Guibert Nijimbere
| No. 90 – New Star BBC | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | BAL Qualifying Tournaments |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 26 December 1996 Bujumbura, Burundi |
| Nationality | Burundian |
| Listed height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2019 / Undrafted |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2017 | New Star |
| 2017–2019 | IPRC-Kigali |
| 2019–2021 | Patriots |
| 2021–present | New Star |
Guibert Nijimbere (born 26 December 1996) is a Burundian basketball player for New Stars and the Burundi national basketball team.
Early life[]
Nijimbere was born on 26 December 1996 in Mutanga-Nord, a suburb of Bujumbura. He was the second of 9 children.[1] He grew up attending his father's Sunday league basketball games with his three brothers, all of whom ended up playing the sport.[2]
Career[]
Starting his career for New Star in 2014, he became the youngest player to play at Burundi's highest level at the age of 16. In 2017, Nijimbere signed with IPRC-Kigali in Rwanda.[2]
In 2019, he joined Patriots BBC and was part of the team that qualified for the 2020 BAL season. He was named MVP of the 2019 Genocide Memorial Tournament and won the three-point contest in that year's All-Star game.[2][3]
In November 2021, Nijimbere returned to New Star to play in the second round of the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.[4]
Personal[]
Nijimbere has studied at the Free University of Kigali.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Guibert Nijimbere, un basketteur né". Yaga Burundi (in French). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Guibert Nijimbere: The rise of a basketball star". The New Times. 6 July 2019. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020.
- ^ Rukundo, Landry (9 February 2020). "Guibert Nijimbere, un basketteur né". yaga-burundi.com. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Basketball: Gasana, Nijimbere join Burundian club ahead of BAL qualifiers". The New Times | Rwanda. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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