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::. HILDA LUVANDWA | Position: Guard | Team: Eastern Queens
Young and talented star, Hilda I. Luvandwa has maintained her prowess in the Ladies basketball scene in the country since joining the top league after completion of her High School. The fast paced player has embraced the fundamentals of the game, including scoring responsibilities which have made her a starter in both her club team, Eastern Queens and the Women’s National Team. It's hard to believe that Luvandwa's first contact with basketball was in 1999 while a form one student at Kaimosi Girls High School in Western Province. After completing her High School education, she moved to Women's Premier League side- Sprite Storms in 2003, though she played her first game for Storms in 2004. It wasn't long before her coaches noticed her and they were impressed by her performance during the Abraham Lincoln Basketball Tournament-2004 in Kampala Uganda, in which she was instrumental as Storms won the ladies cup. Later the same year, Luvandwa was again impressive during the East Africa University Games while playing for her campus team- Dynamites of the University of Nairobi where she was a Med Student. By the time the Premier League tipped off in April 2005, Luvandwa was more than ready to tackle the big names in the League. She was at the heart of Sprite Storms numerous victories in 2005 including the major upset in Mombasa where they hit 3-Time champions, Kenya Ports Authority KPA ending their four year unbeaten run. For Luvandwa, her passion for basketball is intense and her inspiration to play is attributed to friends who have excelled in the sport. In June, she shot a Championship high 34 points as Storms defeated Tanzania's Jeshi Stars to lift the East, Central and Southern Africa Club Championships for the first time, showing her prowess beyond boarders. The Regional championship was her greatest achievement so far in basketball. However, it didn’t stop there, and Luvandwa was called to the National Team under Coach Thomas “Smatts” Olumbo. With the Nationsl team, she has been instrumental as the team represented the country in various regional and continental championships, including the Afrobasket Women’s Championships. Luvandwa now plays for newcomers, Eastern Queens in the Kenya Women’s Premier League, where she has teamed up with veteran players to send shock waves within the league, and clear signals that they are eyeing the 2009 Championship.
::. Opinion on Kenyan Basketball…. She also feels that the game is not improving at all in the country, and points out that what is happening is players are putting more personal effort and that's why the games have become competitive as well as unpredictable. She goes on to add that the federation needs to organize more tournaments to tap the young talent, give incentive to teams and players who excel in games to boost the standards of the games and player morale, and lastly organize the participation of teams in tournaments in other countries. This she points out will go along way in exposing the players to different playing ways and help them exploit their full potential. On the games, Luvandwa feels that they are very unpredictable and no one really knows what to expect from a particular team, especially this season.
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