Ntore Habimana Explained

Ntore Habimana
Team:APR
League:Rwanda Basketball League
BAL
Birth Date:15 August 1997
Birth Place:Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
College:Wilfrid Laurier (2016–2021)
Career Start:2022
Years2:2022
Team2:Edmonton Stingers
Position:Point forward
Weight Lb:185
Years1:2022
Team1:REG
Highlights:
Years3:2022–present
Team3:APR
Number:25

Ntore Habimana (born August 15, 1997) is a Canadian-born Rwandan basketball player for the APR of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL). He is a member of the Rwanda national team. His position has been described as a point forward.[1]

Early life

Habimana was born in Mississauga, Ontario to a Rwandan father and Burundian mother, who had moved to Canada in 1994.[2] As a kid, he idolized Vince Carter.

College career

Habimana played five seasons of U Sports men's basketball for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks and averaged 10.1 points in his final season.[3] On February 18, 2020, he had a career-high 20 points against the Waterloo Warriors.[4]

Professional career

On March 2, 2022, Habimana signed his first professional contract with REG BBC of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL) and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He was not on the roster for the 2022 BAL Playoffs.[5] Habimana won the 2022 RBL championship with REG.

On July 22, 2022, Habimana signed with the Edmonton Stingers.

On October 6, 2022, he signed a 2-year contract with APR.[6]

National team career

Since 2021, Habimana is a member of the Rwanda men's national basketball team. He won a bronze medal at the 2023 FIBA AfroCan in Angola, the first-ever podium finish for the country.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sikubwabo . Damas . 2022-06-24 . Rwanda: World Cup Qualifiers – Habimana Looks to Build Off Bal Rookie Season . 2022-07-22 . allAfrica.com . en.
  2. Web site: 2021-03-14 . Ntore Habimana: 23-year-old youthful basketball prodigy on his rising career . 2022-07-22 . The New Times Rwanda . en.
  3. Web site: MBASK guard Habimana named to Rwandan national team . 2022-07-22 . Laurier Athletics – Waterloo Campus . en.
  4. Web site: 2022-07-22 . Stingers Bring On Pair Of Late Additions . 2022-07-22 . www.thestingers.ca . en.
  5. Web site: 2022-05-19 . BAL: REG drops Pitchou Manga and Ntore Habimana ahead of playoffs . 2022-07-22 . The New Times Rwanda . en.
  6. Web site: Sikubwabo . Damas . 2022-10-06 . Basketball: APR signs trio of Mpoyo, Ntore and Nshobozwa . 2022-10-07 . The New Times . en.
  7. Web site: Rwanda see off DR Congo for historic podium finish . 2023-07-21 . FIBA.basketball . en.