2024 APR BBC season

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APR
2024 season
ChairmanRichard Murefu
Head coach Maz Trakh (2nd season)
BAL 4th in Sahara Conference
RBL Champions
Rwandan Cup Champions
Biggest winAPR 141–47 Inspired Generation
(7 June 2024)
←  2023
2025  →

In the 2024 season for APR played internationally in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and domestically in the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL). The team played in the BAL following their championship in the 2023 season, that ended a 14-year title drought for APR. It was the second season under coach Maz Trakh.

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In national competition, APR won the double by winning both the RBL and the inaugural Rwandan Cup. In the BAL, they were eliminated in the conference phase, becoming the first Rwandan team to not qualify for the playoffs.

Overview

APR began their training in December 2023, when they ended a residential camp. [1] In February, APR will have a 10-day a training camp in Qatar, where they will face the Qatar national team, among others. [2] Maz Trakh continued as head coach, and was joined by former NBA assistant coach Bill Bayno. [3]

In May 2024, APR played the Sahara Conference. After a 2–1 start, APR lost all of its three games in the third round. Ahead of the final game day star players Obadiah Noel (hamstring) and Adonis Filer (achilles tendon) were unable to play due to injuries. [4] A win in the final game against AS Douanes would have given the Rwandans a playoff spot, however, Douanes defeated APR 79–54. [5] It was the first time in league history that there was no Rwandan team in the playoffs. [6]

Transactions

In

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsDateSource
00 PG Flag of Rwanda.svg Adonis Filer 30 REG Flag of Rwanda.svg Free agentUndisclosedOctober 2023 [7]
2 PG Flag of the United States.svg Michael Dixon 33 Kolossos Rodou Flag of Greece.svg Free agentUndisclosedDecember 2023 [8]
– PG Flag of the United States.svg Zion Styles 23 Maryland Eastern Shore Flag of the United States.svg Free agent2024December 6, 2023 [9]
4 F Flag of the United States.svg Dario Hunt 34 Cantù Flag of Italy.svg Free agentUndisclosedJanuary 9, 2024 [10]
31 C Flag of Mali.svg Aliou Diarra 22 FUS Rabat Flag of Morocco.svg Free agent2025July 17, 2024 [11]

Players

BAL roster

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

APR roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 00 Flag of Rwanda.svg Filer, Adonis 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)31 – (1993-07-11)11 July 1993
PG 2 Flag of the United States.svg Obadiah, Noel  (I)1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)25 – (1999-06-28)28 June 1999
F/C 4 Flag of Rwanda.svg Hunt, Dario 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)35 – (1989-05-02)2 May 1989
F 5 Flag of Rwanda.svg Ruta, Christopher 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)24 – (2000-11-09)9 November 2000
SG 6 Flag of Rwanda.svg Robeyns, William 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)28 – (1996-02-23)23 February 1996
F 7 Flag of Rwanda.svg Mpoyo, Axel 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)27 – (1997-01-05)5 January 1997
G 11 Flag of Rwanda.svg Nshobozwabyosenumukiza, Jean Jacques 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)26 – (1998-06-26)26 June 1998
PF 14 Flag of Kenya.svg Wamukota, Tom 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)31 – (1993-09-28)28 September 1993
PG 15 Flag of Rwanda.svg Habimana, Ntore 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)27 – (1997-08-15)15 August 1997
SF 23 Flag of Rwanda.svg Kimasa, Dan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)29 – (1995-01-01)1 January 1995
G/F 28 Flag of Senegal.svg Camara, Mohamed  (E)2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)19 – (2005-04-01)1 April 2005
F/C 34 Flag of Egypt.svg Abdullah, Mohamed  (I)2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)21 – (2003-11-03)3 November 2003
PG 45 Flag of Rwanda.svg Larson, Niyibizi 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)18 – (2006-10-14)14 October 2006
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • (E): BAL Elevate player
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: May 4, 2024

Competitions

Friendly games

22 February 2024 Al-Wakrah Flag of Qatar.svg 80–108 Flag of Rwanda.svg APR Doha, Qatar
Boxscore Arena: Al Rayyan Arena
24 February 2024APR Flag of Rwanda.svg 84–77 Flag of Qatar.svg Al Rayyan Doha, Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 23–13, 23–21, 18–18
Pts: Nshobozwa 19 Boxscore Pts: White, Faye 14Arena: Al Rayyan Indoor Arena
26 February 2024APR Flag of Rwanda.svg 110–77 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Wakrah Doha, Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 26–13, 27–18, 27–21, 30–25
Pts: Styles 30 Boxscore Pts: Murry 17Arena: Al Wakrah Indoor Arena
23 March 2024APR Flag of Rwanda.svg 77–76 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ittihad Alexandria Kigali, Rwanda
Boxscore Arena: STECOL Basketball Court
26 March 2024APR Flag of Rwanda.svg 72–77 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ittihad Alexandria Kigali, Rwanda
Boxscore Arena: STECOL Basketball Court

Rwanda Basketball League

The official schedule was announced on 17 December 2023. [12]

