Dieudonné Ndayisaba Ndizeye (born 14 October 1996) is a Rwandan

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player for REG of the

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(RBL) and the Rwanda national team. He is a three-time RBL champion and a one-time league MVP winner in 2019. Ndizeye has played two seasons in the BAL as well with REG.

Professional career

Ndizeye started his career with IPRC-Kigali in the National Basketball League in 2015. In 2017, Ndizeye joined

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. He was named the national league MVP for the 2018–19 season. In November 2021, he joined the South Sudanese side Cobra Sport to play for them in the 2022 BAL qualifying tournaments. He helped Cobra qualify for the BAL for the first time. On February 14, 2022, Ndizeye was sent on loan to REG to play in the

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. He stayed on the Patriots team for the Rwanda Basketball League games. In October 2024, he joined Cape Verdean team Kriol Star for the

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. On October 9, 2024, Ndizeye signed a long-term deal with REG, as the club paid a transfer fee of to the Patriots.

National team career

Since 2017, Ndizeye has been a member of the

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and has played in qualifying tournaments with his country. Ndizeye won the bronze medal of 2023 FIBA AfroCan with Rwanda, and was named to the All-Tournament Team.

BAL career statistics

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References

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