Patriots BBC
Patriots | |||
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Leagues | Basketball Africa League National Basketball League | ||
Founded | 2014 | ||
Arena | Amahoro Indoor Stadium (sometimes Kigali Arena) | ||
Capacity | 2,500 | ||
Location | Kigali, Rwanda | ||
Team colors | Red, Black, Gold, White | ||
President | Brian Kirungi | ||
Head coach | Dean Murray | ||
Team captain | Aristide Mugabe | ||
Championships | 5 Rwandan Leagues | ||
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Patriots Basketball Club, also known as simply Patriots, is a basketball club based in Kigali, Rwanda. Established in 2014, it plays its home games at Amahoro Indoor Stadium. The team is a four-time champion of the Rwandan National Basketball League.[1]
History
On 21 September 2019, the Patriots won their fourth league title after defeating REG BBC in Game 7 of the finals, in a sold out Kigali Arena.[2] On 26 October, head coach Henry Mwinuka, who won three league championships with Patriots, parted ways with the club to join REG.[3] On 6 November, assistant coach Carey Odhiambo was promoted to become head coach.[4]
Personnel
Current roster
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Updated: 25 March 2020 |
Notable players
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Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Honours
- National Basketball League
- Winners (5): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Head coaches
Coach | From | To | Honours |
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Henry Mwinuka | December 2016 | October 2019 | 4x NBL champion |
Carey Odhiambo[4] | November 2019 | February 2019 | |
Dean Murray | February 2020 | now | 1x NBL champion |
References
- ^ Rwanda: Basketball - Patriots, Reg Clash in Pre-Season Final Richard Bishumba, AllAfrica.com. 25 November 2016, accessed 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Pictorial: How Patriots Were Crowned Champions of BK Basketball League". 22 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (26 October 2019). "Mwinuka steps down as Patriots head coach". The New Times. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Ikipe ya Patriots BBC yabonye abatoza bashya #Rwanda". Kigali Today. Retrieved 6 November 2019.