Kibwe Kambui Khary Trim is a businessman and former professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

player from

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

Early life

Trim's mother was a teacher and his father was an engineer. He was a very good student. Originally a soccer player, Kibwe Trim changed to basketball at the age of 13 when he was already 6'4 ft. (193 cm) tall. Trim played at three different age levels in secondary school. He played with two separate club teams. He later said, "I played at every local gym whenever I had the opportunity. I was focused because I knew that this game could effectively change my life."

College career

Trim went on to attend Sacred Heart University in Connecticut, USA. He graduated with a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

computer science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

, after which he did a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

information technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...

. He was the prime player on the

Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball The Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represents Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Northeast Conference. They play their home games at the William H. Pitt Cen ...

team, but during his first year he suffered a serious back injury which made him sit out many games.

Professional basketball career

Trim played professionally for ten years.With his last team, the

Ryukyu Golden Kings is a Japanese professional basketball team based in Okinawa City, Okinawa. They compete in the B.League, the top-tier professional basketball league of Japan. Honours Domestic *bj league champions: 4 **2009, 2012, 2014, 2016 *Conference cham ...

, he won the Japanese Championship.

National team

He played for Trinidad and Tobago's national team. At the

2010 Centrobasket The 2010 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2010 Centrobasket, was hosted in the Dominican Republic. This edition was the first time that the Centrobasket featured ten teams in the finals; previously, eig ...

Santo Domingo , total_type = Total , population_density_km2 = auto , timezone = AST (UTC −4) , area_code_type = Area codes , area_code = 809, 829, 849 , postal_code_type = Postal codes , postal_code = 10100–10699 (Distrito Nacional) , websi ...

, Trinidad and Tobago was the only team that defeated the eventual champion,

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

. Trim contributed 18 points and 9 rebounds to the victory.

Life outside of sports

Off the court, in 2013 he formed a non-profit foundation called

DreamChaser International ''Dreamchaser'' is the eleventh studio album by English singer Sarah Brightman. This album is Brightman's first collaboration with producer Mike Hedges and centres on the concept of space. The offering was inspired by Brightman's decision to be ...

to provide tutoring, mentoring and other aid for children in underserved communities around the world. He aloso launched a company called

LA Lime LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

which curates social in-person networking experiences. After retirement from sport, he became a motivational speaker and real estate investor. He published the book ''From Nerd to Pro''. He has taken part in many commercials and acted in the

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

n basketball movie ''

Three Seconds ''Three Seconds'' (original title: ''Tre sekunder'') is a dark thriller by the Swedish crime-writing team of Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström. First published in Sweden in 2009, it was translated into English in 2010. The novel deals with ...

''. In 2019, he married Joslyn Pennywell, a former contestant in ''America's Next Top Model'' season 11.

References

External links

FIBA Archive profile

''Asia Basket'' profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trim, Kibwe 1984 births Living people Centers (basketball) People from San Juan–Laventille Power forwards (basketball) Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Japan Trinidad and Tobago expatriates in Romania Trinidad and Tobago expatriate basketball people in the United States Trinidad and Tobago male writers Trinidad and Tobago men's basketball players Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball players