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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>APR Basketball Club has announced the appointment of former Detroit Pistons experienced American Mazen Trakh as their new head coach.<\/p>\n

The 60-year-old replaces Kenyan coach Cliff Owuor who will now be working as his assistant.<\/p>\n

Trakh previously coached in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as an assistant coach for Oklahoma City Thunder and the Detroit Pistons between 2010 and 2014.<\/p>\n

At the Pistons, he worked under Maurice Cheeks, an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls.<\/p>\n

Trakh was also part of the Golden State Warriors technical team during the 2015\u201316 season and, at the beginning of the 2016\u201317 season, he joined the Washington Wizards\u2019 coaching staff.<\/p>\n

He also coached in Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and the American Basketball Association (ABA).<\/p>\n

Trakh helped Jordanian club Fastlink win the 2006 FIBA Asia Club Championship, becoming the first Jordanian team to ever win the championship.<\/p>\n

He joins an APR side ranked 10th in the Rwanda Basketball League.<\/p>\n

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

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