New Star BBC

New Star
Nickname	Les Rouge-Noirs (The Red-Blacks)
League	Burundian Championship
Founded	2002
Location	Bujumbura, Burundi
President	Ildephonse Nahimana
Vice-president	Yannick Chokola Shang
Head coach	Christian Nshimirimana
Team captain	Gaël Nijimbere
Championships	2007, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2021
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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]

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

• Champions: 2007, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2021

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 4 Nijimbere, Guibert 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 30 – (1995-01-01)1 January 1995 PG 5 Ngenzahayo, Malick 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 28 – (1996-10-21)21 October 1996 PF 6 Ishimwe, Clovis 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (2000-11-16)16 November 2000 SF 8 Nsabimana, Hervé 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 28 – (1997-10-13)13 October 1997 SG 9 Kabura, Rodrigue 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 32 – (1993-05-21)21 May 1993 PF 10 Ereng, Paul  (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 29 – (1996-07-10)10 July 1996 SG 11 Gasana, Kenny  (I) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 40 – (1984-11-09)9 November 1984 SF 12 Ndikumana, Landry 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1995-02-14)14 February 1995 C 13 Ndagijimana, Oly 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 26 – (1999-09-30)30 September 1999 C 14 Blakeney, George  (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 34 – (1991-07-30)30 July 1991 PF 15 Calvo Masa, Álvaro  (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 42 – (1983-03-27)27 March 1983	Head coach Patrick Ngwijuruvugo Assistant coach(es) Christian Nshimirimana Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: December 18, 2021

Notable players

• Guibert Nijimbere (3 years: 2014–2017)

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). Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. 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.

External links

• New Star at AfroBasket.com