Regular season

February 9, 2024APR98–67Kepler Lycée de Kigali
February 17, 2024Inspired Generation52–93APR Lycée de Kigali
March 6, 2024APR84–62 UGB Lycée de Kigali
March 8, 2024APR105–67 Orion BBC Lycée de Kigali
March 13, 2024Tigers BBC70–105APR Lycée de Kigali
March 15, 2024 Kigali Titans 71–92APR Lycée de Kigali
March 20, 2024APR59–73 Patriots BBC Lycée de Kigali
March 27, 2024 Espoir 88–113APR Lycée de Kigali
March 29, 2024APR78–75 REG Lycée de Kigali
June 5, 2024Kepler73–89APR Lycée de Kigali
June 7, 2024APR141–47Inspired Generation Lycée de Kigali
June 21, 2024APR101–69 Kigali Titans Lycée de Kigali
June 26, 2024 UGB 76–85APR Lycée de Kigali
June 29, 2024 Orion 65–124APR Lycée de Kigali
July 21, 2024APR94–76 Espoir Lycée de Kigali
July 31, 2024 REG 75–77APR Lycée de Kigali
August 4, 2024 Tigers vs.APR Lycée de Kigali

Rwanda Cup

Quarterfinals

July 9, 2024APR111–64Azomco Kigali
Arena: Lycée de Kigali

Basketball Africa League

Sahara Conference

PosTeam
PldWLGFGAGDPCTQualification
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Hoopers 642441413+28.667Advance to playoffs
2 Flag of Senegal.svg AS Douanes (H)633409385+24.500 [a]
3 Flag of Tunisia.svg US Monastir 633437450−13.500 [a]
4 Flag of Rwanda.svg APR 624432471−39.333
Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head: AS Douanes 1–1 US Monastir, AS Douanes won on aggregrate point difference (+1).
May 4, 2024
1
 US Monastir Flag of Tunisia.svg 84–890(OT) Flag of Rwanda.svg APR Dakar
2:30 PMScoring by quarter: 20–20, 20–19, 15–13, 23–26, Overtime: 6–11
Pts: Crawford 21
Rebs: Lahyani, Majok 9
Asts: Crawford 7		 Livestats Pts: Filer, Noel 24
Rebs: Abdullah 9
Asts: Filer 4		Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 850
Referees: Kenny Jones, Yann Vezo Davidson, Kingsley Ojeaburu
May 5, 2024
2
APR Flag of Rwanda.svg 82–86 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Hoopers Dakar
2:30 PMScoring by quarter: 18–19, 22–21, 22–23, 20–23
Pts: Noel 32
Rebs: Noel 7
Asts: Filer, Robeyns 4		 Livestats Pts: Perry 31
Rebs: Eke, Ike 8
Asts: Amayo 7		Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 734
Referees: Kaitlynn Versoza, Kalume Tonton Banza, Adlen Larouci
May 7, 2024
3
APR Flag of Rwanda.svg 66–61 Flag of Senegal.svg AS Douanes Dakar
7:00 PMScoring by quarter: 11–17, 16–9, 19–16, 20–19
Pts: Noel 24
Rebs: Noel 8
Asts: Filer, Robeyns 3		 Livestats Pts: Boissy 14
Rebs: Boissy, Fofana 6
Asts: Boissy 11		Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 4,478
Referees: Kenny Jones, Aboolo Amr, Adlen Larouci
May 9, 2024
4
APR Flag of Rwanda.svg 70–83 Flag of Tunisia.svg US Monastir Dakar
4:00 PMScoring by quarter: 22–19, 15–17, 17–14, 16–33
Pts: Hunt 17
Rebs: Filer 11
Asts: Noel 5		 Livestats Pts: Crawford 31
Rebs: Majok 10
Asts: Crawford 5		Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 2,330
Referees: Cameron Gelinas, Kingsley Ojeaburu, Kalume Tonton Banza
May 11, 2024
5
 Rivers Hoopers Flag of Nigeria.svg 78–710(2OT) Flag of Rwanda.svg APR Dakar
2:30 PMScoring by quarter: 16–19, 15–11, 10–20, 17–8, Overtime: 17–8, 20–3
Pts: Eke 18
Rebs: Eke 20
Asts: Perry 6		 Livestats Pts: Nshobozwabyosenumukiza 16
Rebs: Hunt 14
Asts: Hunt 7		Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 750
Referees: Cameron Gelinas, Aboolo Amr, Kalume Tonton Banza
May 12, 2024
6
 AS Douanes Flag of Senegal.svg 79–54 Flag of Rwanda.svg APR Dakar
5:30 PMScoring by quarter: 23–18, 21–10, 19–18, 16–8
Pts: Fofana 27
Rebs: Akec 9
Asts: Harouna 8		 Livestats Pts: Mpoyo 22
Rebs: Mpoyo 7
Asts: Robeyns 4		Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 8,632
Referees: Kaitlynn Versoza, Yann Vezo Davidson, Hassan Kamate

Player statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG  Points per game

BAL

After the end of the season. [13]
APR statistics
PlayerGPMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Mohamed Camara 14.1.333.000–2.00.00.00.02.0
Adonis Filer 531.1.294.192.7506.23.81.20.610.8
Ntore Habimana 623.1.289.067.6433.22.50.30.36.0
Dario Hunt 628.7.491–.6477.33.01.51.011.2
Dan Kimasa 27.7.000.000–1.50.00.00.00.0
Niyibizi Larson 11.0.000––0.00.00.00.00.0
Axel Mpoyo 636.1.403.378.6677.20.51.70.312.2
Mohamed Abdullah 616.5.389.000.3575.70.80.31.23.2
Obadiah Noel 526.7.357.241.8704.22.61.40.219.4
Jean Jacques Nshobozwabyosenumukiza 619.4.229.2191.0003.21.32.20.05.2
William Robeyns 629.1.383.310.6672.52.81.00.08.2
Chris Ruta 15.6.000.000–0.00.00.00.00.0
Bush Wamukota 58.4.125.000.5002.60.40.20.00.8

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