Jean-Victor Mukama Explained

Jean-Victor Mukama
Position:Small forward / power forward
Height M:2.03
Weight Kg:91
League:Rwanda Basketball League
Team:Patriots
Birth Date:24 August 1994
Birth Place:Canada
Nationality:Canadian / Rwandan
High School:Academie Catholique Mere-Teresa
(Hamilton, Ontario)
College:Ryerson (2013–2019)
Draft Year:2019
Career Start:2019
Years1:2019
Team1:Patriots
Years2:2020
Team2:Hamilton Honey Badgers
Years3:2020–2021
Team3:Aris Leeuwarden
Years4:2021
Team4:Melilla
Years5:2022
Team5:Scarborough Shooting Stars
Highlights:
Team7:Patriots
Years7:2023-present

Jean-Victor "JV" Mukama (born August 24, 1994) is a Canadian-Rwandan professional basketball player . Standing at, he is a versatile forward.

Career

In October 2019, Mukama had a try-out with Raptors 905 and was added to the roster but was released before playing a game.

In December 2019, Mukama signed with Patriots BBC in Rwanda to play in the 2020 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.[1] He helped the team qualify for the inaugural BAL season. In the final of the qualifying tournament against GNBC, Mukama scored a game-high 18 points.[2]

In July 2020, Mukama played for the Hamilton Honey Badgers in the Canadian 2020 CEBL season. He averaged 14.1 points and 6.3 rebounds, helping his team reach the semifinals.

In August 2020, Mukama signed a one-year contract with Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[3] On March 26, 2021, Aris announced Mukama suffered from an injury that would keep him out the remainder of the season. Both sides mutually agreed for Mukama to leave the team.[4]

In October 2021, Mukama joined Melilla of the Spanish LEB Oro.[5] On 16 December, his contract with the team was disbanded on his request for personal reasons.[6] In six games he averaged 5.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.[7]

On February 12, 2022, Mukama signed with REG for the 2022 BAL season.[8]

On May 3, 2022, Mukama signed with the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the CEBL.[9]

For the 2022–23 season, Mukama was added to the training camp roster of Raptors 905. However, he did not make the final roster.

In August 2023, he returned to Patriots BBC for a second stint.[10]

National team career

In November 2020, Mukama was selected for the Rwanda national basketball team for the qualifying games for the 2021 AfroBasket.[11]

Personal life

Born in Quebec, Mukama relocated to his family's homeland of Rwanda in 2003, spending four years before moving back to Canada and settling in Hamilton, Ontario.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patriots sign Canadian guard Mukama. December 6, 2019. August 12, 2020. Balafricareport.com.
  2. Web site: Patriots qualify for BAL 2020 with perfect record after GNBC victory. December 23, 2019. August 12, 2020. The New Times.
  3. News: Basketball: Mukama joins Dutch side Leeuwarden on one year-deal. The New Times. August 12, 2020. August 12, 2020.
  4. Web site: Einde seizoen voor Jean-Victor Mukama - Nieuws Algemeen - Aris Leeuwarden.
  5. News: JV Mukama se incorpora al Melilla Sport Capital . 18 December 2021 . FEB . ES.
  6. Web site: Melilla Sport Capital y JV Mukama separan sus caminos . Club Melilla Baloncesto . 18 December 2021 . es.
  7. Web site: Mukama left Melilla . Eurobasket . December 18, 2021 . December 18, 2021.
  8. Web site: BAL 2022: Mukama Victor, Axel Mpoyo na Pitchou mu bakinnyi bashya REG izifashisha . Kigali Today . 24 February 2022.
  9. scarboroughshootingstars. CdG2l--phyl. JV MUKAMA- Shooting Stars Forward. May 3, 2022. May 24, 2022.
  10. Web site: Sikubwabo . Damas . 2023-08-09 . Basketball: Competition hots up as APR, Patriots reinforce rosters . 2023-08-12 . The New Times . en.
  11. Web site: Mukama named on national team for Afrobasket qualifiers. 3 November 2020.
  12. News: JV Mukama: Chasing the Game. Hamilton Honey Badgers. Justine. Jones. 1 December 2020. 29 May 2022.