Keiron Zziwa

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Keiran St. Charles Alvarez Zziwa
No. 1University of Manitoba
Position Point guard / shooting guard
League Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 25)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
NationalityUgandan
Listed height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
High school Glenlawn Collegiate [1]
College

Keiran St. Charles Alvarez Zziwa (born 7 November 1997) is a Canadian-Ugandan professional basketball player for the University of Manitoba in the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference. He also represents the senior Ugandan national team. [2] [3]

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Early life

Zziwa was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Kanyago Charles Zziwa, a native of Uganda, and a Portuguese mother, Tracy Zziwa. [4]

College career

Zziwa featured for the University of Manitoba Bisons from 2015–2021. [5]

National team

He represents the senior Ugandan national team. [2] [6] He made his international debut for Uganda against Morocco in July 2021 during the qualifiers for AfroBasket 2021. [4]

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References

  1. "GlenlawnAAAA Varsity Boys Basketball". Manitoba High School Athletic Association.
  2. 1 2 "AfroBasket Qualifers[sic]: Two new faces named in Silverbacks squad". June 23, 2021.
  3. "FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  4. 1 2 Namanya, Mark. "Unmasking new stars behind Uganda's Afrobasket success". The Observer .
  5. "Silverbacks: 12-man Squad for Rescheduled AfroBasket Qualifiers Named". June 24, 2021.
  6. Sawatzky, Mike (June 28, 2021). "Bisons hoopster to suit up for Uganda" via www.winnipegfreepress.com.