Robert Thomson (basketball)
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Robert Thomson is a Rwanda
n-American
basketball player currently playing for CS Gaz Metan Mediaş
of the Romanian Basketball League
. He is a member of the Rwanda national basketball team
.
Thomson played Division 1 college basketball at Fairfield University
.
Born in Pennsylvania, and graduate of Saucon Valley High School, Thomson moved to Rwanda in 2006 after graduating from Fairfield and two years playing professional basketball in Hungary and Italy. Thomson later received a Rwandan passport and was a member of the Rwanda
team that finished ninth at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship and the 2007 that qualified for the first African championship in Rwandan history. Thomson led all players in rebounds and minutes per game at the 2009 tournament.
Rwanda
Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
n-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
basketball player currently playing for CS Gaz Metan Mediaş
CS Gaz Metan Mediaş (basketball)
CS Gaz Metan Mediaş is a Romanian professional basketball club, based in Mediaş, Romania. The club competes in the Romanian Basketball Division A. The team promoted for the first time in Division A in 2004. The best place since then has been 2nd, in 2010....
of the Romanian Basketball League
Romanian Basketball Division A
The Divizia A is the top-tier professional basketball league of Romania. There are 16 teams in Men's Division A.The regular season begins in October and is played over a normal round-robin home-and-away basis. The first 8 clubs qualify for the play-offs. The play-offs are played using the knock-out...
. He is a member of the Rwanda national basketball team
Rwanda national basketball team
Rwanda national basketball team is a basketball team that represents Rwanda on international competitions.- African Championship record :-Roster:Team that for the FIBA Africa Championship 2007*4 – Valery Kajeguhakwa – *5 – Karim Nkusi...
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Thomson played Division 1 college basketball at Fairfield University
Fairfield University
Fairfield University is a private, co-educational undergraduate and master's level teaching-oriented university located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is one of 28 member institutions of the...
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Born in Pennsylvania, and graduate of Saucon Valley High School, Thomson moved to Rwanda in 2006 after graduating from Fairfield and two years playing professional basketball in Hungary and Italy. Thomson later received a Rwandan passport and was a member of the Rwanda
Rwanda national basketball team
Rwanda national basketball team is a basketball team that represents Rwanda on international competitions.- African Championship record :-Roster:Team that for the FIBA Africa Championship 2007*4 – Valery Kajeguhakwa – *5 – Karim Nkusi...
team that finished ninth at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship and the 2007 that qualified for the first African championship in Rwandan history. Thomson led all players in rebounds and minutes per game at the 2009 tournament.