REG BBC

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 Rwanda Basketball League (RBL), the highest tier of basketball in Rwanda. REG has won the national championship twice, in 2017 and 2021.

REG
ConferenceSahara (BAL)
LeaguesRwanda Basketball League
Basketball Africa League
Founded2016
HistoryREG BBC
2016–present
ArenaAmahoro Indoor Stadium
Kigali Arena
Capacity2,500
10,000
LocationKigali, Rwanda
Main sponsorRwanda Energy Group Limited
PresidentFrancis Murindabigwi
Team managerEric Bugingo
Head coachHenry Mwinuka (RBL)
Robert Pack (BAL)
Team captainElie Kaje
OwnershipRwanda Energy Group Limited
2021 positionRwandan NBL, 1st of 14
Championships2 (2017, 2021)

The club plays in the Sahara Conference of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) as of the 2022 season.

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

Rwanda Basketball League

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

Heroes Cup

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

Season by season
Season Tier League Position Heroes Cup African competitions
2016–171NBL Rwanda1st
2017–182ndWinners
2018–192ndWinnersAfrica Basketball LeagueRS
2019–202ndWinners
2020–211stCancelled
2021–22TBDBALTBD
  • 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 is REG's final team for the 2022 BAL season.[7]

REG BBC roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 0 Filer, Adonis 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1993-07-11)11 July 1993
G 1 Vandriessche, Pierre 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2000-07-21)21 July 2000
SF 2 Ndizeye, Dieudonné 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1996-10-14)14 October 1996
G 5 Thomas, Cleveland (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1993-12-02)2 December 1993
SG 10 Shyaka, Olivier 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1995-08-14)14 August 1995
PG 11 Nshobozwabyosenumukiza, Wilson 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 23 – (1998-07-26)26 July 1998
PG 12 Ighovodja, Joy (E) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 17 – (2004-10-12)12 October 2004
C 13 Kaje, Elie (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1995-03-17)17 March 1995
G 15 Habimana, Ntore 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (1997-08-15)15 August 1997
F/C 21 Mpoyo, Axel 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1997-01-05)5 January 1997
F/C 28 Kabange, Kami 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 37 – (1984-07-02)2 July 1984
C 34 Kambuy Manga, Pitchou (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 33 – (1988-12-12)12 December 1988
C 41 Walker, Anthony (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 – (1993-07-22)22 July 1993
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (E): BAL Elevate player
  • Injured
Updated: March 8, 2022

Notable players

Head coaches
  • Henry Mwinuka (2019–present)
  • Robert Pack (2022–present; BAL only)

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.
  7. "Rwanda Energy Group BBC (RWANDA)". The BAL. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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