Rwandan teenager Rebecca Cyuzuzo, 18, has been named the general workforce Most Worthwhile Participant (MVP) at Ben Ford Christian College for the 2025/26 season.
Cyuzuzo additionally ranked among the many high gamers within the Midsouth Affiliation of Unbiased Colleges, a consortium of faculties in Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Her performances earned her choice to the three-state all-star recreation, the place she emerged as the highest participant.
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The previous Hoops Rwanda participant and Rwanda U18 nationwide workforce member moved to america in September final yr on a basketball scholarship.
Earlier than leaving Rwanda, she had impressed within the girls’s nationwide basketball league, recording 183 factors, 170 rebounds, 26 assists, 11 blocks, and an effectivity ranking of 230 in the course of the 2025 season.
At her new college, Cyuzuzo averaged 20 factors and 15 rebounds per recreation, whereas additionally standing out for her ball dealing with, passing, and taking pictures means regardless of enjoying as an enormous participant.
Her coach, Derek Dantin, praised her “great influence” on the workforce and backed her to achieve greater ranges within the sport.
“Right here within the States, she has already attracted curiosity from many schools. I actually imagine she’s going to turn into a professional,” he mentioned.
Cyuzuzo is predicted in Kigali early subsequent week to take part in BAL4Her, an occasion organised by the Basketball African League (BAL) as a part of its dedication to selling gender equality amongst basketball fans and native stakeholders.
The occasion consists of classes the place mentors from totally different basketball and sports activities ecosystems officers share experiences on how they broke limitations on their journey.
