Ezi Magbegor

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• 2020 WNBA Champion
• 3x WNBA All-Defensive Team (First Team – 2024; Second Team – 2022,2023)
• Storm franchise record holder for blocks in a season (82)
• One of five players in WNBA history with 70+ blocks in back-to-back seasons (2023-24)
• 3x WNBL Betty Watson Youth Player of the Year awarded to best player under 23 in the WNBL (2018, 2019, 2020)
• Signed with the Canberra Capitals in her final year of high school… Signed by the Melbourne Boomers in 2018
• In 2020, signed two-year deal with Spalding, becoming the brand’s first-ever female ambassador

2024 (SEATTLE):Averaged 11.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.2 blocks, 2.0 assists, and 1.1 steals in 37 games…ranked third in blocks, seventh in offensive rebounding (2.2 orpg), 10th in defensive rebounding (5.8 drpg), and 11th in rebounds…blocked franchise record 82 shots, marking second-straight season with 70+ blocks to become one of seven players with two seasons with 70+ blocks and one of five to do it in consecutive seasons…named to WNBA All-Defensive First Team, earning honor for third-straight season…opened the season by blocking 2+ shots in 13-straight games, the second-longest streak in WNBA history to start a season…tallied eight blocks against Chicago on July 5, tied for the most in Storm history (Lauren Jackson, 8/11/02) and the most in the WNBA since 2019 (Elizabeth Williams, 9/5/19)…scored in double-figures in 25 games and had nine games with 10+ rebounds…tallied eight double-doubles…scored season-high 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting against Phoenix (June 4)…recorded season-best 15 rebounds to go along with 14 points against Las Vegas (June 7)…recorded 200th career block on May 30 at Indiana…missed final three games of the regular season and first game of the playoffs after suffering a concussion at Dallas on Sept. 13, snapping streak of 104 consecutive games played, the sixth-longest streak in Storm history…had 14 points and seven rebounds in lone playoff appearance (Sept. 24 at Las Vegas).

2023 (SEATTLE):Only Seattle player to start all 40 games, averaging 13.8 points, 8.1 rebounds. 2.5 assists, 1.9 blocks, and 1.1 steals per game…ranked second in blocks, seventh in defensive rebounds (6.5 drpg), and 11th in rebounding…named to WNBA All-Defensive Second Team for the second-straight season…selected as WNBA All-Star for first time, selected as a reserve for the game and scoring two points along with four rebounds and two assists…had a least one block in 33 games and 3+ blocks in 12 games…finished with 74 blocks, second-most in franchise history (Lauren Jackson, 81)…tallied 10 double-doubles and scored in double-figures in 34 games including four with 20+ points…scored season-high 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting against Washington (June 9)…scored 23 points to go along with 11 rebounds against Las Vegas (June 15)…pulled down career-high 16 rebounds and scored 16 points against Minnesota (June 29)…came close to triple-double with 16 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists against Los Angeles (Sept. 10)…scored 1,000th career point Aug. 2 against Dallas…recorded 500th career rebound July 8 vs New York.

2022 (SEATTLE):Appeared in 33 games, making 23 starts during her third season in the league…averaged career-highs of 9.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, 1.4 assists, and 0.9 steals per game…named to the 2022 WNBA All-Defensive Second Team, earning the honor for the first…scored in double-figures in 16 games including scoring 20+ points twice and posted a pair of double-doubles…recorded career-high seven blocks vs Phoenix (May 14) becoming one of 15 WNBA players to record 7+ blocks in a game…poured in career-high 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting, adding six rebounds, four assists and two blocks in a win vs Chicago (May 18)…picked up back-to-back double-doubles with 12 points and 11 rebounds at Indiana (July 5) and then 10 points and 11 rebounds at Las Angeles (July 7)…scored 500th career point on June 23 vs Washington, becoming the fifth-youngest player in Storm history to score 500+ points (Lauren Jackson, Sue Bird, Breanna Stewart, and Jewell Loyd).

2021 (SEATTLE):Appeared in 30 games, making three starts in 2021…averaged 6.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.9 blocks, 0.8 assists and 0.6 steals…made first WNBA start and recorded first WNBA double-double with 14-point, 13-rebound game against Las Vegas on May 18…scored career-high 21 points at Chicago on Aug. 15, adding nine rebounds and two assists…poured in 20 points at Los Angeles on July 4, shooting 7-of-11 from the field to go along with nine rebounds and a block.

2020 (SEATTLE):2020 WNBA Champion…drafted 12th overall (1st round) by the Seattle Storm in 2019…finished rookie season with 6.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 13.3 minutes per game average…played first WNBA game on July 25 vs. New York Liberty, scoring seven points and adding three rebounds in 12 minutes…scored a season-high 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting with three rebounds, one steal and one block vs Chicago on Aug. 10…pulled down a season-best seven rebounds, adding 10 points and two steals in win over Phoenix on Sept. 11.

OVERSEAS COMPETITION:

• 2023-Current: USK Prague (Czech Republic)
• 2022-23: Sopron Basket (Hungary)
• 2018-20: Melbourne Boomers (WNBL)
• 2017-18: Canberra Capitals (WNBL)

OVERSEAS HIGHLIGHTS: 

• 2024 All-EuroLeague First Team
• Averaged 16.0 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.3 bpg, 1.3 spg in 30 games with USK Praha
• Led EuroLeauge with 2.4 blocks per game, and added 13.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 19 games, helping USK Praha to a third-place finish.
• 2022 All-WNBL First Team, averaging 16.1 ppg, 7.5 rpg, and 1.8 bpg and leading Melbourne to the WNBL Championship
• 2020 All-WNBL Second Team selection after averaging 15.4 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 1.4 apg and 0.8 spg to lead Melbourne to Preliminary Final
• Earned two Betty Watson Youth Player of the Year awards (2018, 2020), for the best player under 23 in the WNBL

INTERNATIONAL:

• Led Australia to a Bronze at the 2024 Olympics, averaging 11.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 blocks in six games.
• Named 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament MVP after leading Australia to perfect 3-0 record and averaging 12.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, and 1.0 assists in three games
• Helped Australia to Bronze medal at 2022 World Cup in Australia, averaging 9.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.6 apg, in eight games
• Made international debut in 2015 for Australia at the FIBA U-19 World Championship
• Made Opals debut at 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning a gold medal and averaging 9.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg.
• Won silver medal with Opals at 2018 FIBA World Championship, averaging 7.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg
• Appeared in first Olympics with Opals at 2020 Tokyo Games, averaging 12.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, and 1.8 apg
• Scored 20 points and added eight rebounds vs Belgium in Olympic debut on July 27, 2021
• Helped guide Australia to Bronze medal at 2022 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, averaging 9.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.4 blocks