Washington State Career Highs (through 2023-24 Season)
Points // 22 (3x), Last - vs. Texas A&M Commerce (11/29/23)
FG Made // 11 (2x), Last - vs. Texas A&M Commerce (11/29/23)
FG Attempts // 19, vs. Texas A&M Commerce (11/29/23)
3-Pt Made // --
3-Pt Attempt // --
FT Made // 7 (2x), Last: at UCLA (02/23/23)
FT Attempt // 10, at Utah (02/12/23)
Rebounds // 18, vs. Texas A&M Commerce (11/29/23)
Assists // 6, Utah (12/30/22)
Steals // 6, at Portland (12/07/22)
Blocks // 5 (3x), Last: vs. Troy (11/21/22)
Minutes // 41, at Southern California (02/25/23)
at Washington State
2023-24 | Fifth Year
All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention … Women’s College All-Star Game … Lisa Leslie Award Watch List … Preseason All-Pac-12 … Started all 36 games for the Cougars … averaged 11.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.1 blocks over 24.1 minutes per game … scored at a 50.7 percent clip from the floor … twice matched career-high with 22 points at Montana (Nov. 14) and against Texas A&M Commerce (Nov. 29) … also recorded career-bests with 11 made field goals and 18 rebounds against Texas A&M Commerce … tallied four double-doubles … had 23 double-digit scoring games … set WSU records in career blocks, rebounds, starts and games played … in WSU career record books, sits first in blocks (188), first in rebounds (990), first in starts (145), first in games played (153), fifth in points (1,552), third in made field goals (639) and T-3rd in double-doubles (17).
2022-23 | Senior
All-Pac-12 Tournament Team … All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention … Lisa Leslie Award Midseason Top-10 Finalist … Started all 34 games during her senior season … Finished second on the team and ranked 11th in the Pac-12 in scoring putting up a career-high 13.8 points per game … Murekatete was one of three Pac-12 players to rank inside the top-10 in points (9th; 469), rebounds (8th; 237), and blocks (6th; 43), with Stanford All-American’s Cameron Brink and Haley Jones being the other two … Murekatete’s 191 made field goals led the team and ranked fourth in the Pac-12 Conference … Shot a team-best 49.1 percent from the field, which also ranked as the 10th-best field goal percentage in the Pac-12 … Led the team in rebounds with 237, which was the eighth-most in the Pac-12 … Her 237 rebounds this season are the ninth-most collected by a WSU player in a single season … Murekatete ranked ninth in the Pac-12 in rebounding at 7.0 caroms per contest … Led the team in blocks with 43, which ranked sixth in the Pac-12 … Tied with Carly Noyes (2010-11) for the seventh-most blocks in a single season in WSU history … Her 1.3 blocks per game led the Cougars and was ninth-best in the Pac-12 … Collected eight double-doubles on the year … Murekatete’s eight double-doubles collected this season are the sixth-most double-doubles posted in a season by a WSU player … Matched her career-high in points by scoring 22 points against Troy (Nov. 21) to help WSU win the Northshore Show Case in Laie, Hawai’i … Also pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds in the win over the Trojans in Hawai’i … Collected double-digit rebounds in nine games during her senior season … Led the Cougars in scoring in eight games and in paced WSU in rebounds in 12 games … Blocked a career-best five shots vs. Troy (Nov. 21) in Hawai’i … Scored 65 points and pulled down 29 rebounds in four games at the 2023 Pac-12 Tournament to earn All-Pac-12 Tournament team honors … Murekatete scored 21 points in the Pac-12 Championship Game win over No. 19/16 UCLA.
