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KITCHENER, Ont. —

A former Cape Breton Highlanders player has found a new home for the 2019-20 National Basketball League of Canada season.

Forward Oluyuima Famutimi will start the year with the KW Titans.

The Toronto native joins the Kitchener-Waterloo-based club after spending last season with the Highlanders, who have taken a leave of absence from the league.

Famutimi averaged 22.2 minutes per game for the Highlanders last season, recording 8.7 points per game.

Kitchener-Waterloo opens the regular season on Dec. 27 when they travel to London to play the Lightning. Game time is 8 p.m. Atlantic Time.