Ebi was selected out of Westbury Christian School by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round (26th pick overall) of the 2003 NBA draft.

Ebi was raised in Nigeria before moving to Houston, Texas, as a teenager to attend high school.

[citation needed] That two seasons with the Timberwolves ended up being Ebi's only playing time in the NBA, as his final game was on 20 April 2005, in a 95–73 win over the San Antonio Spurs.

[citation needed] On 3 August 2008, he signed with Italian club Carife Ferrara, newly promoted to Serie A.

[6] On 15 January 2015, after playing for Egyptian team Zamalek, Ebi returned to Italy after signing with Virtus Roma.