Kenny Gasana Explained

Kenny Gasana
Number:12
Position:Shooting guard
Height M:1.90
League:Road to BAL
Team:Bangui Sporting Club
Birth Date:9 November 1984
Birth Place:San Antonio, Texas
Nationality:American / Rwandan
High School:John Jay HS
(San Antonio, Texas)
College:
Draft Year:2007
Career Start:2007
Years1:2010–2011
Team1:Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
Years2:2011–2012
Team2:Plaza Sports
Years3:2014–2015
Team3:Gezira
Years4:2015–2016
Team4:Texas Fuel
Years5:2018–2019
Team5:Ittihad Tanger
Years6:2019
Team6:REG
Years7:2019–present
Team7:Patriots
Years8:2021
Team8:New Star
Years9:2022
Team9:Bahrain Club
Years10:2022
Team10:→REG
Highlights:
Years11:2022–present
Team11:Bangui Sporting Club

Kenneth Gasana (born Kenneth Wilson; November 9, 1984) is a Rwandan professional basketball player who currently plays for Bangui Sporting Club of the Road to BAL. Born in the United States, he represents Rwanda internationally.

Career

Gasana played his final two years of college basketball for Boise State.[1]

Gasana started his professional career in 2007. In 2010, Gasana joined Moroccan club Chabab Rif Al Hoceima for one season which was followed by another season at Spaza Sports BC. In the 2014–15 season, he played in Egypt with Gezira.

His third team in Morocco was Ittihad Tanger, which he joined in 2018.[2]

In 2019, Gasana signed with Rwanda-based REG BBC to play in the Rwandan National Basketball League. In October 2019, he joined the defending champions Patriots BBC.[3] He went on to win the championship in 2019 and 2020 with Patriots. He also played with the team in the 2021 BAL season, where he led his team in scoring with 14.3 points per game. The Patriots finished in the fourth place of the tournament.

In November 2021, Gasana joined Burundian team New Star on a temporary contract, to join them in the 2022 BAL qualifiers.[4] New Star failed to qualify, as the team was disqualified after players tested positive for COVID-19.

On January 5, 2022, Gasana signed with Bahrain Club of the Bahraini Premier League.[5]

In May 2022, Gasana joined REG for a second stint ahead of the team's campaign in the 2022 BAL Playoffs.[6] They were eliminated after just one game, losing to FAP. After the BAL, Gasana returned to Patriots BBC.

In November 2022, Gasana played for Bangui Sporting Club in the Road to BAL.[7]

National team career

Although he was born in San Antonio, Texas, Gasana plays for the Rwandan national team and has been one of its top scorers through various editions of AfroBasket.[8] He played with Rwanda at the AfroBasket five times: in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017 and 2021.

BAL career statistics

|-|style="text-align:left;"|2021|style="text-align:left;"|Patriots| 6 || 6 || 30.9 || .424 || .412 || .941 || 4.2 || 3.7 || 1.3 || .3 || 14.3|-|style="text-align:left;"|2022|style="text-align:left;"|REG| 1 || 0 || 24.0 || .167 || .200 || 1.000 || 5.0 || 2.0 || 3.0 || – || 7.0

Personal

Gasana holds a bachelor's degree in Communications from Boise State University.[9]

References

Kenny has a daughter named Kamille

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mugabe . Bonnie . Gasana fit to lead Rwanda in Fiba Zone V final game . . October 27, 2019 . September 27, 2014.
  2. News: Sikubwabo . Damas . Rwanda: Basketball - Reg in 'Advanced' Talks With Us-Based Kenneth Gasana . 6 June 2021 . allAfrica.com . 2019-08-28 . en.
  3. News: Gasana boosts Patriots camp ahead of BAL Qualifiers . 6 June 2021 . The New Times Rwanda . 2019-10-09 . en.
  4. News: Basketball: Gasana, Nijimbere join Burundian club ahead of BAL qualifiers . 30 November 2021 . The New Times Rwanda . 30 November 2021 . en.
  5. News: Kenny Gasana (ex New Star) signs at Bahrain Club . 8 January 2022 . Afrobasket.com . 5 January 2022.
  6. News: Gasana jets-in ahead of BAL playoffs . 17 May 2022 . The New Times . 16 May 2022 . en.
  7. Web site: Bangui Sporting Club at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2023 2022 . 2022-11-15 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  8. Web site: Bishumba . Richard . Rwandan basketball on right track, says Gasana . . October 27, 2019 . September 7, 2013.
  9. Web site: Rwandan basketball on right track, says Gasana . The New Times Rwanda . 6 June 2021 . en . 2013-09-07.