Leonard Tangishaka

Leonard Tangishaka (born 1970) is a Burundian former basketball player. Raised in Bujumbura, he was noticed by an American scout at a local clinic as a high school student and offered a scholarship to attend Mount Ida Junior College in 1993. Tangishaka transferred to play for the Buffalo Bulls from 1995 to 1997. He played for the Burundi national basketball team.

Early life Tangishaka was raised in Bujumbura, Burundi, as the oldest of seven children to his father, Epitac, Tangishaka was encouraged to play basketball by two uncles who also played. Tangishaka accepted the offer and moved to the United States in June 1993. Tangishaka graduated from Mount Ida with a degree in individualized studies in 1995. He was able to continue his education on an NCAA Division I scholarship; Tangishaka was signed by Buffalo in May 1995. He graduated from the University of Buffalo with an undergraduate degree in business.

Tangishaka speaks French, Swahili, English and his native tribal dialect.

Tangishaka's son, Lenny, plays college basketball for the Assumption Greyhounds.