Ntore Habimana (born August 15, 1997) is a Canadian-born Rwandan basketball player for the APR of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL). He is a member of the Rwanda national team. His position has been described as a point forward.[1]
| No. 25 – APR | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Rwanda Basketball League BAL | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 15, 1997 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
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| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | Wilfrid Laurier (2016–2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2022–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2022 | REG | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Edmonton Stingers | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | APR | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
editHabimana was born in Mississauga, Ontario to a Rwandan father and Burundian mother, who had moved to Canada in 1994.[2] As a kid, he idolized Vince Carter.
College career
editHabimana played five seasons of U Sports men's basketball for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks and averaged 10.1 points in his final season.[3] On February 18, 2020, he had a career-high 20 points against the Waterloo Warriors.[4]
Professional career
editOn March 2, 2022, Habimana signed his first professional contract with REG BBC of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL) and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He was not on the roster for the 2022 BAL Playoffs.[5] Habimana won the 2022 RBL championship with REG.
On July 22, 2022, Habimana signed with the Edmonton Stingers.[4]
On October 6, 2022, he signed a 2-year contract with APR.[6]
National team career
editSince 2021, Habimana is a member of the Rwanda men's national basketball team.[1] He won a bronze medal at the 2023 FIBA AfroCan in Angola, the first-ever podium finish for the country.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Sikubwabo, Damas (June 24, 2022). "Rwanda: World Cup Qualifiers – Habimana Looks to Build Off Bal Rookie Season". allAfrica.com. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- ^ "Ntore Habimana: 23-year-old youthful basketball prodigy on his rising career". The New Times | Rwanda. March 14, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- ^ "MBASK guard Habimana named to Rwandan national team". Laurier Athletics – Waterloo Campus. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "Stingers Bring On Pair Of Late Additions". www.thestingers.ca. July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- ^ "BAL: REG drops Pitchou Manga and Ntore Habimana ahead of playoffs". The New Times | Rwanda. May 19, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (October 6, 2022). "Basketball: APR signs trio of Mpoyo, Ntore and Nshobozwa". The New Times. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ "Rwanda see off DR Congo for historic podium finish". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved July 21, 2023.