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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Rwanda women's national basketball team.

Rwanda Rwanda
FIBA ranking90 Increase 2 (26 November 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1977
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationRwandan Basketball Federation (FERWABA)
CoachVladmir Bosnjak
AfroBasket
Appearances5
MedalsNone

Rwanda national basketball team is a basketball team that represents Rwanda in international competitions. It is administered by the Rwandan Basketball Federation (FERWABA)[2]

Before 2000, Team Rwanda was virtually unknown to most basketball fans worldwide. Since the mid-2000s however, the team slowly but surely has made a name for itself. Team Rwanda has emerged as a major force in East Africa and has qualified for the AfroBasket, Africa's prime basketball event, four times in a row.[3]

Competitive record

FIBA Africa Championship

Year Position Tournament Host
1978 – FIBA Africa Championship 1978 Dakar, Senegal
1980 – FIBA Africa Championship 1980 Rabat, Morocco
1981 – FIBA Africa Championship 1981 Mogadishu, Somalia
1983 – FIBA Africa Championship 1983 Alexandria, Egypt
1985 – FIBA Africa Championship 1985 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
1987 – FIBA Africa Championship 1987 Tunis, Tunisia
1989 – FIBA Africa Championship 1989 Luanda, Angola
1992 – FIBA Africa Championship 1992 Cairo, Egypt
1993 – FIBA Africa Championship 1993 Nairobi, Kenya
1995 – FIBA Africa Championship 1995 Algiers, Algeria
1997 – FIBA Africa Championship 1997 Dakar, Senegal
1999 – FIBA Africa Championship 1999 Angola
2001 – FIBA Africa Championship 2001 Morocco
2003 – FIBA Africa Championship 2003 Alexandria, Egypt
2005 – FIBA Africa Championship 2005 Algiers, Algeria
2007 12 FIBA Africa Championship 2007 Angola
2009 9 FIBA Africa Championship 2009 Libya
2011 12 FIBA Africa Championship 2011 Antananarivo, Madagascar
2013 10 FIBA Africa Championship 2013 Côte d'Ivoire
2015 – FIBA Africa Championship 2015 Tunisia
2017 10 AfroBasket 2017 Senegal/Tunisia
2021 Qualified as host AfroBasket 2021 Kigali, Rwanda

African Games

See also: Basketball at the African Games
  • 2011 : 7th
  • 2019 : To be determined

Team

Current roster

Team for the 2017 FIBA Africa Championship.[4]

Rwanda men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
F 4 Patjo Twagirayezu 23 – (1994-07-05)5 July 1994 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Covenant Scots United States
PG 5 Sedard Sagamba 27 – (1990-01-01)1 January 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Patriots BBC Rwanda
G/F 6 Olivier Shyaka 22 – (1995-08-14)14 August 1995 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Espoir BBC Rwanda
F 15 Adonis Rwabigwi 22 – (1995-06-09)9 June 1995 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball United States
PG 8 Aristide Mugabe 29 – (1988-02-11)11 February 1988 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Espoir BBC Rwanda
F 9 Dan Manzi 21 – (1995-10-02)2 October 1995 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Tampa Bay Christian Academy United States
G/F 10 Hamza Ruhezamihigo 32 – (1985-03-27)27 March 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Basketball Sun Youth Canada
SF 11 Steven Hagumintwari 24 – (1993-01-10)10 January 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) IPRC-Kigali Rwanda
G 12 Kenneth Gasana 32 – (1984-11-09)9 November 1984 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Texas Fuel United States
G 13 Elie Kaje 22 – (1995-03-17)17 March 1995 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Espoir BBC Rwanda
C 14 Kami Kabangu 33 – (1984-07-02)2 July 1984 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Rwanda Energy Group (REG) Rwanda
SG 7 Chris Walter Nkurunziza 21 – (1996-12-25)25 December 1996 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) REG BBC Rwanda
Head coach
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 8 September 2017

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Kami Kabangu Adonis Rwabigwi
PF Dan Manzi Patjo Twagirayezu
SF Olivier Shyaka Steven Hagumintwari
SG Hamza Ruhezamihigo Elie Kaje Walter Nkurunziza
PG Kenny Gasana Aristide Mugabe Sedard Sagamba

Notable players

Other current notable players from Rwanda:

Rwanda men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
F Dan Kimasa 22 – (1995-10-02)2 October 1995 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball United States
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 31 December 2017

Head coach position

Past rosters

Scroll down to see more.

