JBC Basketball

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JBC
JBC Basketball logo.png
LeagueHarare Basketball Association
BUZ National Championship
Location Harare, Zimbabwe
PresidentAddison Chiware
Head coachAddison Chiware
Championships6 BUZ National Championships

JBC Basketball is a Zimbabwean basketball team based in Harare. The team plays in the Harare Basketball Association (HBA) and has won a record of six BUZ National Championship titles. JBC plays in the Road to BAL in the 2023 tournament, becoming the second team from Zimbabwe to do so. [1] In the first round, JBC won two out of three games to become the first Zimbabwean team to advance to the elite 16. [2]

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The club is owned by Addison Chiware, who is also JBC's president and head coach, as well as the president of the country's federation Basketball Union of Zimbabwe (BUZ). [3]


The JBC is also known for winning multiple awards and have gone international in 2022.

Honours

BUZ National Championship [4] [5]

Players

Current roster

The following is JBC's roster in the 2024 BAL qualification, which was played in October 2023. [6]

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

JBC roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
C 00 Flag of the United States.svg Byers, Tyjhai 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)26 – (1998-04-01)1 April 1998
PF 5 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Muratu, Tadisa 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)18 – (2005-11-20)20 November 2005
SG 6 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Pote, Kudakwashe 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)29 – (1994-06-08)8 June 1994
SF 7 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Phiri, Saul 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)27 – (1997-03-23)23 March 1997
SF 8 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Penduka, Noah Jotham 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)28 – (1995-11-30)30 November 1995
SG 10 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Chidzomba, Munyaradzi 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)22 – (2001-07-16)16 July 2001
PF 12 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nyatanga, Benson 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)32 – (1991-09-04)4 September 1991
PG 14 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Pfachi, Dyvonne 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)28 – (1995-05-09)9 May 1995
PF 15 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zhomwa, Innocent 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)25 – (1999-04-20)20 April 1999
SF 30 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Changara, Rolland Kudakwashe 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)28 – (1995-09-13)13 September 1995
PF 33 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zamani, Takutdzwa 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)28 – (1995-08-04)4 August 1995
C 34 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Chiimba, Tashinga 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)22 – (2001-11-22)22 November 2001
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: 22 October 2023

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References

  1. ↑ "Road to BAL: Get to know the teams drawn in Group D". FIBA.basketball. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "JBC storm past the Suns, book ticket to the Elite 16 Division East". FIBA.basketball. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Mail, The Sunday (7 May 2016). "Harare Basketball Association fumes over rebel clubs". The Sunday Mail. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "JBC, Mavericks BUZ champs". H-Metro. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Zimbabwe: JBC Want to Keep Their Titles - Ghanamma.com". 1 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "JBC at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2024 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 October 2023.


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