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Keiran Zziwa

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Keiran St. Charles Alvarez Zziwa
No. 1 – University of Manitoba
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueManitoba Colleges Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 26)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
NationalityUgandan
Listed height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
High schoolGlenlawn Collegiate[1]
College

Keiran St. Charles Alvarez Zziwa (born 7 November 1997) is a Canadian-Ugandan professional basketball player for the University of Manitoba in the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference. He also represents the senior Ugandan national team.[2][3]

Early life

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Zziwa was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Kanyago Charles Zziwa, a native of Uganda, and a Portuguese mother, Tracy Zziwa.[4]

College career

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Zziwa featured for the University of Manitoba Bisons from 2015–2021.[5]

National team

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He represents the senior Ugandan national team.[2][6] He made his international debut for Uganda against Morocco in July 2021 during the qualifiers for AfroBasket 2021.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "GlenlawnAAAA Varsity Boys Basketball". Manitoba High School Athletic Association.
  2. ^ a b "AfroBasket Qualifers [sic]: Two new faces named in Silverbacks squad". June 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  4. ^ a b Namanya, Mark. "Unmasking new stars behind Uganda's Afrobasket success". The Observer.
  5. ^ "Silverbacks: 12-man Squad for Rescheduled AfroBasket Qualifiers Named". June 24, 2021.
  6. ^ Sawatzky, Mike (June 28, 2021). "Bisons hoopster to suit up for Uganda" – via www.winnipegfreepress.com.
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