Rwandan teen Rebecca Cyuzuzo, 18, has been named the general workforce Most Useful Participant (MVP) at Ben Ford Christian Faculty for the 2025/26 season.
Cyuzuzo additionally ranked among the many prime gamers within the Midsouth Affiliation of Unbiased Faculties, a consortium of faculties in Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Her performances earned her choice to the three-state all-star sport, 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 the US in September final 12 months 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 sport, 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 “super affect” on the workforce and backed her to achieve larger ranges within the sport.
“Right here within the States, she has already attracted curiosity from many schools. I actually imagine she’s going to grow to be a professional,” he stated.
Cyuzuzo is anticipated 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 fanatics and native stakeholders.
The occasion contains periods the place mentors from completely different basketball and sports activities ecosystems officers share experiences on how they broke boundaries on their journey.
