Ordane Kanda-Kanyinda (born 9 September 1996) is a Belgian professional

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player who last played for

Feyenoord Basketball Feyenoord Basketball, for sponsorship reasons known as Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball, is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Rotterdam. The team plays in the BNXT League and plays its home games at the Topsportcentrum next to De K ...

Professional career

Kanda-Kanyinda was born in Antwerp and played in the youth development department of

Antwerp Giants Antwerp Giants, named Telenet Giants Antwerp for sponsorship reasons, are a Belgian professional basketball club based in Antwerp. Their home arena is Lotto Arena. The club plays in the BNXT League, the highest tier of Belgian basketball. The clu ...

, where he started his professional basketball career. He played his first game for Antwerp's first team in the 2013–14 season, in the

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campaign. The season 2016–17 was his first year where he was a definitive member of the first

team. Antwerp finished second in the regular season and lost in the semi-finals of the playoffs. On 3 July 2017, Kanda-Kanyinda was sent on a one-year loan to

Forward Lease Rotterdam Feyenoord Basketball, for sponsorship reasons known as Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball, is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Rotterdam. The team plays in the BNXT League and plays its home games at the Topsportcentrum next to De ...

of the

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(DBL). Kanda-Kanyinda led the DBL in scoring, after averaging 18.77 points per game while leading Forward Lease to the

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. On 5 May 2018, Kanda recorded 36 points and 11 assists in a decisive game 3 of the quarter-finals, which Rotterdam won 89–92. Rotterdam reached the DBL semi-finals for the first time in 12 years. In October 2018, Kanda signed with

Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen, also known as Kangoeroes or Kangoeroes Mechelen, is a basketball club based in Mechelen, Belgium. Founded in 2009, the club plays in the BNXT League. Kangoeroes have been playing in the top tier division in Belgium for ...

. Kanda signed with Spirou for the 2019–20 season. On 4 February 2020, Kanda signed a try-out contract with

Heroes Den Bosch Heroes Den Bosch is a Dutch professional basketball club based in 's-Hertogenbosch. The club plays in the BNXT League since 2021 and in the top basketball division in the Netherlands since 1972. Founded as EBBC in 1951, the club had several spons ...

. On 17 July 2020, Kanda returned to Rotterdam, now named

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Career statistics

Domestic leagues

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kanda-Kanyndia, Ordane 1996 births Living people Antwerp Giants players Belgian men's basketball players Dutch Basketball League players Feyenoord Basketball players Heroes Den Bosch players Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen players Point guards Spirou Charleroi players Sportspeople from Antwerp