Farai Tumbare

Farai Tumbare is a Zimbabwean men's basketball player. He comes from the high density suburb of Tafara in Harare, Zimbabwe, was a primary and high school captain and an excellent academic and sportsperson. He rose to basketball heights starting to play in the Premier Division when he was in form 3 and has a history of having won all major trophies in a decade of dominance and captained both Mashonaland and Zimbabwe National Senior Men Basketball teams between the years 2003-2009.

Arguably one of the best basketball players in Zimbabwe history alongside Ronald Garura, Farai Makurumidze, Tafadzwa Mutengwa, Bright Chidimu, at one time rising to become a ranked forward in Southern Africa. Academically he holds bachelor's and master's degrees.

He has played for Cameo Basketball winning all titles club and National Championships back to back four years in a row. He is famously called 'The Tombstone!'

Other Hall of Famers include:

Ronald Garura, Farai Tumbare, Tafadzwa Mutengwa, Farai Makurumidze, Hugh Hofisi, Bright Chidimu, Brown, Ellery Gilberts, Dean Gilberts, Creon Raftopoulous, Jason Frank, Victor Mapfumo, Spencer Samu, Gwinyai Rukambe, Elery Gilbert, Victor Mathews, Job Ruzvidzo, Arthur Mapuranga, Masimba Kamba, Creon Raftopolous, Moses Mwanjira, Samuel Foko, Lovedale Manyangadze, Simukai Musiyiwa, Steven Mudawarima, Raymond Madzudzo, Eric Banda, Thokozani 'Mpume' Hlabangana, Gooofy, Vitalis Alefu, Roy Takaendesa, Mufaro Moyo, Allan Tegunde, Innocent Sithole, Gideon Chikopa, Muzuva Chidimu, John Dadzi, Darlington Kandufa, Jabulani Celtics, and Constatine Dinha.

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