Espoir BBC

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Espoir
Espoir BBC Logo.jpg
Leagues National Basketball League
Founded2003
HistoryEspoir BBC
2003–present
Location Kigali, Rwanda
Head coachKamanzi Venuste
Championships5 Rwandan Leagues
Team Espoir BBC in 2013 Espoir BBC.jpg
Team Espoir BBC in 2013

Espoir BBC is a Rwandan professional basketball club based in Kigali. The club competes in Rwanda's National Basketball League. [1]

Contents

Traditionally, the club has provided several of Africa's national teams with key players. [2]

Honours

2003–04, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15

Current roster

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

Espoir BBC Kigali roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Patrick Mupanda P.
G/F Flag of Rwanda.svg Olivier Shyaka  (C)
Flag of Rwanda.svg Aristide Mugabe
Flag of Rwanda.svg Lionel Hakizimana
Flag of Rwanda.svg Aboubakar Ally Barame
Head coach

Flag of Rwanda.svg Kamanzi Venuste

Assistant coach(es)

Uwineza Valery


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Updated: 16 October 2016

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Season by season

Playoffs berth

Including since the 2022 season.

SeasonTierLeagueRegular seasonPost-seasonHead coach
FinishPlayedWinsLossesWin %
Espoir BBC
20221 RBL 5th241410.583Did not qualifyKamanzi Venuste
20231 RBL 4th22157.667Lost semifinals (REG) 0–2
Won third place series (Patriots) 1–0
20241 RBL 5th1899.500Did not qualify
20251 RBL 9th16214.125Did not qualify
Regular season record804040.5000 regular season champions
Playoffs record312.3335 NBL/RBL championships


References

  1. Espoir BBC yagukanye igikombe cya Play-off, Kigali Today, 17 March 2013. Accessed 30 June 2013. (in Kinyarwanda)
  2. Rwanda|2015 Afrobasket [ dead link ], ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 23 June 2016.