Keiran Zziwa
| No. 1 – University of Manitoba | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 7 November 1997 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Listed height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Listed weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Glenlawn Collegiate[1] |
| College |
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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
[edit]Zziwa was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Kanyago Charles Zziwa, a native of Uganda, and a Portuguese mother, Tracy Zziwa.[4]
College career
[edit]Zziwa featured for the University of Manitoba Bisons from 2015–2021.[5]
National team
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "GlenlawnAAAA Varsity Boys Basketball". Manitoba High School Athletic Association.
- ^ a b "AfroBasket Qualifers [sic]: Two new faces named in Silverbacks squad". June 23, 2021.
- ^ "FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ a b Namanya, Mark. "Unmasking new stars behind Uganda's Afrobasket success". The Observer.
- ^ "Silverbacks: 12-man Squad for Rescheduled AfroBasket Qualifiers Named". June 24, 2021.
- ^ Sawatzky, Mike (June 28, 2021). "Bisons hoopster to suit up for Uganda" – via www.winnipegfreepress.com.
External links
[edit]- Manitoba Bisons bio
- Keiran Zziwa at USbasket.com
- Keiran Zziwa at North Pole Hoops
- Uganda beats Morocco to qualify for AfroBasket finals in Kigali
- Kaluma magic bites Morocco as Uganda book AfroBasket slot
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- Living people
- 1997 births
- Canadian men's basketball players
- Ugandan men's basketball players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Guards (basketball)
- Black Canadian basketball players
- Black Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian people of Portuguese descent
- Sportspeople of Portuguese descent
- Canadian people of Ugandan descent
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- African basketball biography stubs
- Ugandan sportspeople stubs