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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Rwanda\u2019s international basketball referee, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, has been named among referees who will officiate at this year\u2019s NBA Summer League from July 7-17 in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old, who departed for the USA on Wednesday night, is the only African referee selected to officiate at the weeklong showpiece.<\/p>\n

The 17th NBA Summer League will feature all 30 NBA teams playing five games each. After every team plays four games between July 7 and 15, teams with the best records will meet in the Championship game.<\/p>\n

Ruhamuriza also officiated at the FIBA Women\u2019s U-19 World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary, becoming the second Rwandan international referee to officiate a Basketball World Cup event after Didier Shema Maboko, the current Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Sports.<\/p>\n

The latter refereed at the 2016 FIBA Men\u2019s U-17 World Cup in Zaragoza, Spain.<\/p>\n

The inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League Championships (BAL), which was staged in Kigali and lasted 2 weeks in 2021, was a \u2018massive experience\u2019 for Ruhamiriza.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with Times Sport, Ruhamiriza said he was satisfied with the exposure and networks he got from the continental showpiece despite only refereeing up to the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

He was also one of the referees who handled the second BAL season this year, from March 5 to May 28. For a second successive year, Rwanda\u2019s BK Arena hosted the competition\u2019s finals.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Rwanda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. Rwanda\u2019s international basketball referee, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, has been named among referees who will officiate at this year\u2019s NBA Summer League from July 7-17 in Las Vegas. The 31-year-old, who departed for the USA on Wednesday night, is the only African referee selected to officiate at the weeklong showpiece. 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