REG BBC

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REG
REG logo
LeaguesNational Basketball League
Founded2016
HistoryREG BBC
2016–present
ArenaAmahoro Indoor Stadium / Kigali Arena
Capacity2,500 / 10,000
LocationKigali, Rwanda
PresidentFrancis Murindabigwi
Team managerEric Bugingo
Head coachRobert Pack
OwnershipRwanda Energy Group Limited
2021 positionRwandan NBL, 1st of 14
Championships2 (2017, 2021)

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 National Basketball League, the highest tier of basketball in Rwanda. REG has won the NBL championship twice, in 2017 and 2021.

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]

Honours[]

National Basketball League

  • Champions (2): 2017, 2021
  • Runner-up (3): 2018, 2019, 2020

Rwandan Heroes Cup

  • Winners (3): 2018, 2019,[5] 2020[6]

Season by season[]

Season Tier League Position Heroes Cup African competitions
2016–17 1 NBL Rwanda 1st
2017–18 2nd Winners
2018–19 2nd Winners Africa Basketball League RS
2019–20 2nd Winners
2020–21 1st Cancelled
2021–22 TBD BAL TBD
  • RS: Regular season
  • TBD: To be determined

In African competitions[]

FIBA Africa Basketball League (1 appearances)

2018–19 – Group Stage

Players[]

Current roster[]

The following roster played in the 2020–21 NBL Rwanda.

REG BBC roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
F 0 Rwanda
SG 6 Rwanda
PG 4 Rwanda 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1993-07-11)11 July 1993
SG 7 Rwanda
SG 10 Rwanda Shyaka, Olivier 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1995-08-14)14 August 1995
C 14 Canada Post, Keanau 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 29 – (1992-09-04)4 September 1992
C 13 Rwanda  (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1995-03-17)17 March 1995
F/C 20 Rwanda Kabange, Kami 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 37 – (1984-07-02)2 July 1984
PF 24 Rwanda
F 32 Cameroon 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (1998-05-10)10 May 1998
SG 35 Rwanda 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1992-12-13)13 December 1992
PG 80 Rwanda Nshobozwabyosenumukiza, Wilson 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 23 – (1998-07-26)26 July 1998
SF – Rwanda Mukama, Jean-Victor 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1994-08-24)24 August 1994
SG – Rwanda Ndizeye, Dieudonné 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1996-10-14)14 October 1996
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: February 19, 2022

Notable players[]

Head coaches[]

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. ^ "Basketball: REG, The Hoops crowned Heroes Cup winners". The New Times Rwanda. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  6. ^ "REG retain Heroes Cup for third successive time". Afrobasket.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

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