{{short description|Trinidad and Tobago businessman and former professional basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Kibwe Trim | image = Kibwe trim.jpg | image_size = | caption = | number = 54 | position = Power forward / center | height_m = 2.08 | weight_lb = | league = | team = Retired | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|5|16|df=y}} | birth_place = San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago | high_school = | college = Sacred Heart (2001-2006) | draft_year = | career_start = 2006 | career_end = 2015 | years1 = 2007 | team1 = Gatos de Monagas | years2 = 2007–2008 | team2 = Dakota Wizards | years3 = 2009–2010 | team3 = CS Energia | years4 = 2010–2011 | team4 = Kyoto Hannaryz | years5 = 2012 | team5 = Taiwan Beer | years6 = 2013–2015 | team6 = Ryukyu Golden Kings | highlights = *B.League - 2014 Champion | medaltemplates = }} '''Kibwe Kambui Khary Trim''' is a businessman and former professional basketball player from Trinidad and Tobago.
==Early life== Trim's mother was a teacher and his father was an engineer. He was a very good student.<ref name="Haseley">{{cite news |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2019/09/22/kibwe-from-nerd-to-pro/ |title=Kibwe, from nerd to Pro |author=Marshelle Haseley |work=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |date=22 September 2019 |accessdate=9 July 2021}}</ref>
Originally a soccer player, Kibwe Trim changed to basketball at the age of 13 when he was already 6'4 ft. (193 cm) tall.<ref name="Haseley"/>
Trim played at three different age levels in secondary school. He played with two separate club teams. He later said, "I played at every local gym whenever I had the opportunity. I was focused because I knew that this game could effectively change my life."<ref name="Haseley"/>
==College career== Trim went on to attend Sacred Heart University in Connecticut, USA. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science, after which he did a master's degree in information technology. He was the prime player on the Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team, but during his first year he suffered a serious back injury which made him sit out many games.<ref name="Haseley"/>
==Professional basketball career== Trim played professionally for ten years.With his last team, the Ryukyu Golden Kings, he won the Japanese Championship.<ref name="Haseley"/>
==National team== He played for Trinidad and Tobago's national team.<ref name="Haseley"/>
At the 2010 Centrobasket in Santo Domingo, Trinidad and Tobago was the only team that defeated the eventual champion, Puerto Rico. Trim contributed 18 points and 9 rebounds to the victory.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/4/grid/B/rid/7875/sid/7786/tid/374/_/2010_Centro_Basket_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421173429/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/4/grid/B/rid/7875/sid/7786/tid/374/_/2010_Centro_Basket_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 21, 2016 |title=2010 Centro Basket Championship for Men |publisher=FIBA |accessdate=9 July 2021}}</ref>
==Life outside of sports== Off the court, in 2013 he formed a non-profit foundation called DreamChaser International to provide tutoring, mentoring and other aid for children in underserved communities around the world. He aloso launched a company called LA Lime which curates social in-person networking experiences.<ref name="Haseley"/>
After retirement from sport, he became a motivational speaker and real estate investor. He published the book ''From Nerd to Pro''.<ref>{{cite news |title= Trim: Change the sports mindset|url=https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/trim-change-the-sports-mindset/article_c5b6a2c6-5f3d-11ea-a443-23c4555a51e4.html |accessdate=9 July 2021 |work=Trinidad Express |author=Mark Pouchet|date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
He has taken part in many commercials and acted in the Russian basketball movie ''Three Seconds''.<ref name="Haseley"/>
In 2019, he married Joslyn Pennywell, a former contestant in ''America's Next Top Model'' season 11.<ref name="Haseley"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150224171052/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/60047/sid/7786/tid/374/_/2010_Centro_Basket_Championship_for_Men/index.html FIBA Archive profile] *[https://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Kibwe-Trim/Japan/Ryukyu-Golden-Kings-Okinawa/46695 ''Asia Basket'' profile] *{{Basketball-Reference.com international player|kibwe-trim-1}}
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