DaMarcus Ellis[1] (born in Dallas[2] but listed by Rwanda as born on June 15, 1985, in Kikukiro) is an American basketball player who played for the Rwanda national basketball team at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship under the name Amandin Rutayisire.[3] He played for Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball between 2001 and 2003.[4]
Rutayisire was a new addition to the Rwandan team for the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship after the country had made its first ever African championship appearance at the FIBA Africa Championship 2007.[5] At the tournament, Rutayisire averaged 7.6 points per game and 2.5 assists per game to help lead the Rwandans to a 9th-place finish and their best performance to date at the African Championships.[6]
References
edit- ^ Podvodníci mezinárodního basketbalu: Katar, Libye a Rwanda Archived 2014-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DaMarcus Ellis | Robert Morris Colonials | College Basketball | Yahoo! Sports
- ^ Player Profile Archived 2009-10-08 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
- ^ DaMarcus Ellis Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
- ^ "Zone 5 Qualifiers Begin". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ^ Amandin Rutayisire Stats at Africabasket.com
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