Jean-Victor "JV" Mukama (born August 24, 1994) is a Canadian-Rwandan professional basketball player . Standing at 203 cm (6 ft 8 in), he is a versatile forward.
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| Position | Small forward / power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Rwanda Basketball League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | August 24, 1994 Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian / Rwandan | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Academie Catholique Mere-Teresa (Hamilton, Ontario) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Ryerson (2013–2019) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Patriots | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Hamilton Honey Badgers | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Aris Leeuwarden | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Melilla | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Scarborough Shooting Stars | ||||||||||||||
| 2023-present | Patriots | ||||||||||||||
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Career
editIn October 2019, Mukama had a try-out with Raptors 905 and was added to the roster but was released before playing a game.
In December 2019, Mukama signed with Patriots BBC in Rwanda to play in the 2020 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.[1] He helped the team qualify for the inaugural BAL season. In the final of the qualifying tournament against GNBC, Mukama scored a game-high 18 points.[2]
In July 2020, Mukama played for the Hamilton Honey Badgers in the Canadian 2020 CEBL season. He averaged 14.1 points and 6.3 rebounds, helping his team reach the semifinals.[3]
In August 2020, Mukama signed a one-year contract with Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[3] On March 26, 2021, Aris announced Mukama suffered from an injury that would keep him out the remainder of the season. Both sides mutually agreed for Mukama to leave the team.[4]
In October 2021, Mukama joined Melilla of the Spanish LEB Oro.[5] On 16 December, his contract with the team was disbanded on his request for personal reasons.[6] In six games he averaged 5.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.[7]
On February 12, 2022, Mukama signed with REG for the 2022 BAL season.[8]
On May 3, 2022, Mukama signed with the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the CEBL.[9]
For the 2022–23 season, Mukama was added to the training camp roster of Raptors 905. However, he did not make the final roster.
In August 2023, he returned to Patriots BBC for a second stint.[10]
National team career
editIn November 2020, Mukama was selected for the Rwanda national basketball team for the qualifying games for the 2021 AfroBasket.[11]
Personal life
editBorn in Quebec, Mukama relocated to his family's homeland of Rwanda in 2003, spending four years before moving back to Canada and settling in Hamilton, Ontario.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Patriots sign Canadian guard Mukama". Balafricareport.com. December 6, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "Patriots qualify for BAL 2020 with perfect record after GNBC victory". The New Times. December 23, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ a b "Basketball: Mukama joins Dutch side Leeuwarden on one year-deal". The New Times. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "Einde seizoen voor Jean-Victor Mukama - Nieuws Algemeen - Aris Leeuwarden".
- ^ "JV Mukama se incorpora al Melilla Sport Capital". FEB (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Melilla Sport Capital y JV Mukama separan sus caminos". Club Melilla Baloncesto (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Mukama left Melilla". Eurobasket. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "BAL 2022: Mukama Victor, Axel Mpoyo na Pitchou mu bakinnyi bashya REG izifashisha". Kigali Today. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ @scarboroughshootingstars (May 3, 2022). "JV MUKAMA- Shooting Stars Forward". Retrieved May 24, 2022 – via Instagram.
- ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (2023-08-09). "Basketball: Competition hots up as APR, Patriots reinforce rosters". The New Times. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "Mukama named on national team for Afrobasket qualifiers". 3 November 2020.
- ^ Jones, Justine (1 December 2020). "JV Mukama: Chasing the Game". Hamilton Honey Badgers. Retrieved 29 May 2022.