Bella Murekatete
Rwandan basketball player (born 2000)
Bella Murekatete (born 4 July 2000) is a Rwandan professional basketball player for the Rwanda national team. She is believed to be the first Rwandan-born player in NCAA Division I women's basketball history. She was named the 2022 Pac-12 Conference co-Most Improved Player of the Year after averaging 10.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game. She played college basketball for the Washington State Cougars.
Early years
Murekatete grew up playing football and volleyball in her native Rwanda before discovering basketball. She moved to Post Falls, Idaho on an F-1 visa at the age of 14 to play the sport at Genesis Prep Academy. Murekatete was a three-time first-team all-state selection. She also played with North Idaho Elite on the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) circuit. In November 2018, Murekatete signed a letter of intent to play at Washington State.
National team career
Murekatete represented Rwanda at the 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women, where she averaged 14.3 points and a tournament-best 22 rebounds per game and earned all-tournament honors.
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