Ebikekeme Hasain Fere “Ebi” Ere (/ˈɛbi əˈrɑː/; born August 2, 1981) is an American-Nigerian former professional basketball player.

[1] He and teammate Hollis Price led the Sooners to the Final Four in 2002 where they lost to the Indiana Hoosiers in the national semi-final.

He helped the Kings win their second straight championship playing alongside the likes of C. J. Bruton and Matthew Nielsen.

He made it two championships in two NBL seasons as he led the Bullets to secure the title with a 3–1 grand final series win over the Melbourne Tigers.

When that fell through, he was unable to join the Dragons after the club signed Tremmell Darden rather than waiting for Ere.

He earned All-NBL first team honors for a second straight year and helped lead the Tigers back to the Grand Final where they were ironically defeated by the South Dragons 3 games to 2.

[8] His numbers dropped while playing for Obradoiro, averaging a career-low 8.1 points per game in the very competitive Liga ACB.

On June 20, 2012, Ere signed a one-year deal (with the option of a second) with Cimberio Varese, returning to Italy for a second stint.

On May 24, 2014, Ere signed with Caciques de Humacao of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional as a replacement for Zach Graham.

In December 2014, Ere signed a short-term contract with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez of the LNB Pro A.

[22] On January 17, 2018, Ere signed with Defensor Sporting Club of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball.