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Tom Bush Wamukota (born 28 September 1993) is a Kenyan basketball player who currently plays for Cobra Sport of the Basketball Africa League. He also represents the Kenya national basketball team.

Tom Wamukota

No. 15 – Cobra Sport
Position	Center
League	Basketball Africa League
Personal information
Born	(1993-09-28) 28 September 1993 (age 28) Bungoma, Kenya
Nationality	Kenyan
Listed height	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Career information
College	Wichita State (2014–2016)
NBA draft	2016 / Undrafted
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2017	PAEEK
2017–2018	Eko Kings
2018–2019	MAS Fes
2019–2020	US Monastir
2020	JS Kairouan
2020–2021	Patriots
2021–present	Cobra Sport
Career highlights and awards
NBL Rwanda champion (2020) NBL Rwanda Best Center (2021)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Kenya FIBA AfroCan 2019 Mali

College career

Wamukota played two years with the Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team.[1] He was the first Kenyan player to ever play in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.[2]

Professional career

In the summer of 2018, he played for Águilas Doradas Rionegro in Mexico. In the 2018–19 season, he played with Moroccan club MAS Fes.

In 2019, Wamukota played in Tunisia for US Monastir and later JS Kairouan.[3]

In September 2020, Wamukota joined Rwandan side Patriots BBC.[4] He won the national championship later that year, before extended his contract until 2023 in January.[5]

In December 2021, Wamukota joined South Sudanese club Cobra Sport to strengthen the team for the second round of the 2022 BAL qualification.[6]

National team career

Wamukota plays with the Kenya national basketball team and has represented the team at AfroCan 2019, where have averaged 10.5 points. He was named to the tournament's All-Star Five.[7]

He has been part of Kenya's national team at the AfroBasket 2021 in Kigali, Rwanda.[8]

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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021	Patriots	6	3	21.8	.213	.143	.500	6.3	1.2	.5	.3	4.2
Career		6	3	21.8	.213	.143	.500	6.3	1.2	.5	.3	4.2

References

External links

• Tom Wamukota at Eurobasket.com
• Tom Wamukota at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
• Tom Wamukota at RealGM

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