Rwandan teen Rebecca Cyuzuzo, 18, has been named the general group Most Priceless 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 recreation, the place she emerged as the highest participant.
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The previous Hoops Rwanda participant and Rwanda U18 nationwide group member moved to the USA in September final 12 months on a basketball scholarship.
Earlier than leaving Rwanda, she had impressed within the ladies’s nationwide basketball league, recording 183 factors, 170 rebounds, 26 assists, 11 blocks, and an effectivity ranking of 230 throughout 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 capturing capacity regardless of taking part in as an enormous participant.
Her coach, Derek Dantin, praised her “great impression” on the group 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 consider she is going to turn out to be 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 fanatics and native stakeholders.
The occasion consists of periods the place mentors from completely different basketball and sports activities ecosystems officers share experiences on how they broke limitations on their journey.
