Hope Butera

Hope Butera
No. 11 – Idaho Vandals women's basketball
PositionForward
Personal information
Born10 February 2001
NationalityRwandan
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High schoolLycée de Kigali
CollegeFlorida International University

Hope Butera (born 10 February 2001) is a Rwandan basketball player who plays for the Idaho Vandals and Rwanda Women's National Team.

Early life

Raised in an orphanage, Butera was introduced to sports at a young age.[1]

College career

Butera played at The Hoops from 2018 to 2019, then at South Georgia Technical College between 2019 and 2021, moved to play for Florida International Panthers for two seasons (2021–2023), joined the Idaho Vandals after leaving the Florida International Panthers in 2023.[2][3]

As a freshman at FIU, Butera averaged 3.8 rebounds, 6.1 rebounds per game in her sophomore season. In her two seasons at FIU, she appeared in 62 games, scored 182 points and averaged a total of 278 rebounds.[4]

Before FIU, Butera spent two seasons at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) at the JUCO level. At SGTC, she appeared in 57 games making six starts. As a power forward, she tallied 277 rebounds, 21 assists, 25 blocks, and 259 points during her time at SGTC.

National Team career

Her dedication to basketball led her to represent Rwanda at the U18 Women's basketball team, FIBA U-18 Women's African Championships in 2016, where she averaged 6 points, 6.6 rebounds and played a crucial role in her team's fourth place.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Rwanda's Hope Butera, rising from the Orphanage to Basketball stardom". Africanews. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Hope Butera Biography". ESPN. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ "US Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". US Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ Athletics, University of Idaho (5 June 2023). "Vandals WBB Sign Another Transfer to 23-24 Squad". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  5. ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (6 June 2023). "Basketball: Hope Butera joins Idaho Vandals". The New Times. Retrieved 5 April 2024.