Tristan Enaruna (born 26 June 2001) is a Dutch

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player for the

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of the

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. He previously played for the

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and the

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. Listed at and , he plays

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and

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positions.

Early career

Born in

Almere Almere () is a Planned community, planned List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Flevoland, Netherlands, located about 20 km ...

, Enaruna started playing junior basketball with Almere Pioneers. He later played for the youth academy of

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. In the 2017–18 season, Enaruna made his debut with

in the professional

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(DBL) at age 16. He received a place on the roster, along with his brother Iyen. On July 10, 2017, Enaruna played his first professional game, playing 7 minutes in a 82–80 win over

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. Over the season, he played in three games and averaged 12 minutes and 2.7 points.

High school career

In the 2018–19 season, Enaruna played with

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in the United States.

College career

In May 2019, Enaruna committed to play collegiately for

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. On 19 April 2021, Enaruna transferred to

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. He scored a career-high 23 points on January 1, 2022, in a 77-72 loss to Baylor.

Career statistics

College

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Personal

Enaruna has an older brother, Iyen, who also plays college basketball for the

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References

External links

Iowa State Cyclones bioKansas Jayhawks bioCleveland State Vikings bio
2001 births Living people Apollo Amsterdam players Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball players Dutch Basketball League players Dutch expatriate basketball people in the United States Dutch men's basketball players Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball players Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players Shooting guards Small forwards Sportspeople from Almere {{Netherlands-basketball-bio-stub