General:
Nigeria native who was a late signee for Vanderbilt in the summer of 2007... Redshirted in 2007-08... Added bulk to his frame during his redshirt season and dramatically improved his feel for the game during practice... Named Most Improved Player by Vanderbilt players at the end-of-the-year banquet... Changed his number from one to three for his redshirt freshman season.

2008-09 (Redshirt Freshman):
Played in 29 games and made six starts...Averaged 3.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 0.8 blocks per game in 12.4 minutes of action...Recorded first career points and first career rebounds in first career start against Morehead State...Tallied first blocked shots against Morehead St...Posted seven points and five rebounds in 16 minutes against Illinois...Scored career-best 11 points vs. C. Arkansas (11/26)... Tallied career highs in rebounds (6) and blocks (3) in reserve role against Ga. Tech (12/6)... Posted eight points and two rebounds in win over Alabama A&M... Scored five points in four minutes against Furman (12/22)... Posted a six-point and five rebound effort in third career start against St. Francis (12/31)... Tied his season-high for blocked shots with three in win over UMass (1/3)... Tallied two points and four rebounds in season-high 24 minutes vs. Kentucky... Notched seven points in 11 minutes off the bench vs. Auburn. The 7 pts vs. Auburn is the most vs. an SEC team this year...Started sixth game of his career vs. Alabama (2/5)... Tallied four points on 2-of-2 shooting vs. Kentucky (2/17)... Recorded four points on 2-of-3 shooting in 8 minutes vs. LSU (3/4)... Scored second-highest point total of career with 10 points in 17 minutes vs. Arkansas... Tied a career-high with three blocked shots against the Razorbacks (3/8).

2007-08 (Freshman):
Redshirted.

Summer 2007:
Has never played traditional organized basketball...caught the eye of college recruiters playing AAU basketball for the Sacramento Pharoahs in summer of 2007 when he averaged ten points, 11 rebounds, and three blocks per game.

Personal:
Ifeanyi Festus Ezeli-Ndelue... Born October 21, 1989...Son of Festus, Sr., and Patricia... Has three brothers, Ik, Chucky, and Kenny, and one sister, Oby... Majoring in Biology... Graduated from Igbinedion Secondary School in Nigeria at the age of 14...Moved to the United States in 2004... Advice to youngsters: "Enjoy being young"... Chose Vanderbilt over Florida, Connecticut, West Virginia, Minnesota, Pacific, UC-Santa Barbara, Nevada, Reno, Creighton, South Florida, and UNLV.