Roche Bois Warriors | ||
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League | MBBF Super League | |
Founded | 2000 | |
History | Roche-Bois Warriors 2000–present | |
Arena | Gymnase de Phoenix | |
Location | Roche Bois, Port Louis, Mauritius | |
Head coach | Jerome Tonta | |
Championships | 2 (2020, 2023) | |
Roche-Bois Warriors is a Mauritian basketball club based in the Roche-Bois, a suburb of Port Louis. The team plays in the MBBF Super League, the highest level of basketball in Mauritius. [1] The Warriors have won league championships in 2020 and 2023 and has represented Mauritius in the Road to BAL twice.
Established in 2000, [2] the Warriors won their first-ever national championship in 2020, after defeating Mahebourg Flippers in the finals. [3] As a result, the Warriors qualified for the 2022 qualifying tournaments of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) for the first time. [4] This marked the first international appearance of the Warriors. [2] They lost all of their three games.
The Warriors won their second championship in the 2022–23 season. [5] They were eligible to play in the 2024 BAL qualification, but withdrew their participation. [6]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Updated: October 21, 2021 |
Season | Road to BAL | Main competition | ||||||
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W | L | Result | Qualified | W | L | Result | ||
2022 | 0 | 3 | First phase | DNQ | ||||
2023 | Withdrew | DNQ | ||||||
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Total | 0 | 3 | 0/1 |
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