Martin Kolikoli, also known as Martin Ndunguru, (born May 25, 1989, in
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam (; from ar, دَار السَّلَام, Dâr es-Selâm, lit=Abode of Peace) or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over s ...
) is a Tanzanian professional basketball player for Pazi Basketball Team in Tanzania. He is 6'2" tall and weighs 189 lbs. Martin grew up playing the power forward position for Loyola High School in Tanzania.
Basketball career
The
Tanzania Basketball Federation
The Tanzania Basketball Federation ( sw, Shirikisho la Mpira wa Kikapu Tanzania) is the governing body of basketball in Tanzania. It operates the Tanzania national basketball team as well as the NBL and other amateur leagues.
References
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selected Kolikoli as its sole representative for the 2008 Basketball Without Borders Programme, held at
American International School of Johannesburg and organized by the
National Basketball Association and
International Basketball Federation.
[Msuya, Abdallah.]
Kolikoli to represent Dar in J’burg basketball camp
", TSN (Tanzania Standard Newspapers) Daily News, published September 3, 2008.
After returning from the camp, Kolikoli was invited to participate in the under-21 national team of
Tanzania.
With all the events in the past year, Martin Kolikoli is currently an undrafted NBA free agent after placing his name in the 2009 NBA Draft. Represented locally in Tanzania by DWM Sports Agency by agent David Ngonyani and internationally by John Domantry. Currently, Martin is in Tanzania helping around in Charity basketball events.
Personal life
The son of Urban and Bernadette Ndunguru, he has two sisters named
Jokate and Desi Mwegelo and a brother named Magavilla Constantine. Martin comes for a family filled with basketball; his cousin Louis Charles Ngonyani played for the team Martin now plays in Pazi for four seasons (1994–98) but stopped to focus more on studying. His other cousin David Wilbard Ngonyani is still an active player in the ACAMIS and ISAC league of Beijing, China.
References
External links
* Africa Basketbal
* FIBA News about Martin KoliKol
* Picture
1989 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Dar es Salaam
Tanzanian men's basketball players
Power forwards
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