New Star BBC

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New Star
New Star BBC logo.png
NicknameLes Rouge-Noirs (The Red-Blacks)
League Burundian Championship
Founded2002
Location Bujumbura, Burundi
PresidentIldephonse Nahimana
Vice-president(s)Melance Bukera
Head coachChristian Nshimirimana
Team captainGaël Nijimbere
Championships2018, 2021

New Star Basketball Club is a Burundian basketball club. [1] The team plays in the National League of Burundi, and has won the championship in 2021. [2] One of New Stars' most notable players has been Guibert Nijimbere. [3]

Contents

Basketball Africa League

New Star qualified for the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments. [4] There, New Star won its first four games. The winning streak was finally stopped in the semi-finals by South Sudan's Cobra Sport who won the decisive match 78-76.

Honours

Burundian Championship

In African competitions

BAL Qualifiers (1 appearance)

2022 – Fourth Place

Players

Current roster

The following is the New Star BBC roster for the second round of the 2022 BAL qualification. [5]

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

New Star BBC roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 4 Flag of Burundi.svg Nijimbere, Guibert 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)30 – (1995-01-01)1 January 1995
PG 5 Flag of Burundi.svg Ngenzahayo, Malick 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)28 – (1996-10-21)21 October 1996
PF 6 Flag of Burundi.svg Ishimwe, Clovis 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)24 – (2000-11-16)16 November 2000
SF 8 Flag of Burundi.svg Nsabimana, Hervé 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)27 – (1997-10-13)13 October 1997
SG 9 Flag of Burundi.svg Kabura, Rodrigue 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)31 – (1993-05-21)21 May 1993
PF 10 Flag of Kenya.svg Ereng, Paul  (I)2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)28 – (1996-07-10)10 July 1996
SG 11 Flag of Rwanda.svg Gasana, Kenny  (I)1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)40 – (1984-11-09)9 November 1984
SF 12 Flag of Burundi.svg Ndikumana, Landry 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)30 – (1995-02-14)14 February 1995
C 13 Flag of Burundi.svg Ndagijimana, Oly 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)25 – (1999-09-30)30 September 1999
C 14 Flag of the United States.svg Blakeney, George  (I)2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)33 – (1991-07-30)30 July 1991
PF 15 Flag of Spain.svg Calvo Masa, Álvaro  (I)2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)41 – (1983-03-27)27 March 1983
Head coach
  • Flag of Burundi.svg Patrick Ngwijuruvugo
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Burundi.svg Christian Nshimirimana
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: December 18, 2021

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ "Basketball/ New Star BBC, tel un phénix qui renaît de ses cendres – IWACU". www.iwacu-burundi.org. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ↑ Ndour, Papa Lamine. "Basket : New Star champion du Burundi". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Guibert Nijimbere, un basketteur né". Yaga Burundi (in French). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Ulinzi starts Dar show DANN O’WERRE (The Star), 29 October 2021. Accessed 18 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Roster". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 October 2021.


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