{"id":98760,"date":"2025-04-02T18:50:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T18:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/basketball-kepler-sign-central-african-guard-wegscheider"},"modified":"2025-04-02T18:50:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T18:50:20","slug":"basketball-kepler-sign-central-african-guard-wegscheider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/basketball-kepler-sign-central-african-guard-wegscheider","title":{"rendered":"Basketball: Kepler sign Central African guard Wegscheider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Kepler basketball club has reinforced their roster with the signing of Central African point guard Kurt-Curry Axel Wegscheider from Bangui Sporting Club.<\/p>\n<p>He comes as a boost for the club as they look to save season of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL) whose regular season has reached an advanced stage.<\/p>\n<p>Wegscheider was born in Bangui to a German father of French origin, and his mother was a former professional basketball player in the Central African Republic. After playing association football first, Wegscheider picked up basketball at age five.<\/p>\n<p>He is an alumnus of the NBA Academy Africa in Senegal where he played five years. He also played in the Basketball Without Borders program and was named MVP of the all-star game.<\/p>\n<p>He played college basketball in the US for New Mexico, USU Eastern and Lubbock Christian.<\/p>\n<p>Starting from the 2019\u201320 season, Wegscheider joined the New Mexico program.<\/p>\n<p>From 2021, he played for the USU Eastern, averaging 14.4 points and 4.3 rebounds in his only season with the Golden Eagles. 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Kepler basketball club has reinforced their roster with the signing of Central African point guard Kurt-Curry Axel Wegscheider from Bangui Sporting Club. He comes as a boost for the club as they look to save season of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL) whose regular season has reached an advanced stage. 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