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Trinidad and Tobago businessman and former professional basketball player
Kibwe Trim
No. 54 – Retired
PositionPower forward / center
Personal information
Born (1984-05-16) 16 May 1984 (age 40)
San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Career information
CollegeSacred Heart (2001-2006)
Playing career2006–2015
Career history
2007Gatos de Monagas
2007–2008Dakota Wizards
2009–2010CS Energia
2010–2011Kyoto Hannaryz
2012Taiwan Beer
2013–2015Ryukyu Golden Kings
Career highlights and awards

Kibwe Kambui Khary Trim is a businessman and former professional basketball player from Trinidad and Tobago.

Early life

Trim's mother was a teacher and his father was an engineer. He was a very good student.

Originally a soccer player, Kibwe Trim changed to basketball at the age of 13 when he was already 6'4 ft. (193 cm) tall.

Trim played at three different age levels in secondary school. He played with two separate club teams. He later said, "I played at every local gym whenever I had the opportunity. I was focused because I knew that this game could effectively change my life."

College career

Trim went on to attend Sacred Heart University in Connecticut, USA. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science, after which he did a master's degree in information technology. He was the prime player on the Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team, but during his first year he suffered a serious back injury which made him sit out many games.

Professional basketball career

Trim played professionally for ten years.With his last team, the Ryukyu Golden Kings, he won the Japanese Championship.

National team

He played for Trinidad and Tobago's national team.

At the 2010 Centrobasket in Santo Domingo, Trinidad and Tobago was the only team that defeated the eventual champion, Puerto Rico. Trim contributed 18 points and 9 rebounds to the victory.

Life outside of sports

Off the court, in 2013 he formed a non-profit foundation called DreamChaser International to provide tutoring, mentoring and other aid for children in underserved communities around the world. He aloso launched a company called LA Lime which curates social in-person networking experiences.

After retirement from sport, he became a motivational speaker and real estate investor. He published the book From Nerd to Pro.

He has taken part in many commercials and acted in the Russian basketball movie Three Seconds.

In 2019, he married Joslyn Pennywell, a former contestant in America's Next Top Model season 11.

References

  1. ^ Marshelle Haseley (22 September 2019). "Kibwe, from nerd to Pro". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. "2010 Centro Basket Championship for Men". FIBA. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. Mark Pouchet (5 March 2020). "Trim: Change the sports mindset". Trinidad Express. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

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