Amandin Rutayisire
DaMarcus Ellis[1] (born in Dallas[2] but listed by Rwanda as born on June 15, 1985, in ) is an American basketball player who played for the Rwanda national basketball team at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship under the name Amandin Rutayisire.[3] He played for Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball between 2001 and 2003.[4]
Rutayisire was a new addition to the Rwandan team for the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship after the country had made its first ever African championship appearance at the FIBA Africa Championship 2007.[5] At the tournament, Rutayisire averaged 7.6 points per game and 2.5 assists per game to help lead the Rwandans to a 9th-place finish and their best performance to date at the African Championships.[6]
References[]
- ^ Podvodníci mezinárodního basketbalu: Katar, Libye a Rwanda Archived 2014-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DaMarcus Ellis | Robert Morris Colonials | College Basketball | Yahoo! Sports
- ^ Player Profile Archived 2009-10-08 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
- ^ DaMarcus Ellis Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
- ^ "Zone 5 Qualifiers Begin". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ^ Amandin Rutayisire Stats at Africabasket.com
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