Emmanuel Ejeh enters his first year at ETBU as an assistant coach for Chris Lovell and will coach the ETBU developmental team. Ejeh comes to ETBU after serving as an assistant coach at the University of West Florida.
"Emmanuel Ejeh is a person of high character who exemplifies hard work in everything he does. Emmanuel first and foremost loves the Lord and is passionate about helping develop young men on and off the court. Secondly, he brings great knowledge to our program having coached at the NCAA DI and NCAA DII levels. Emmanuel's experience as a JUCO and NCAA DI player will be valuable to our student athletes as well. I recruited Emmanuel when he was a player and I trust him completely knowing he will only make our program and players better," said Head Coach Chris Lovell.
Ejeh spent the 2022-23 season as an assistant coach with the University of West Florida men's basketball program. UWF won 13 games averaging 71.9 points per game. Before his time at UWF, he was a graduate assistant at Mississippi State for two years.
In his two seasons at Mississippi State, the Bulldogs went 36-31, earned two NIT bids, and were the 2020-21 NIT National Runners-Up. As a graduate assistant, he had the chance to develop players that moved on to play professionally in the NBA and the NBA G-League, such as Garrison Brooks (New York Knicks), DJ Stewart (Miami Heat), and Iverson Molinar (Wisconsin Herd; NBA G-League). He also coached Tolu Smith, the SEC's leading rebounder in 2020-21, a first team All-SEC selection, and who withdrew his name from the 2023 NBA Draft for his final year at MSU.
A native of Abuja, Nigeria, Ejeh played the final two years of his eligibility at Mississippi Valley State from 2017-19. While there, Ejeh was named an All-SWAC second team member in 2018-19. He was the team captain averaging 6.3 points, 7.9 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game. He also added five double-doubles in his time with MVSU and had a career-high 16 rebounds against Southeastern Louisiana.
Ejeh began his collegiate career under Lovell at Bossier Parish Community College in Bossier City, La. His second year at BPCC brought 30 starts, averaging 5.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game while shooting 55 percent from the floor. Coming from Southwest Christian Academy in Little Rock, Ark., he was a NACA All-America pick under Chris Hughes, guiding his team to a NACA National Championship in his senior season (2014-15).
Ejeh earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering Technology from Mississippi Valley State in 2019 and his Master of Science in Sport Administration from Mississippi State in 2022.
He is the son of Morris and Victoria Ejeh and has two siblings, Thaddeus and Mary Ejeh.
