He is one of the most hyped prospects in college basketball, and is widely seen as a top contender to go first overall in the 2026 NBA draft and make millions of dollars in salary and endorsements. Three years later, in 1998, Mukankuranga met Albert Ament, a former basketball player at Wayne State University. “It was important for me to introduce myself to the country of Rwanda,” Ament said. “An NBA-type player that can do some things that people of my size don’t typically do in college basketball. “He can help the young generation move on from what happened to Rwanda,” Mukankuranga said.