Patriots BBC

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]

Patriots
LeaguesBasketball Africa League
National Basketball League
Founded2014 (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

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
C 8 Pegues, A'Darius (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 32 – (1988-03-21)21 March 1988
SG 11 Gasana, Kenny 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 36 – (1984-11-09)9 November 1984
PG 88 Mugabe, Aristide (C) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 32 – (1988-02-11)11 February 1988
PG 90 Nijimbere, Guibert (I) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 24 – (1996-12-26)26 December 1996
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bernard Oluoch
  • Olivier Ndayiragije
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • 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.

Honours

Head coaches
Coach From To Honours
Henry MwinukaDecember 2016October 20194x NBL champion
Carey Odhiambo[4]November 2019February 2019
Dean MurrayFebruary 2020now1x 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. "Ikipe ya Patriots BBC yabonye abatoza bashya #Rwanda". Kigali Today. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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