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Message: [QUOTE="Fairfield Fan, post: 2629138, member: 6911"] Fascinating background ([URL="http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/act-sport/wnbl-canberra-capitals-young-gun-eziyoda-magbegor-forging-her-own-legacy-20171019-gz4o9u.html"]Capitals youngster Eziyoda Magbegor forging her own legacy[/URL]): Seems as though her international background would fit in well at UConn, what with Batouly Camara and Napheesa Collier and Z having African family ties, Kia coming from Canada, and others coming from relatively distant reaches of America: Gabby from Chicago, KLS from California. "Magbegor's heritage is something she is extremely proud of, having been born in New Zealand to Nigerian parents Patience and Appolus. The family moved to Craigieburn in Melbourne's north when Magbegor was six years old with Patience and Appolus keen to find a better environment to raise their kids in. The emerging basketball star hasn't been to Nigeria yet, but she'd "love to go over the next few years" to connect with her family roots. Magbegor is the third of four kids behind older siblings Elo and Ovie - who is pursuing a college basketball career at the University of West Georgia - and ahead of younger brother AJ. "But she was the first to leave home when she moved to Canberra as a 15-year-old, leaving behind her immediate family in Melbourne to join the Australian Institute of Sport's basketball program." [/QUOTE]