 Ndizeye in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 2 – Patriots | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Rwanda Basketball League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 October 1996 Nyanza District, Rwanda | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Rwandan | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | IPRC-Kigali | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Patriots | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Cobra Sport | ||||||||||||||
| 2022, 2023 | → REG | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Dieudonné Ndayisaba Ndizeye (born 14 October 1996) is a Rwandan basketball player for REG and the Rwanda national team. He is a three-time RBL champion and a one-time league MVP winner in 2019. Ndizeye has played two seasons in the BAL as well.
Professional career
Ndizeye started his career with IPRC-Kigali in the National Basketball League in 2015. [1]
In 2017, Ndizeye joined Patriots BBC. He was named the national league MVP time in 2018–19 season. [2]
In November 2021, he joined the South Sudanese side Cobra Sport to play for them in the 2022 BAL qualifying tournaments. [3] He helped Cobra qualify for the BAL for the first time.
On February 14, 2022, Ndizeye was sent on loan to REG to play in the 2022 BAL season. [4] He stayed on the Patriots team for the Rwanda Basketball League games.
National team career
Since 2017, Ndizeye has been a member of the Rwanda national basketball team and has played in qualifying tournaments with his country. [5]
Ndizeye won the bronze medal of 2023 FIBA AfroCan with Rwanda, and was named to the All-Tournament Team. [6]
BAL career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Patriots | 6 | 6 | 28.4 | .338 | .343 | .750 | 5.0 | 1.8 | .7 | .5 | 11.5 |
| 2022 | REG | 6 | 6 | 28.1 | .386 | .342 | 1.000 | 5.8 | 2.0 | .7 | .5 | 12.7 |
References
- ^ "Dieudonné Ndizeye: The rise of Patriots' breakout star". Rwanda Nouvelles (Nouvelles Reader) (in French). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "'I skipped lunch for training, hard work paid off' – Ndizeye". The New Times | Rwanda. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Ndizeye joins South Sudan's Cobra Sport ahead of BAL qualifiers". The New Times. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "REG signs Dieudonné Ndizeye ahead of BAL 2022". The New Times | Rwanda. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Dieudonne Ndayisaba Ndizeye (RWA)". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "MVP Franceschi headlines the 2023 FIBA AfroCan All-Tournament Team". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-07-21.