According to the U.S media, the Long Beach State men’s basketball program has signed a Rwandan within its ranks as part of its 2011-12 class of recruits.
The 49ers announced Wednesday that 6-foot-9, 235-pound Gatete Djuma of West High in Salt Lake City had signed a national letter of intent.
The India Times reports that Djuma, who migrated to the United States from Rwanda without having ever played basketball on an organised level, averaged 11.7 points and 9.8 rebounds per game and was honourable mention all-state as a senior.
In the announcement, LBSU coach Dan Monson said Djuma “has great basketball instincts and already makes plays you can’t teach.”
Djuma joins 6-7 Kris Gulley (Independence, Kansas, Community College) as spring signees.
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