Guibert Nijimbere Explained

Guibert Nijimbere
Position:Point guard
Height Cm:186
League:Rwanda Basketball League
Team:Kepler
Birth Date:1996 12, df=y
Birth Place:Mutanga-Nord, Burundi
Career Start:2013
Years1:2013–2017
Team1:New Star
Years2:2017–2019
Team2:IPRC-Kigali
Years3:2019–2021
Team3:Patriots
Years4:2021–2023
Team4:Urunani
Highlights:
  • Burundian League champion (2022)
  • First-team All-RBL (2019)
  • RBL All-Star (2019)
  • Genocide Memorial Tournament MVP (2019)
Years5:2023–2024
Team5:Dynamo
Years6:2024–present
Team6:Kepler

Joe Guibert Nijimbere (born 26 December 1996) is a Burundian basketball player for Kepler and the Burundi national basketball team.

Early life

Nijimbere was born on 26 December 1996 in Mutanga-Nord, a suburb of Bujumbura, the largest city in the country. 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 2013, 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]

In January 2022, Nijimbere Guibert signed a two-year professional contract with Urunani BBC and at the beginning of August 2022 Urunani became the champion of the national basketball league of Burundi: VBL (Viva Basketball League).

On 14 August, Urunani BBC has drawn up a list of 12 players who will represent the club in the BAL Qualifiers with Guibert Nijimbere at the top of the list.

He joined Dynamo in October 2023 ahead of the 2024 BAL qualification tournament.[5] In April 2024, Nijimbere signed with Kepler BBC of the Rwanda Basketball League.[6]

Personal

Nijimbere has studied at the Free University of Kigali.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guibert Nijimbere, un basketteur né . Yaga Burundi . 22 October 2021 . fr-FR . 9 February 2020.
  2. News: Guibert Nijimbere: The rise of a basketball star. The New Times. 6 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20200207141817/https://www.newtimes.co.rw/sports/guibert-nijimbere-rise-basketball-star. 7 February 2020. dead.
  3. News: Guibert Nijimbere, un basketteur né. yaga-burundi.com. Landry. Rukundo. 9 February 2020. 7 April 2021.
  4. News: Basketball: Gasana, Nijimbere join Burundian club ahead of BAL qualifiers . 30 November 2021 . The New Times Rwanda . 30 November 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: 2023-10-08 . Road to BAL 2024: A look at Dynamo, novice but ambitious - At a glance . 2023-10-08 . Sport News Africa . en-US.
  6. Web site: Sikubwabo . Damas . 2024-04-13 . Basketball: Nijimbere joins Kepler . 2024-04-18 . The New Times . en.