Kenneth Gasana (born Kenneth Wilson; November 9, 1984) is a Rwandan professional

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player who currently plays for

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of the

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. Born in the

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, he represents Rwanda internationally.

Career

Gasana played his final two years of

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for Boise State. Gasana started his professional career in 2007. In 2010, Gasana joined Moroccan club

Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Chabab Rif Al-Hoceima, also referred to as CRA, is a Moroccan football club based in Al Hoceima, a Riffian city in northern Morocco. The club was founded in 1953 and is best known for their 2010 promotion to the Botola Pro, the top tier leagu ...

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. In 2019, Gasana signed with Rwanda-based

REG BBC Rwanda Energy Group BBC, commonly known as REG, is a Rwandan basketball club based in Kigali. It is owned and named after the company Rwanda Energy Group Limited. It plays in the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL), the highest tier of basketball in R ...

to play in the Rwandan National Basketball League. In October 2019, he joined the defending champions

Patriots BBC Patriots Basketball Club, also known as simply Patriots, is a basketball club based in Kigali, Rwanda. Established in 2014, it plays its home games at Amahoro Indoor Stadium. The team is a four-time champion of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL) ...

. He went on to win the championship in 2019 and 2020 with Patriots. He also played with the team in the

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, 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. New Star failed to qualify, as the team was disqualified after players tested positive for COVID-19. On January 5, 2022, Gasana signed with

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of the

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

in the

National team career

Although he was born in

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, Texas, Gasana plays for the Rwandan national team and has been one of its top scorers through various editions of AfroBasket. He played with Rwanda at the AfroBasket five times: in 2009, 2011,

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and

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BAL career statistics

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Personal

Gasana holds a

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in Communications from

Boise State University Boise State University (BSU) is a Public university, public research university in Boise, Idaho. Founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal Church, it became an independent junior college in 1934 and has been awarding ...

References

External links

Eurobasket.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gasana, Kenny 1984 births Living people ABA All-Star Game players American expatriate basketball people in Rwanda Basketball players from San Antonio Boise State Broncos men's basketball players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States New Star BBC players People from Kigali Rwandan men's basketball players Rwandan people of American descent Shooting guards REG BBC players Patriots BBC players Gezira basketball players Bangui Sporting Club players