Tylor Ongwae

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Tylor Ongwae
Tylor Ongwae.jpg
Ongwae with Louisiana–Monroe in 2014
No. 12 – Bakken Bears
PositionSmall forward
LeagueBasketligaen
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 30)
Eldoret, Kenya
NationalityKenyan
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
CollegeRanger JC (2011–2013)
Louisiana–Monroe (2013–2015)
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015Felice Scandone
2016–2017Södertälje Kings
2017Taranaki Mountainairs
2017–2018SAM Massagno
2018–presentBakken Bears
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  Kenya
FIBA AfroCan
Silver medal – second place 2019 Mali

Tylor Ongwae (born 15 July 1991) is a Kenyan basketball player for Bakken Bears and Kenya.[1][2]

Ongwae averaged 10 points and five rebounds per game during the 2019-20 season with Bakken. He re-signed with the Bears on March 22, 2020.[3]

Kenya national team[]

Ongwae has been part of Kenya's national team. He helped the team capture the silver medal at FIBA AfroCan 2019 and played for Kenya at the AfroBasket 2021 in Kigali, Rwanda.[4]

Personal[]

Ongwae is friends with fellow national team player Ronnie Gundo.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Tylor ONGWAE at the FIBA AfroCan 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Tylor Ongwae". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Bakken Bears' Tylor Ongwae extends contract for another year". Sportando. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Kenya - FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. ^ Kenyan Jersey Takes Pride of Place in My Heart, Says Gundo Joseph Kanyi (AllAfrica), 3 September 2021. Accessed 21 September 2021.
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