REG BBC
Basketball team in Kigali, Rwanda
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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 thrice, in 2017, 2021 and 2022.
2016–present
Kigali Arena
| REG | |||
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| Leagues | Rwanda Basketball League | ||
| Founded | 2016 | ||
| History | REG BBC 2016–present | ||
| Arena | Amahoro Indoor Stadium Kigali Arena | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 10,000 | ||
| Location | Kigali, Rwanda | ||
| Main sponsor | Rwanda Energy Group Limited | ||
| President | Francis Murindabigwi | ||
| Team manager | Eric Bugingo | ||
| Head coach | Charles Mushumba | ||
| Team captain | Elie Kaje | ||
| Ownership | Rwanda Energy Group Limited | ||
| 2021 position | Rwandan NBL, 1st of 14 | ||
| Championships | 3 (2017, 2021, 2022) | ||
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The club played in the Sahara Conference of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in 2022 and 2023, and was a quarter-finalist in both seasons. REG shares a rivalry with Patriots BBC.
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]
The team won their third national title after once again defeating Patriots in the finals, 3–2, in the 2022 season.[5] Subsequently, REG represented Rwanda in the BAL for the 2023 season and was once again a quarter-finalist, this time being eliminated by the later to be champions Al Ahly.
Honours
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Position | Heroes Cup | African competitions | |
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| 2016–17 | 1 | NBL Rwanda / RBL | 1st | |||
| 2017–18 | 2nd | Winners | ||||
| 2018–19 | 2nd | Winners | Africa Basketball League | RS | ||
| 2019–20 | 2nd | Winners | ||||
| 2020–21 | 1st | Cancelled | ||||
| 2021–22 | 1st | Not held | BAL | QF | ||
| 2022–23 | 2nd | BAL | QF | |||
- RS: Regular season
- QF: Quarterfinals
In African competitions
FIBA Africa Basketball League (1 appearance)
- 2018–19 – Group Stage
Basketball Africa League (BAL) (2 appearances)
Players
Current roster
The following roster is REG's final team for the 2022 BAL season.[8]
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Notable players
Kubwimana Kazingufu Ali (2018–)
Cleveland Thomas- Kendall Gray (2024–present)
Pitchou Kambuy Manga- Jean Jacques Nshobozwabyosenumukiza (2018–2022; 2023)
- Dieudonné Ndizeye
Ulrich Chomche (2021)
Head coaches
Henry Mwinuka: (2019–2022)- Robert Pack: (2022 BAL season)
- Henry Mwinuka: (2022–2023)
- Dean Murray: (2023)
- Charles Mushumba: (2023–present)[9]
Women's team
Their women's team will take part in the 2023 Africa Women's Basketball League.[10]