Thiago Cordeiro[1] (born in Pernambuco,[2] but listed by Rwanda as born Ellis Kayijuka on April 30, 1981, in Nyamirambo) is a Brazilian basketball player who was part of the Rwanda national basketball team at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship.[3] He played for Dayton Flyers men's basketball in the 2007–08 season.[2]

Kayijuka was a late addition to the Rwandan team for the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship after two Rwandan players pulled out of the tournament three weeks before the scheduled opener.[4] Despite this, Kayijuka averaged 5.8 PPG, 5 RPG, and 1.6 BPG while teaming with Robert Thomson in the middle to help lead the Rwandans to a 9th-place finish and their best performance to date at the African Championships.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Podvodníci mezinárodního basketbalu: Katar, Libye a Rwanda
  2. 1 2 Thiago Cordeiro Stats, Bio - ESPN
  3. ↑ Ellis Kayijuka Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
  4. ↑ Marine Get Zone 5 Boost
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-08-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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