Ruphin Kayembe-Tshiabu (born December 9, 1992) is a Congolese-Belgian
Damas Sikubwabo (AllAfrica
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), 24 August 2021. Accessed 26 December 2022. professional
basketball
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player.
Professional career
In 2012, Kayembe-Tshiabu started his professional career in
Slovenia
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with
KK Maribor
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.
During the 2021–22 season, he played for
Champagne Châlons-Reims of the
LNB Pro A
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.
DR Congo national team
Kayembe-Tshiabu played for the
DR Congo national team on several occasions.
He played 3 games at the
2019 FIBA World Cup qualification where he averaged 8.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.
References
External links
at basketball.eurobasket.com
at basketball.realgm.com
at kzs.si
at fiba.com
1992 births
Living people
Basketball players from Kinshasa
Belgian men's basketball players
Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate basketball people in France
Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriates in Slovenia
Democratic Republic of the Congo men's basketball players
Small forwards
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