Nathan Kuta

Nathan Kuta (Kuta Niayingwanda) (born 28 April 2000) is a Dutch professional basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He also represents the internationally. Standing at , Kuta plays as power forward or center.

On 12 June 2020, Kuta signed with Okapi Aalst.

On 19 July 2021, Kuta signed a three-year contract with Spirou.

On June 28, 2024, he signed with Orléans Loiret of the LNB Pro B. On November 17, 2025, Kuta received a Hoops Agents Pro B Player of the Week award after having a double-double of 24 points and 10 rebounds.

National team career As a citizen of both Belgium and the Netherlands, Kuta had the option to choose either national team. Stating that he felt "that Belgium did not really believe in him", he chose the Netherlands. With the Under-18 team, Kuta won the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B. After the tournament, Kuta was named the most valuable player of the tournament after averaging 14.6 points and 10.9 rebounds per game.

On 16 November 2018, Kuta was selected by head coach Toon van Helfteren to be a part of the Netherlands senior team for the first time.

Honors Netherlands Under-18 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B: 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B MVP 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B All-Tournament Team