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Patriots
Patriots logo
LeaguesBasketball Africa League
National Basketball League
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
ArenaAmahoro Indoor Stadium (sometimes Kigali Arena)
Capacity2,500
LocationKigali, Rwanda
Team colorsRed, Black, Gold, White
       
PresidentBrian Kirungi
Head coachDean Murray
Team captainAristide Mugabe
Championships5 Rwandan Leagues

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

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

Patriots BBC roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
C 8 Uganda Pegues, A'Darius (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 36 – (1988-03-21)21 March 1988
SG 11 Rwanda Gasana, Kenny 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 39 – (1984-11-09)9 November 1984
PG 88 Rwanda Mugabe, Aristide (C) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 36 – (1988-02-11)11 February 1988
PG 90 Burundi Nijimbere, Guibert (I) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 27 – (1996-12-26)26 December 1996
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kenya Bernard Oluoch
  • Burundi Olivier Ndayiragije
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 25 March 2020

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Honours

Head coaches

Coach From To Honours
Tanzania Henry Mwinuka December 2016 October 2019 4x NBL champion
Kenya Carey Odhiambo[4] November 2019 February 2019
United States Dean Murray February 2020 now 1x NBL champion

References

  1. ^ Rwanda: Basketball - Patriots, Reg Clash in Pre-Season Final Richard Bishumba, AllAfrica.com. 25 November 2016, accessed 11 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Pictorial: How Patriots Were Crowned Champions of BK Basketball League". 22 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (26 October 2019). "Mwinuka steps down as Patriots head coach". The New Times. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Ikipe ya Patriots BBC yabonye abatoza bashya #Rwanda". Kigali Today. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

External links

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