Tom "Bush" Wamukota (born 28 September 1993) is a Kenyan professional basketball player for APR of the Rwanda Basketball League. He has played for the Kenya national team.
| No. 14 – APR | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| League | Rwanda Basketball League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 1993 Bungoma, Kenya | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | PAEEK | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Eko Kings | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Águilas Doradas de Durango | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | MAS Fes | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | US Monastir | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | JS Kairouan | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Patriots | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Cobra Sport | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | APR | ||||||||||||||
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College career
editWamukota played two years with the Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team.[1] He was the first Kenyan player to ever play in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.[2]
Professional career
editIn the summer of 2018, he played for Águilas Doradas de Durango in Mexico. In the 2018–19 season, he played with Moroccan club MAS Fes.
In 2019, Wamukota played in Tunisia for US Monastir and later JS Kairouan.[3]
In September 2020, Wamukota joined Rwandan side Patriots BBC.[4] He won the national championship later that year, before extended his contract until 2023 in January.[5]
In December 2021, Wamukota joined South Sudanese club Cobra Sport to strengthen the team for the second round of the 2022 BAL qualification.[6] He was on Cobra Sport's roster for the primary BAL tournament, however, he was unable to play due to injury.
In 2022, Wamukota rejoined Patriots BBC for the Rwandan domestic league. He was named in the 2022 All Star Team.[7]
In December 2022, Wamukota signed a one-year contract for APR.[8] On May 4, 2024, Wamukota made his debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) with one point and four rebounds in a overtime win against US Monastir.[9]
National team career
editWamukota plays with the Kenya national basketball team and has represented the team at AfroCan 2019, where have averaged 10.5 points. He was named to the tournament's All-Star Five.[10]
He has been part of Kenya's national team at the AfroBasket 2021 in Kigali, Rwanda.[11]
BAL career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2021 | Patriots | 6 | 3 | 21.8 | .213 | .143 | .500 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| 2024 | APR | 5 | 0 | 8.4 | .125 | .000 | .500 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
References
edit- ^ "Tom "Bush" Wamukota - Men's Basketball". Wichita State Athletics. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Bush Wamukota, 1st Kenyan ever in NCAA sweet 16". Kenya Page. 2015-03-28. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Tom Wamukota joins US Monastir". Afrobasket.com. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Wamukota joins Rwanda's Patriots with Basketball Africa League title in mind". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Wamukota extends Rwandese stay". Michezoafrika.com. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Kenya's Wamukota joins South Sudan's Cobra Sport for second BAL appearance". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Sauti Sol Expected in Kigali Today for ALL Star Game". 22 September 2022.
- ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (9 December 2022). "Basketball: Bush Wamukota completes move to APR". The New Times. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Obadiah inspires resilient APR in overtime win over US Monastir". The BAL. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Tom Wamukota". Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Kenya - FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
External links
edit- Wichita State Shockers bio
- Tom Wamukota at Eurobasket.com
- Tom Wamukota at RealGM
- Tom Wamukota at Proballers
- Tom Wamukota – Sports-Reference.com college basketball player profile
