Английская Википедия:Bella Murekatete
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox basketball biography Bella Murekatete (born 4 July 2000) is a Rwandan college basketball player for the Washington State Cougars and the Rwanda national team.[1] She is believed to be the first Rwandan-born player in NCAA Division I women's basketball history.[2][3] She was named the 2022 Pac-12 Conference co-Most Improved Player of the Year after averaging 10.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game.[4]
Early years
Murekatete grew up playing football and volleyball in her native Rwanda before discovering basketball. She moved to Post Falls, Idaho on an F-1 visa at the age of 14 to play the sport at Genesis Prep Academy.[2][1] Murekatete was a three-time first-team all-state selection. She also played with North Idaho Elite on the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) circuit.[5] In November 2018, Murekatete signed a letter of intent to play at Washington State.[5]
National team career
Murekatete represented Rwanda at the 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women, where she averaged 14.3 points and a tournament-best 22 rebounds per game and earned all-tournament honors. She notably recorded 24 points and 37 rebounds in a loss to Tunisia.[6]
Murekatete represented Rwanda at the 2018 FIBA U18 Women's African Championship, where she averaged 16.8 points, 13.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game and earned all-tournament honors after leading her team to a fourth-place finish.[7][8]
Murekatete made her debut with the senior national team in a 2023 Women's Afrobasket qualifier.
References
External links
- Washington State Cougars bio
- FIBA profile
- Bella Murekatete at AfroBasket.com
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