Rwanda national basketball team

Rwanda Rwanda
FIBA ranking 64 Steady
Joined FIBA 1977
FIBA zone FIBA Africa
National federation Fédération Rwandaise de Basketball Amateur
Coach Moise Mutokambali
AfroBasket
Appearances 5
Medals None
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Rwanda national basketball team is a basketball team that represents Rwanda in international competitions. It is administered by the Fédération Rwandaise de Basketball Amateur "FERWABA."[1]

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.[2]

Competitive record

FIBA Africa Championship

Year Position Tournament Host
1978–FIBA Africa Championship 1978Dakar, Senegal
1980–FIBA Africa Championship 1980Rabat, Morocco
1981–FIBA Africa Championship 1981Mogadishu, Somalia
1983–FIBA Africa Championship 1983Alexandria, Egypt
1985–FIBA Africa Championship 1985Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
1987–FIBA Africa Championship 1987Tunis, Tunisia
1989–FIBA Africa Championship 1989Luanda, Angola
1992–FIBA Africa Championship 1992Cairo, Egypt
1993–FIBA Africa Championship 1993Nairobi, Kenya
1995–FIBA Africa Championship 1995Algiers, Algeria
1997–FIBA Africa Championship 1997Dakar, Senegal
1999–FIBA Africa Championship 1999Angola
2001–FIBA Africa Championship 2001Morocco
2003–FIBA Africa Championship 2003Alexandria, Egypt
2005–FIBA Africa Championship 2005Algiers, Algeria
200712FIBA Africa Championship 2007Angola
20099FIBA Africa Championship 2009Libya
201112FIBA Africa Championship 2011Antananarivo, Madagascar
201310FIBA Africa Championship 2013Côte d'Ivoire
2015–FIBA Africa Championship 2015Tunisia
201710AfroBasket 2017Senegal/Tunisia

African Games

  • 2011 : 7th
  • 2019 : To be determined

Team

Current roster

Team for the 2017 FIBA Africa Championship.[3]

Rwanda men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
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
  • Rwanda Moise Mutokambali
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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
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

  • Croatia Većeslav Kavedžija – 2007–2011
  • Rwanda Moise Mutokambali – 2012–2013,[4] 2017

Past rosters

Scroll down to see more.

At AfroBasket 2015 qualification: [5]

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

Kit

Manufacturer

2013: Nike [6]

2017: Erreà

See also

References

  1. ↑ FIBA National Federations – Rwanda, fiba.com, accessed 9 July 2013.
  2. ↑ , fiba.com, accessed 18 March 2013.
  3. ↑ 2017 Afrobasket - Rwanda, FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Head coaches, fiba.com, accessed 8 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Rwanda|2015 Afrobasket, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  6. ↑ 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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