Thiago Cordeiro[1] (born in Pernambuco,[2] but listed by Rwanda as born Ellis Kayijuka on April 30, 1981, in Nyamirambo) is a Brazilian basketball player who was part of the Rwanda national basketball team at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship.[3] He played for Dayton Flyers men's basketball in the 2007–08 season.[2]
Kayijuka was a late addition to the Rwandan team for the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship after two Rwandan players pulled out of the tournament three weeks before the scheduled opener.[4] Despite this, Kayijuka averaged 5.8 PPG, 5 RPG, and 1.6 BPG while teaming with Robert Thomson in the middle to help lead the Rwandans to a 9th-place finish and their best performance to date at the African Championships.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Podvodníci mezinárodního basketbalu: Katar, Libye a Rwanda". Archived from the original on 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
- ^ a b "Thiago Cordeiro Stats, Bio - ESPN". Archived from the original on 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
- ^ Ellis Kayijuka Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
- ^ Marine Get Zone 5 Boost[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
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