2021-22 | Junior
2021-22 Pac-12 Co-Most Improved Player of the Year … 2021-22 Lisa Leslie Award Preseason Watchlist … Led the team in rebounding at 7.0 caroms per game … Pulled down a team-best 211 caroms, which was sixth-most in the Pac-12 … Led the team in blocks with 50, which ranked fourth in the Pac-12 … Led the team in field goal percentage at 47.1 percent (128-of-272) … Tied for second on the team in scoring with Johanna Teder at 10.6 points per game … Collected a team-best two double-doubles … Pulled down double-digit rebounds in five games … Grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds vs. Northern Arizona on Nov. 12 … Scored a career-high 22 points in the season-opening win over San Jose State on Nov. 9 … Collected double-digit points in 17 games … Swatted a career-high five shots on Nov. 12 against Northern Arizona … Posted three-or-more blocks in nine games.
2020-21 | Sophomore
Started all 24 games as a true sophomore … Led the team in blocks with 38, a mark that was also second-highest in the Pac-12 … Finished fourth on the team in scoring at 8.5 points per game … Second on the team in rebounding at 6.7 boards per game … Collected two double-doubles on the year … Pulled down double-digit rebounds in three games … Grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds on Jan. 17 at No. 8/8 UCLA … Her 16-rebound performance at Pauley Pavilion … Scored a career-best 17 points against No. 6/6 Stanford on Jan. 29 … Tallied 10-or-more points in four games … Led the team in blocks in 13 games … Swatted a career-best five shots at UCLA on Jan. 17 … Led the Cougs in rebounding in nine games … Shot 45.1 percent from the field … Averaged a 22.7 minutes per game.
2019-20 | Freshman
Appeared in 29 games, with 21 starts, as a true freshman … Made her first career start on Dec. 4 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, then started the next 20 games … Led the team in field goal percentage at 51.3% … Third on the team in rebounding (4.1 rpg) and blocks (18) … Finished fifth on the team in scoring at 5.2 points per game … Scored a career-high 15 points and pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds en route to her first career double-double on Dec. 15 in a home win over UC Irvine … Scored 10 points in her collegiate debut on Nov. 5 against Pepperdine … Scored 14 points and pulled down six rebounds on Feb. 23 in the home finale against Southern Cal … Pulled down 10 rebounds on Feb. 21 against No. 7/8 UCLA … Shot 50%-or-better from the floor in 16 games … Dished out a career-best three assists on Jan. 31 in a home win against Cal … Collected a career-high four steals on Feb. 21 against UCLA … Averaged 14.1 minutes per game … Logged a career-high 26 minutes on Feb. 23 against Southern Cal.
Rwanda National Program
Suited up for Rwanda’s National Team in July, as her home country hosted the 2021 FIBA Women’s Basketball Afrobasket Zone V Qualifer ... Started in five games and helped Rwanda advance to the Semifinals ... In 2019 she led Rwanda’s U-18 women basketball team to a fourth place finish at the FIBA U18 Women’s African Championships ... Earned a spot on the All-Star Five team at the end of the tournament as the tournament’s best rebounder ... Averaged 16.8 points and 13.7 rebounds in six games for Rwanda at the U18 African Championships ... Made her debut for Rwanda at 15 and went on to average 14 rebounds per game at the FIBA U16 Women’s African Championships ...Played throughout different ranks of the Victoria Metropolitan team ... Earned and invite to Australian Development Camps.
Prior to WSU
High School
Played four years at Genesis Prep Academy in Post Falls, Idaho...as a senior, she earned her third-straight first team all-state honor after posting 22.1 points, 9.8 rebounds and 6.2 blocks a game...finishing with a win in the consolation championship, she posted 58 points, 55 rebounds, nine assists and 12 blocked shots in the state tournament...as a junior, led the Jags to a runner-up finish at the DII state championship while averaging 28.7 points at the state tournament including a 25 point, 30 rebound, seven block effort in the finals...for the season, averaged 20.6 points and 18.6 rebounds per game en route to first team all-state honors.
Personal
Bella is the daughter of Joseph Kanamugire and Anne-Marie Uwindereye ... She has one brother, Arnaud Kanamugire, and one sister, Orenella Uwineza ... Born on July 4 ... Came to the US at 14 ... Is the first Rwandan-born woman to play in NCAA Division I ... Majoring in Sport Management and Communication.
