Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: Second-year player at FMU.....Was red-shirted during the 2019-20 season....A tremendous young man who has played solid high school ball and gotten good coaching.....Can excel defensively right now....Is a work-in-progress at the offensive end, but that being said, he is raw with lots of physical talent......We needed more athleticism and he gives us that......Is a big piece of the puzzle in the 2019 recruiting class....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2019 (fall), 2020 (spring).

PERSONAL:

• Born Stanley C. Eze in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria (moved to the United States when he was 16 years old)
• A graduate of Mt. Bethel Christian Academy, where he played under the direction of coach Cal Boyd
• As a junior, averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds per game and helped the Eagles to a 27-7 record and their second straight state title
• Selected to the 2018 Georgia Independent Christian Athletic Association (GCIAA) All-Star Game
• Played in the adidas Gauntlet Series in 2017
• Played for the Georgia Stars 17U team on Nike’s EYBL Circuit during 2018 summer
• In December 2018, was the 42nd-ranked recruit in the state of Georgia for the class of 2019
• Nickname is Stan

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  Astronaut 
• How you got your nickname: Short for my full name
• Favorite Superhero: Flash
• Favorite Athlete:  Kobe
• Favorite Sports Team:  Golden State Warriors 
• Favorite Movie or TV Show:   Now You See Me
• Favorite Food:  Nigerian Jellof Rice
• Favorite Vacation Spot:  The beach
• Twitter Handle: stansky15
• Instagram Account: stanley_eze_
• Favorite Thing About FMU:  It is accommodating
• Favorite Off-Field Activity:  Adventures 
• Goals for Upcoming Season:  Reaching the Final 4
• Why you chose your sport:  It is a getaway 
• The biggest mental challenge to improving faster: None that I can think of
• Interesting Notes:  Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift - that's why its called a present
• Brush With Greatness: I will be the greatness