Tylor Ongwae
Ongwae with Niners Chemnitz in 2023
No. 17 – Niners Chemnitz
PositionSmall forward
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 32)
Eldoret, Kenya
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015Felice Scandone
2016–2017Södertälje Kings
2017Taranaki Mountainairs
2017–2018SAM Massagno
2018–2022Bakken Bears
2022–2023BC Parma
2023ABC Fighters
2023–presentNiners Chemnitz
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Kenya
FIBA AfroCan
Silver medal – second place 2019 Mali

Tylor Ongwae (born 15 July 1991) is a Kenyan basketball player for the Niners Chemnitz and the Kenya national team.[1][2] 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.[3] In 2020-21 and 2021-22, he earned All-Danish Basketligaen Defensive Player of the Year honours.[4]

In 2022, he left Bakken after four years[5] to move to Russian side BC Parma.[6]

In May 2023, Ongwae joined the ABC Fighters for the playoffs of the 2023 Basketball Africa League (BAL).[7] He became the first Kenyan to play in the BAL. In October 2023, he was signed by the Niners Chemnitz of the German Bundesliga.[8]

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 Kigali, Rwanda.[9]

Personal

Tylor Ongwae was raised in Eldoret, Kenya, a town famed for producing world famous marathoners and athletes like Eliud Kipchoge. He has two siblings who also play basketball.[10]

BAL 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
 *  Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023 ABC Fighters 1 1 31.8 .333 .200 .000 5.0 4.0 1.0 .0 7.0

References

  1. ^ "Tylor ONGWAE at the FIBA AfroCan 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Tylor Ongwae". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Bakken Bears' Tylor Ongwae extends contract for another year". Sportando. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Årets Forsvarsspiller". Basketligaen. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Tylor Ongwae stopper hos Bears". Bakken Bears. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  6. ^ Alexander Christiansen (8 July 2022). "Tylor Ongwae er fortid i Bakken Bears - Fullcourt.dk". Fullcourt (in Danish). Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Playoffs rosters confirmed – Who are the new signings heading to Kigali?". The BAL. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Niners Chemnitz: Als Ersatz für Lockhart! Kenianer kommt aus dem Ural". Bild (in German). 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Kenya - FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  10. ^ Kenyan Jersey Takes Pride of Place in My Heart, Says Gundo Joseph Kanyi (AllAfrica), 3 September 2021. Accessed 21 September 2021.
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