Dar City BC

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Dar City BC
LeagueNBL
Road to BAL
Location Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
President Pabi Gueye
ChampionshipsNBL: 1 (2024)

Dar City Basketball Club, simply known as Dar City, is a Tanzanian basketball team based in Dar es Salaam. They play in the National Basketball League (NBL), and won their first championship in 2024. [1]

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In December 2024, Dar City made its international debut in the East Africa Basketball Championship Cup. [2] In October 2025, they made their debut in the Road to BAL. [3] They signed the acclaimed Senegalese coach Pabi Guèye to take over the team for the qualifiers. [4] In their first international game they defetaed Djabal Iconi 102–50, while Raphiael Putney set an all-time qualifier record for most points in a game with 55 points. [5]

Honours

Domestic

National Basketball League

RBA Division 1

Dar es Salaam Basketball League [6]

International

East Africa Basketball Championship Cup

References

  1. 1 2 "Dar City outshine ABC to win National Basketball League title". The Citizen. 2024-11-21. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  2. Reporter, Daily News (2024-12-12). "Dar City shine at East Africa Basketball Championship Cup opener - Daily News" . Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  3. "Dar City Basketball Team Team Profile - FIBA Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L 2026 | FIBA Basketball". www.fiba.basketball. 2025-10-18. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  4. Bassine, Pape Mor (2025-10-09). "Basket : Pabi Guèye s'engage avec Dar City". Jolof Sport (in French). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  5. "Putney sets a Road to BAL scoring record as Dar City make light work of Djabal". www.fiba.basketball. 2025-10-17. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  6. Burton, Mbonile (2023-09-30). "Dar City crowned BD League champs - Daily News" . Retrieved 2025-10-18.