No. 54 – Retired | |
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Position | Power forward / center |
Personal information | |
Born | San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago | 16 May 1984
Nationality | Trinidad and Tobago |
Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
Career information | |
College | Sacred Heart (2001-2006) |
Playing career | 2006–2015 |
Career history | |
2007 | Gatos de Monagas |
2007–2008 | Dakota Wizards |
2009–2010 | CS Energia |
2010–2011 | Kyoto Hannaryz |
2012 | Taiwan Beer |
2013–2015 | Ryukyu Golden Kings |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Kibwe Kambui Khary Trim is a businessman and former professional basketball player from Trinidad and Tobago.
Trim's mother was a teacher and his father was an engineer. He was a very good student. [1]
Originally a soccer player, Kibwe Trim changed to basketball at the age of 13 when he was already 6'4 ft. (193 cm) tall. [1]
Trim played at three different age levels in secondary school. He played with two separate club teams. He later said, "I played at every local gym whenever I had the opportunity. I was focused because I knew that this game could effectively change my life." [1]
Trim went on to attend Sacred Heart University in Connecticut, USA. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science, after which he did a master's degree in information technology. He was the prime player on the Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team, but during his first year he suffered a serious back injury which made him sit out many games. [1]
Trim played professionally for ten years.With his last team, the Ryukyu Golden Kings, he won the Japanese Championship. [1]
He played for Trinidad and Tobago's national team. [1]
At the 2010 Centrobasket in Santo Domingo, Trinidad and Tobago was the only team that defeated the eventual champion, Puerto Rico. Trim contributed 18 points and 9 rebounds to the victory. [2]
Off the court, in 2013 he formed a non-profit foundation called DreamChaser International to provide tutoring, mentoring and other aid for children in underserved communities around the world. He aloso launched a company called LA Lime which curates social in-person networking experiences. [1]
After retirement from sport, he became a motivational speaker and real estate investor. He published the book From Nerd to Pro. [3]
He has taken part in many commercials and acted in the Russian basketball movie Three Seconds. [1]
In 2019, he married Joslyn Pennywell, a former contestant in America's Next Top Model season 11. [1]