East Africa Basketball Championship Cup

East Africa Basketball Championship Cup

Current season, competition or edition: #2024 season
Sport	Basketball
Founded	2024
First season	2024
No. of teams	6
Region	East Africa
Confederation	FIBA Africa
Most recent champion	Les Hippos (1st title) (2025)
Most titles	Remesha Les Hippos (1 title)

The East Africa Basketball Championship Cup (EABCC) is an annual basketball tournament for men's teams in East Africa, organized by FIBA Africa. The tournament was founded in 2024. ^[1] The competition is open to teams in FIBA Africa Zone 5, similar to the previously organized FIBA Africa Zone 5 Club Championship, which ran for 33 years. The league was established by Zone 5 President Hesham El Hariri, with the aim of providing game for teams that did not qualify for the Road to BAL as national champions. ^[2]

The inaugural season was held in December 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya, and existed of six teams. ^[1] Remesha from Burundi were the inaugural champions. ^[3]

Format

Teams play in a round-robin format, with a total of 15 games. The team that finishes on top of the group is crowned champion. ^[2]

Seasons

2024 season

The 2024 season was held at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, and began on December 11, 2024. ^[4] The first game in EABCC history was played between Remesha from Burundi and ABC from Tanzania. ^[4]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts		REM	DAR	KPA	HIP	ABC	EQU
1	Remesha (C)	5	5	0	424	326	+98	10		—	77–58	81–74	76–55	84–75	106–64
2	Dar City	5	4	1	360	313	+47	9		58–77	—	69–65	84–50	66–58	83–63
3	KPA	5	3	2	370	350	+20	8		71–81	65–69	—	76–63	85–82	73–55
4	Les Hippos	5	2	3	335	359	−24	7		55–76	50–84	63–76	—	97–72	70–51
5	ABC	5	1	4	359	401	−42	6		75–84	58–66	82–85	72–97	—	72–69
6	Equity Dumas	5	0	5	302	404	−102	5		64–106	63–83	55–73	51–70	69–72	—

Source: FIBA
(C) Champions

2025 season

Final standings ^[5]

Pos.	Team
1	Les Hippos
2	Ulinzi Warriors
3	Umoja
4	KPA
5	Gambela City
6	Stein Warriors

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player

Season	Player	Team
2024 [6]	Nathaniel Brownlee	Dar City
2025 [5]	Romis Bujeje	Les Hippos

All-Star Team

The All-Star Team is composed of the five best players of a given season.

Season	Player	Team
2024 [6]	Nathaniel Brownlee	Remesha
	Guibert Nijimbere	Remesha
	Landry Ndikumana	Remesha
	Salim Kisilu	KPA
	Jonas Nishi	ABC
2025 [5]	Robin Clark Dushime	Les Hippos
	Brans Nzioka	Ulinzi Warriors
	Faheem Juma	Umoja
	Romis Bujeje	Les Hippos
	Cisco George	Stein Warriors

References

1. "East Africa Basketball Championship Cup launched". www.fiba.basketball. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
2. "Six register for East Africa basketball show | MozzartSportKe". www.mozzartsport.co.ke. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
3. "Remesha survive a KPA scare to clinch inaugural East Africa Basketball Championship Cup". www.fiba.basketball. December 15, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
4. "Sparks fly as inaugural EABCC Zone 5 championship starts in Nairobi". www.fiba.basketball. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
5. "Les Hippos crowned the 2025 EABCC champions". www.fiba.basketball. October 11, 2025. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
6. "Thabeet tribute on final day of 2024 East Africa Basketball Championship Cup". www.fiba.basketball. December 15, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.