Ordane Kanda-Kanyinda

Ordane Kanda-Kanyinda

Free agent
Position	Point guard
Personal information
Born	(1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 25) Antwerp, Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Listed height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2018	Antwerp Giants
2017–2018	→Rotterdam
2018–2019	Kangoeroes Mechelen
2019	Spirou
2020	Heroes Den Bosch
2020–2021	Feyenoord
Career highlights and awards
DBL scoring champion (2018)

Ordane Kanda-Kanyinda (born 9 September 1996) is a Belgian professional basketball player who last played for Feyenoord Basketball. ^[1]

Professional career

Kanda-Kanyinda was born in Antwerp and played in the youth development department of Antwerp Giants, where he started his professional basketball career. He played his first game for Antwerp's first team in the 2013–14 season, in the EuroChallenge campaign.

The season 2016–17 was his first year where he was a definitive member of the first Antwerp Giants team. Antwerp finished second in the regular season and lost in the semi-finals of the playoffs.

On 3 July 2017, Kanda-Kanyinda was sent on a one-year loan to Forward Lease Rotterdam of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). ^[2] Kanda-Kanyinda led the DBL in scoring, after averaging 18.77 points per game while leading Forward Lease to the play-offs. On 5 May 2018, Kanda recorded 36 points and 11 assists in a decisive game 3 of the quarter-finals, which Rotterdam won 89–92. ^[3] Rotterdam reached the DBL semi-finals for the first time in 12 years. ^[4]

In October 2018, Kanda signed with Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen. ^{[5] [6]}

Kanda signed with Spirou for the 2019–20 season. ^[7]

On 4 February 2020, Kanda signed a try-out contract with Heroes Den Bosch. ^[8]

On 17 July 2020, Kanda returned to Rotterdam, now named Feyenoord. ^[9]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

†	Denotes seasons in which he won the championship
*	Led the league

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014–15	Antwerp Giants	2	0	3.0	.000	–	.500	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
2015–16		19	0	8.1	.333	.000	.500	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.1	1.3
2016–17		32	14	11.7	.419	.148	.679	0.8	1.1	0.3	0.1	3.0
2017–18	Rotterdam	38	38	31.2	.500	.360	.727	5.6	4.5	1.4	0.3	18.5*

Source: RealGM

References

1. "Ordane Kanda-Kanyinda Player Profile". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
2. "Belgische Belofte Naar Forward Lease". 3 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
3. "Eredivisie basketbal Nederland, basketballleague.nl". www.basketballleague.nl. Archived from the original on 2018-05-06.
4. Rotterdam Basketbal stunt op bezoek bij Den Bosch
5. "Ordane Kanda ruilt Antwerp Giants voor Kangoeroes". Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
6. "Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen versterkt zich met Ordane Kanda!". kangoeroesbasket.be. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
7. "Spirou Charleroi maakt eerste spelers voor het nieuwe seizoen bekend". 5 June 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
8. "Ordane Kanda versterkt Heroes Den Bosch - Heroes Den Bosch - Basketball". Heroes Den Bosch. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
9. "Kanda terug bij Zeeuw&Zeeuw Feyenoord".