Taylor Okari Ongwae

Tylor Okari Ongwae is a Kenyan professional basketball player renowned for his defensive prowess and international experience. Standing 6’7″, he has played for top-tier clubs across Denmark, Italy, Russia, Switzerland, Sweden, New Zealand, and the USA. Notably, he won the 2024 FIBA Europe Cup with Niners Chemnitz and was named Defensive Player of the Year in Denmark’s Basketligaen in 2021 and 2022.Ongwae has been instrumental in Kenya’s basketball resurgence. He led the national team to a historic second-place finish at the 2019 FIBA AfroCan, averaging 21.7 points per game and earning a spot on the All-Tournament First Team . In 2021, he secured a buzzer-beater against Angola, propelling Kenya back to AfroBasket after a 28-year hiatus.