Kitwana Rhymer is a United States Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands

The Virgin Islands of the United States are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.The U.S...

 basketball player currently with La Villa Basketball of the La Vega League in the Dominican Republic.

Rhymer was a four year player for the University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts

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 from 1998-2002. He graduated as the school's fifth-leading shot blocker and was the 2000-01 Atlantic Ten Conference

Atlantic Ten Conference

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 Defensive Player of the Year.

Professional career

Since beginning his professional career in 2002, Rhymer has bounced through nine teams on four continents. These include:
Brooklyn Kings

Brooklyn Kings

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 (USBL) (2002) Columbus Riverdragons (D-League) (2003) Westchester Wildfire (USBL) (2003-04) Great Lakes Storm

Great Lakes Storm

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 (CBA) (2005) Waikato Pistons (2006) Long Island Primetime

Long Island PrimeTime

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 (USBL) (2006) Guaros de Lara (2006) Hanzevast Capitals Groningen (2006-07) Marinos de Anzoategui (2007-08) Kryvbasbasket-Lux Kryvyi Rih (2008-09) Gaz Metan Mediaş

CS Gaz Metan Mediaş (basketball)

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 (2009-10) La Villa Basketball La Vega League (2010-present)

International career

Rhymer is a long-time member of the Virgin Islands national basketball team

Virgin Islands national basketball team

The US Virgin Islands national basketball team are the basketball side that represent the US Virgin Islands in international competitions.-Pan American Games:* 1971: 11th place* 1975: 10th place* 1979: 10th place* 1987: 10th place...

. He played with the team at the 1999

1999 Centrobasket

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, 2003

2003 Centrobasket

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, 2006

2006 Centrobasket

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, and 2008 Centrobasket

2008 Centrobasket

The 2008 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2008 Centrobasket, was hosted in Cancún and Chetumal, México...

 tournaments. The Virgin Islanders won the silver medal in each of the latter two Centrobasket tournaments. He also participated with the team at the last place Virgin Islanders at both the FIBA Americas Championship 2007 and FIBA Americas Championship 2009

FIBA Americas Championship 2009

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