REG BBC

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REG
Rwanda Energy Group logo.png
Leagues Rwanda Basketball League
Founded2016
HistoryREG BBC
2016–present
ArenaAmahoro Indoor Stadium
Kigali Arena
Capacity2,500
10,000
Location Kigali, Rwanda
Main sponsor Rwanda Energy Group Limited
PresidentFrancis Murindabigwi
Team managerEric Bugingo
Head coachCharles Mushumba
Team captainElie Kaje
Ownership Rwanda Energy Group Limited
2021 positionRwandan NBL, 1st of 14
Championships3 (2017, 2021, 2022)

Rwanda Energy Group BBC, commonly known as REG, is a Rwandan basketball club based in Kigali. It is owned and named after the company Rwanda Energy Group Limited. It plays in the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL), the highest tier of basketball in Rwanda. REG has won the national championship thrice, in 2017, 2021 and 2022.

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The club played in the Sahara Conference of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in 2022 and 2023, and was a quarter-finalist in both seasons. REG shares a rivalry with Patriots BBC.

History

Established in 2016, the club won the NBL Rwanda in 2017. Then, REG played in an African competition for the first time when it entered the 2018–19 Africa Basketball League. [1]

On 2 November 2019, Henry Mwinuka signed for two years as the new head coach. [2]

On 30 October 2021, REG won its first Rwandan national championship after defeating arch-rivals Patriots 2–0 in the finals. Olivier Shyaka was named the league's Most Valuable Player after scoring 30 points in Game 1 and 22 points in Game 2. [3] As a result of the championship, REG also qualified for the 2022 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). On February 18, 2022, the team signed ex-NBA player and coach Robert Pack as its new head coach. [4]

The team won their third national title after once again defeating Patriots in the finals, 3–2, in the 2022 season. [5] Subsequently, REG represented Rwanda in the BAL for the 2023 season and was once again a quarter-finalist, this time being eliminated by the later to be champions Al Ahly.

Honours

Rwanda Basketball League

Rwanda Cup

Heroes Cup

Season by season

SeasonTierLeaguePosition Heroes Cup African competitions
2016–171 NBL Rwanda / RBL 1st
2017–182ndWinners
2018–192ndWinners Africa Basketball League RS
2019–202ndWinners
2020–211stCancelled
2021–221stNot held BAL QF
2022–23 2nd BAL QF

In African competitions

FIBA Africa Basketball League (1 appearance)

2018–19 – Group Stage

Basketball Africa League (BAL) (2 appearances)

Players

Current roster

The following roster is REG's final team for the 2022 BAL season. [8]

REG BBC roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 0 Flag of Rwanda.svg Filer, Adonis 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)31 – (1993-07-11)11 July 1993
G 1 Flag of Rwanda.svg Vandriessche, Pierre 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)24 – (2000-07-21)21 July 2000
SF 2 Flag of Rwanda.svg Ndizeye, Dieudonné 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)27 – (1996-10-14)14 October 1996
G 5 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas, Cleveland  (I)1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)30 – (1993-12-02)2 December 1993
SG 10 Flag of Rwanda.svg Shyaka, Olivier 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)29 – (1995-08-14)14 August 1995
PG 11 Flag of Rwanda.svg Nshobozwabyosenumukiza, Wilson 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)26 – (1998-07-26)26 July 1998
PG 12 Flag of Nigeria.svg Ighovodja, Joy  (E)1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)19 – (2004-10-12)12 October 2004
C 13 Flag of Rwanda.svg Kaje, Elie  (C)1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)29 – (1995-03-17)17 March 1995
G 15 Flag of Rwanda.svg Habimana, Ntore 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)27 – (1997-08-15)15 August 1997
F/C 21 Flag of Rwanda.svg Mpoyo, Axel 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)27 – (1997-01-05)5 January 1997
F/C 28 Flag of Rwanda.svg Kabange, Kami 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)40 – (1984-07-02)2 July 1984
C 34 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Kambuy Manga, Pitchou  (I)2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)35 – (1988-12-12)12 December 1988
C 41 Flag of the United States.svg Walker, Anthony  (I)2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)31 – (1993-07-22)22 July 1993
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (E): BAL Elevate player
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: March 8, 2022

Notable players

Head coaches

Women's team

Their women's team will take part in the 2023 Africa Women's Basketball League. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "REG BBC at the FIBA Africa Basketball League 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Henry Mwinuka: Former Patriots coach joins REG". Afrobasket.com. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Basketball: REG crowned national league champions". The New Times | Rwanda. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Sikubwabo, Damas (18 February 2022). "Rwanda: Basketball - REG Sign American Coach Ahead of Basketball Africa League". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Sikubwabo, Damas (2022-09-19). "REG retain championship after Patriots win". The New Times. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
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