#8 JEAN-VICTOR MUKAMA

Position: Forward

Height: 6'8"

Weight: 201 lbs

Birthdate: August 24, 1994

Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario

High School: Académie Catholique Mère-Teresa

College: Ryerson

  • Personal

    • Born in Quebec, Canada.
    • His family relocated to his parents’ home country of Rwanda in 2003. 
    • They spent four years there until moving back to Canada and settling in Hamilton, Ont.
    • Had a tryout with Raptors 905 in October 2019 and added to the roster but released prior to playing a game with the Club.
  • Professional Career

    • Signed by the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the CEBL on May 3, 2022.
    • Before joining the Scarborough squad, last played with the Edmonton Stingers of the CEBL who participated in the 2021–22 BCL Americas along with current teammate Olu Famutimi. 
    • Averaged 7.8 points along with 2.3 rebounds in four games during the BCL Americas competition. 
    • Had his best performance in his final appearance on March 16, 2022, against Esteli, putting up 17 points on 6-for-8 shooting, hitting three triples (3-for-4) in a 88-79 victory.
    • Prior to the BCL Americas, played with Melilla of the Spanish LEB Oro after joining them in October 2021.
    • Played in six games with Melilla — averaged 5.2 points with a 39.3 field goal %. 
    • Had back-to-back 10+ point performances from Nov. 5 to 9, 2021 putting up a combined 22 points, five rebounds, and six assists over that span. 
    • Before playing in Spain, he signed a one-year deal with Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League, where he averaged 10.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in 30.3 minutes per game. 
    • He played eight games with the Hamilton Honey Badgers in the 2020 CEBL season, where he averaged 14.1 points (first on team), 6.3 rebounds (second), 1.5 assists, and 1.4 steals (second) on 48.8 percent field goal shooting. 
    • Helped Hamilton reach the semi-finals.
    • Named to the All-CEBL First Team as a rookie.
    • In December 2019, he signed with the Kigali Patriots BBC in Rwanda to play in the BAL (Basketball Africa League) qualifying tournaments. 
    • Scored a career-best 18 points in the BAL Final. 
  • Collegiate Career

    • Played 22 regular-season games in his fifth and final year with the Ryerson Rams with averages of 18.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.8 steals on 45.7 percent field goal shooting and 38.1 percent three-point shooting.
    • 404-point total in the 2018-19 season was the sixth best scoring season in school history.
    • Finished 9th all-time in total points in Ryerson history.
    • Named an OUA First-Team All-Star and a U SPORTS Second-Team All-Canadian.
    • Named a finalist for Ryerson’s Male Athlete of the Year.
    • Became Ryerson’s Male Athlete of the Week three times.
    • Played all 23 games in 2017-18 regular season — averaged 11.3 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.3 steals.
    • Was third on the team in total points (259).
    • Led team in total rebounds (182) and his average of 7.9 per game was ninth in OUA.
    • Named Ryerson Athlete of the Week (February 28).
    • Played all six postseason games, averaging 13.0 points and 6.5 rebounds.
    • Had 23 points and eight rebounds in a 96-77 win over Windsor in the OUA Wilson Cup semi-final on March 1.
    • Played 13 of 19 conference games with averages of 9.0 points and 4.9 rebounds.
    • Played all games of the 2014-15 season with averages of 6.9 points and 3.4 rebounds in 18.3 minutes per game – scored season-high 17 points in a January 28 win against Brock.
    • Played in all conference games of the 2013-14 season with averages of 6.6 points and 5.4 rebounds in 16.5 minutes per game.
    • Won OUA East Rookie of the Year and named to the All-Rookie Team.
    • Named a finalist for Ryerson’s Eyeopener Male Rookie of the Year.
    • Scored season-high 19 points against Carlton.
    • His 26 steals led the team and notched double-figures in scoring seven times this season.
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