Tylor Ongwae (born 15 July 1991) is a Kenyan

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player for the

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and the Kenya national team. He has known his most successful years in Denmark with Bakken Bears, with whom he won three straight Basketligaen titles and was named Defensive Player of the Year twice.

Professional career

Ongwae averaged 10 points and five rebounds per game during the 2019-20 season with Bakken. He re-signed with the Bears on March 22, 2020. In 2020-21 and 2021-22, he earned All-Danish Basketligaen Defensive Player of the Year honours. In 2022, he left Bakken after four years to move to Russian side

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. In May 2023, Ongwae joined the ABC Fighters for the

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of the

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Basketball Africa League (BAL). He became the first Kenyan to play in the BAL. In October 2023, he was signed by the

of the German

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Kenyan national team

Ongwae has been part of Kenya's national team. He helped the team capture the silver medal at FIBA AfroCan 2019 and played for Kenya at the AfroBasket 2021 in

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, Rwanda.

Personal

Tylor Ongwae was raised in

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, Kenya, a town famed for producing world famous marathoners and athletes like Eliud Kipchoge. He has two siblings who also play basketball.Kenyan Jersey Takes Pride of Place in My Heart, Says Gundo
Joseph Kanyi (

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), 3 September 2021. Accessed 21 September 2021.

BAL career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ongwae, Tyler 1991 births Living people ABC Fighters players Alumni of Friends School Kamusinga Bakken Bears players Kenyan expatriate basketball people in the United States Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Germany Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Russia Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Kenyan men's basketball players Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball players Niners Chemnitz players Parma Basket players People from Eldoret Ranger Rangers men's basketball players SAM Basket players Södertälje Kings players Sportspeople from Rift Valley Province Taranaki Mountainairs players