At AfroBasket 2015 qualification:[6]

Rwanda men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
Aboubakar Ally Barame 31 – (1984-04-26)26 April 1984 Espoir BC Rwanda
Cameroun Curtis Bradley 24 – (1991-02-27)27 February 1991 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Michiana Monarch United States
G Kenneth Gasana 30 – (1984-11-09)9 November 1984 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Al Gezira Cairo Egypt
Nicolas Frédéric Robert Gihana 30 – (1985-03-24)24 March 1985
Pacifique Habyarimana 19 – (1996-08-16)16 August 1996 Rwanda
Steven Hagumintwari 21 – (1993-10-01)1 October 1993 Rwanda
Lionel Hakizimana 22 – (1992-12-13)13 December 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Espoir BC Rwanda
Parfait Ishimwe 20 – (1995-05-28)28 May 1995 Rwanda
Kami Kabangu 31 – (1984-07-02)2 July 1984 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Espoir BC Rwanda
Elie Kaje 20 – (1995-03-17)17 March 1995 Rwanda
Pascal Karekezi Rurangirwa 20 – (1994-12-01)1 December 1994 Rwanda
Ali Kubwimana Kazingufu 19 – (1995-12-29)29 December 1995 Rwanda
Dan Manzi 19 – (1995-10-02)2 October 1995 Rwanda
Nestor Ernest Manzi 20 – (1994-12-04)4 December 1994 Rwanda
Aristide Mugabe (C) 27 – (1988-02-11)11 February 1988 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Espoir BC Rwanda
Olivier Muhizi 27 – (1988-03-20)20 March 1988 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Rwanda
Niyomugabo Sunny Munyandamutsa 20 – (1994-10-01)1 October 1994
Jean Paul Ndoli 20 – (1995-04-30)30 April 1995 Rwanda
Hamza Ruhezamihigo 30 – (1985-03-27)27 March 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Rivière des Prairies Jaguars Canada
Jean-Paul Adonis Rwabigwi 20 – (1995-06-09)9 June 1995
Olivier Shyaka 20 – (1995-08-14)14 August 1995 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Kigali BC Rwanda
Thierry Suku Suku 26 – (1989-07-12)12 July 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) ASS Lagnieu France
SF 5 Patrice Twagirayezu 21 – (1994-07-05)5 July 1994 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Asheville Christian Academy United States
Head coach
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 August 2015

Team for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship.

Rwanda men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
4 Olivier Shyaka 18 – (1995-08-14)14 August 1995 Espoir BC
SF 5 Patrice Twagirayezu 19 – (1994-07-05)5 July 1994 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Asheville Christian Academy
F/C 6 Thierry Suku Suku 24 – (1989-07-12)12 July 1989 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 7 Lionel Hakizimana 20 – (1992-12-13)13 December 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Espoir BC
G 8 Aristide Mugabe 25 – (1988-02-11)11 February 1988 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Espoir BC
G 9 Aboubakar Barame 29 – (1984-04-26)26 April 1984 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Espoir BC
F 10 Hamza Ruhezamihigo 28 – (1985-03-27)27 March 1985 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Riviere des Prairies Jaguars
F 11 Cameroun Bradley 22 – (1991-02-27)27 February 1991 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Espoir BC
F 12 Kenneth Gasana 28 – (1984-11-09)9 November 1984 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
F 13 Daniel Rugamba 26 – (1987-03-16)16 March 1987 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) CSK Basket-Ball Club
C 14 Kami Kabangu 29 – (1984-07-02)2 July 1984 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Espoir BC
Head coach
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 20 August 2013

Kit

Manufacturer

2013: Nike [7]

2017: Erreà

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ FIBA National Federations – Rwanda, fiba.com, accessed 9 July 2013.
  3. ^ [1], fiba.com, accessed 18 March 2013.
  4. ^ 2017 Afrobasket - Rwanda, FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  5. ^ Head coaches, fiba.com, accessed 8 May 2013.
  6. ^ Rwanda|2015 Afrobasket, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  7. ^ Byarangije kwemezwa ko umukinnyi Kami Kabangu Milambwe w’amavubi agiye gukina muri Maroc !, FERWABA, 19 October 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2016. (in Kinyarwanda)

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