Bravehearts BC

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Bravehearts
Brave Hearts Basketball Club logo.png
LeagueCentral Zone Basketball League
BASMAL National Championship
Founded2015
HistoryBravehearts Basketball Club
(2015–present)
ArenaABC Blue Gym
Location Lilongwe, Malawi
Main sponsorGY Imports and Exports
PresidentGriffin Kalua
Head coachGriffin Kalua
Team captainMadalitso Kadiwa

Bravehearts Basketball Club, sometimes written as Brave Hearts, [1] is a Malawian basketball club based in Lilongwe. The club's colours are green and white. Founded in 2015, they play in the regional Central Zone Basketball League and in the national BASMAL National Championship.

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The Bravehearts have played in the Road to BAL tournaments in 2022 and 2025. [1] The home arena of the team is the ABC Blue Gym.

History

The club was founded in 2015 by businessman Griffin Kalua. The Bravehearts' organization features senior men's and women's teams, as well as junior teams. In 2018, club founder Kalua took over as head coach. [2]

The Bravehearts' men's team won the BASMAL National Championship in 2018, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

In the 2025 BAL qualification, Bravehearts qualified for the Elite 16, after finishing second in the group. [2] They were the first-ever Malawian team to advance past the first round. [3]

Honours

BASMAL National Championship

Players

Current roster

The following is the Brave Hearts roster for the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments: [4]

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

Bravehearts Basketball Club roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Chizah, Henry
2 Flag of Malawi.svg Mwambene, Moses
4 Flag of Malawi.svg Kawanga, Bernard
5 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nhira, Tinotenda
6 Flag of Malawi.svg Mafuta, Hydin
7 Flag of Malawi.svg Limbe, Ian Owen
10 Flag of Malawi.svg Kadiwa, Madalitso
13 Flag of Malawi.svg Chirwa, Patrick
20 Flag of Malawi.svg Banda, Austin
G/F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Vernon, Nate
33 Flag of Malawi.svg Mpakeni, Francis
34 Flag of Malawi.svg Mdulamizu, Peter
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: October 29, 2021

References

  1. 1 2 "Dar basketball player signs for Malawi outfit". IPP Media. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Meet the team: Bravehearts BC". www.fiba.basketball. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Bravehearts make history, Matero finish 5-0". www.fiba.basketball. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Brave Hearts Basketball Club". FIBA.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.


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