Melvin Obinna Ejim (born March 4, 1991) is a Nigerian-Canadian[1] professional basketball player for Unicaja of the Liga ACB.

[1] Ejim attended St. Mary's Ryken High School in Leonardtown, Maryland, where he made the 2007 Provincial team before transferring to Brewster Academy in New Hampshire.

In his final year in 2009–10, he averaged 13.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.5 assists per game, leading Brewster to a 34–4 record and a National Prep School championship.

He earned Big 12 Honorable Mention accolades and was a first team Academic All-Big 12 selection.

[2] One of the best forwards in the Big 12 in 2012–13, Ejim earned All-Big 12 third team honors and was a NABC All-District 8 second team selection; he was also honored as the inaugural Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year Award winner and was a Capital One Academic All-District 6 selection.

[4] After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Ejim played for the San Antonio Spurs during the Las Vegas Summer League.

[10] After initially signing with German team Medi Bayreuth for the 2015–16 season,[11] an impressive stint with the Orlando Magic during the 2015 NBA Summer League led to a training camp contract.

[12][13][14] He was waived by the Magic on October 21 after appearing in four preseason games,[15] and subsequently joined the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League.

Days later, he signed with Italian team Reyer Venezia Mestre for the rest of the season.

[19] In June 2017, he helped Reyer Venezia win the Italian League championship while earning the Finals MVP.

[30] On May 24, 2022, Ejim agreed to a three-year commitment to play with the Canadian senior men's national team.