
Nov 17 Dalhousie W, 74-62 1 3 - 1.5
Nov 24 at Saint Mary's W, 84-75 1 2 - 1.0
Dec 28 at Laval W, 87-77 1 3 - 1.0
Dec 29 vs. Ottawa W, 104-81 1 4 - 0.0
Dec 30 vs. Winnipeg W, 95-92 1 1 - 0.0
Jan 5 Memorial W, 89-65 1 0 - 0.0
Jan 6 Memorial W, 85-75 - - - -
Jan 13 at Acadia L, 113-79 - - - -
Jan 20 UPEI W, 87-79 - - - -
Jan 21 UPEI W, 71-70 - - - -
Jan 24 Saint Mary's L, 72-62 - - - -
Jan 26 at Cape Breton L, 85-77 - - - -
Jan 31 Acadia W, 87-80 - - - -
Feb 9 at UNB W, 67-66 - - - -
Feb 10 at UNB L, 76-64 - - - -
Feb 16 at Dalhousie L, 100-79 - - - -
Feb 17 Cape Breton W, 88-85 - - - -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2022-23 15 23.4 5.7-10.0 1.2-3.3 1.5-2.3 14.1
2023-24 9 20.7 4.8-8.9 0.6-2.1 1.2-2.7 11.3
Total 24 22.4 5.4-9.6 1.0-2.9 1.4-2.5 13.1

Career Stats: Shooting per game

gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 15 15 351 86-150 57.3 18-50 36.0 22-35 62.9 212
2023-24 9 8 186 43-80 53.8 5-19 26.3 11-24 45.8 102
Total 24 23 537 129-230 56.1 23-69 33.3 33-59 55.9 314

Career Stats: Shooting totals

gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2022-23 15 351 23.4 9.8-17.1 2.1-5.7 36.0 2.5-4.0 24.2
2023-24 9 186 20.7 9.2-17.2 1.1-4.1 26.3 2.4-5.2 21.9
Total 24 537 22.4 9.6-17.1 1.7-5.1 33.3 2.5-4.4 23.4

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2022-23 15 2.6 4.8 7.4 0.7 1.8 1.6 0.7
2023-24 9 2.8 4.6 7.3 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.8
Total 24 2.7 4.7 7.4 0.8 1.6 1.3 0.8

Career Stats: Ball control per game

gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2022-23 15 15 39 72 111 10 27 24 11
2023-24 9 8 25 41 66 8 11 7 7
Total 24 23 64 113 177 18 38 31 18

Career Stats: Ball control totals

gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 15 4.4 8.2 12.6 1.1 3.1 2.7 1.3
2023-24 9 5.4 8.8 14.2 1.7 2.4 1.5 1.5
Total 24 4.8 8.4 13.2 1.3 2.8 2.3 1.3

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 9 20.7 4.8-8.9 0.6-2.1 1.2-2.7 11.3
Conference 9 20.7 4.8-8.9 0.6-2.1 1.2-2.7 11.3
Exhibition 10 21.1 4.9-10.4 0.8-2.3 1.7-2.7 12.3
Location
Home 4 22.5 5.2-10.2 1.0-3.0 1.8-3.2 13.3
Away 5 19.2 4.4-7.8 0.2-1.4 0.8-2.2 9.8
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 6 22.5 5.5-11.0 0.7-2.7 1.5-3.0 13.2
Losses 3 17.0 3.3-4.7 0.3-1.0 0.7-2.0 7.7
Month
October 2 26.0 5.0-11.0 2.0-5.5 1.5-3.0 13.5
November 6 21.0 5.3-9.0 0.2-1.3 1.2-2.5 12.0
January 1 8.0 1.0-4.0 0.0-0.0 1.0-3.0 3.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 9 8 186 43-80 53.8 5-19 26.3 11-24 45.8 102
Conference 9 8 186 43-80 53.8 5-19 26.3 11-24 45.8 102
Exhibition 10 10 211 49-104 47.1 8-23 34.8 17-27 63.0 123
Location
Home 4 4 90 21-41 51.2 4-12 33.3 7-13 53.8 53
Away 5 4 96 22-39 56.4 1-7 14.3 4-11 36.4 49
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result
Wins 6 6 135 33-66 50.0 4-16 25.0 9-18 50.0 79
Losses 3 2 51 10-14 71.4 1-3 33.3 2-6 33.3 23
Month
October 2 2 52 10-22 45.5 4-11 36.4 3-6 50.0 27
November 6 5 126 32-54 59.3 1-8 12.5 7-15 46.7 72
January 1 1 8 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 3

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 9 186 20.7 9.2-17.2 1.1-4.1 26.3 2.4-5.2 21.9
Conference 9 186 20.7 9.2-17.2 1.1-4.1 26.3 2.4-5.2 21.9
Exhibition 10 211 21.1 9.3-19.7 1.5-4.4 34.8 3.2-5.1 23.3
Location
Home 4 90 22.5 9.3-18.2 1.8-5.3 33.3 3.1-5.8 23.6
Away 5 96 19.2 9.2-16.2 0.4-2.9 14.3 1.7-4.6 20.4
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 6 135 22.5 9.8-19.6 1.2-4.7 25.0 2.7-5.3 23.4
Losses 3 51 17.0 7.8-11.0 0.8-2.4 33.3 1.6-4.7 18.0
Month
October 2 52 26.0 7.7-16.9 3.1-8.5 36.4 2.3-4.6 20.8
November 6 126 21.0 10.2-17.1 0.3-2.5 12.5 2.2-4.8 22.9
January 1 8 8.0 5.0-20.0 0.0-0.0 - 5.0-15.0 15.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 9 2.8 4.6 7.3 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.8
Conference 9 2.8 4.6 7.3 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.8
Exhibition 10 2.8 4.5 7.3 0.4 2.0 1.2 0.9
Location
Home 4 3.8 4.5 8.3 1.3 1.8 1.3 0.3
Away 5 2.0 4.6 6.6 0.6 0.8 0.4 1.2
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 3.8 4.5 8.3 1.2 1.5 1.0 0.8
Losses 3 0.7 4.7 5.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.7
Month
October 2 3.0 4.0 7.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 0.0
November 6 2.8 5.0 7.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.2
January 1 2.0 3.0 5.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 9 8 25 41 66 8 11 7 7
Conference 9 8 25 41 66 8 11 7 7
Exhibition 10 10 28 45 73 4 20 12 9
Location
Home 4 4 15 18 33 5 7 5 1
Away 5 4 10 23 33 3 4 2 6
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 6 23 27 50 7 9 6 5
Losses 3 2 2 14 16 1 2 1 2
Month
October 2 2 6 8 14 2 3 2 0
November 6 5 17 30 47 6 6 5 7
January 1 1 2 3 5 0 2 0 0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 9 5.4 8.8 14.2 1.7 2.4 1.5 1.5
Conference 9 5.4 8.8 14.2 1.7 2.4 1.5 1.5
Exhibition 10 5.3 8.5 13.8 0.8 3.8 2.3 1.7
Location
Home 4 6.7 8.0 14.7 2.2 3.1 2.2 0.4
Away 5 4.2 9.6 13.8 1.3 1.7 0.8 2.5
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 6.8 8.0 14.8 2.1 2.7 1.8 1.5
Losses 3 1.6 11.0 12.5 0.8 1.6 0.8 1.6
Month
October 2 4.6 6.2 10.8 1.5 2.3 1.5 0.0
November 6 5.4 9.5 14.9 1.9 1.9 1.6 2.2
January 1 10.0 15.0 25.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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