Patriots BBC

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Patriots
Patriots logo
Leagues Rwanda Basketball League
Founded 2014
History Patriots BBC
2014–present
Arena Amahoro Indoor Stadium / Kigali Arena
Arena Capacity 2,500 / 10,000
Location Kigali, Rwanda
Team colors Red, Black, Gold, White
                   
President Brian Kirungi
Head coach Henry Mwinuka
Championships 4 Rwandan Leagues

Patriots Basketball Club, also known as simply Patriots, is a basketball club based in Kigali, Rwanda. Established in 2014, it plays its home games at Amahoro Indoor Stadium. The team is a four-time champion of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL).[1]

In the 2021 season, the Patriots played in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The club gained worldwide attention when American star rapper J. Cole signed with the team to play in the BAL.

History

The club Patriots BBC was founded in 2014 by a group of top corporate executives from diverse sectors of the economy.[2] In the Patriots' debut season, they immediately reached the playoff finals, but lost to Espoir 1–3.[3] Two years later, the Patriots won their first national championship.

On 21 September 2019, the Patriots won their fourth league title after defeating REG BBC in Game 7 of the finals, in a sold out Kigali Arena.[4] On 26 October, head coach Henry Mwinuka, who won three league championships with Patriots, parted ways with the club to join REG.[5] On 6 November, assistant coach Carey Odhiambo was promoted to become head coach.[6] In April 2021, ahead of the first-ever BAL season, the team signed American Alan Major as new head coach.[7] In April 2021, five days before the release of his album, The Off-Season, American rapper J. Cole signed with the Patriots.[8]

The Patriots played their first BAL game on 16 May 2021 at home in Kigali, beating Nigerian side Rivers Hoopers 83–60.[9] Eventually, the team finished in an impressive fourth place of the tournament.

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Patriots BBC roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 2 Rwanda Mugabe, Aristide (C) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1988-02-11)11 February 1988
PG 5 Rwanda Sagamba, Sedard 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1990-01-01)1 January 1990
PG 10 Rwanda Sano, Gasana 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1999-09-04)4 September 1999
PG 11 Rwanda Nshobozwa, Wilson 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1998-06-26)26 June 1998
SG 12 Rwanda Gasana, Kenny 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1984-11-09)9 November 1984
SG 22 Rwanda Ndizeye, Dieudonné 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1996-10-14)14 October 1996
SG 23 Rwanda Hagumintwari, Steve 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1993-10-01)1 October 1993
C 24 Rwanda Ndoli, Jean-Paul 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1995-04-30)30 April 1995
PG 90 Burundi Nijimbere, Guibert (I) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1996-12-26)26 December 1996
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kenya Bernard Oluoch
  • Burundi Olivier Ndayiragije
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: November 9, 2021

Past rosters

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Honours

National Basketball League

  • Winners (4): 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020

BAL

  • Fourth place (1): 2021

Season by season

Season Tier League Position Heroes Cup African competitions
2014–15 1 NBL Rwanda 2nd
2015–16 1st
2016–17 2nd
2017–18 1st
2018–19 1st Runner-up
2019–20 1st
2020–21 2nd Cancelled BAL 4th
2021–22 RBL 2nd Not held

Head coaches

Coach From To Honours
Tanzania Henry Mwinuka December 2016 October 2019 4x NBL champion
Kenya Carey Odhiambo[6] November 2019 February 2020
United States Dean Murray February 2020 March 2021 1x NBL champion
Kenya Bernard Oluoch March 2021 April 2021
United States Alan Major April 2021 May 2021
Kenya Ogolla Benson May 2021 December 2022
Tanzania Henry Mwinuka January 2023 present

References

  1. ↑ Rwanda: Basketball - Patriots, Reg Clash in Pre-Season Final Richard Bishumba, AllAfrica.com. 25 November 2016, accessed 11 April 2017.
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