Patriots BC
- Leagues Played
- Ruanda - National League 60 Afrika-Basketballliga 14 Basketballspiele 4 Freundschaftsspiele 1
- Links
- Wikipedia
Resultate
| Freundschaftsspiele | 04/19 16:00 | - | Patriots v Tigers | W | 64-59 | |
| Ruanda - National League | 08/28 12:00 | - | Tigers v Patriots | W | 51-73 | |
| Ruanda - National League | 08/26 18:00 | - | Patriots BBC v Tigers | W | 91-45 | |
| Ruanda - National League | 08/07 10:00 | - | Espoir v Patriots | W | 70-89 | |
| Ruanda - National League | 07/30 12:00 | - | UR Huye v Patriots BC | W | 45-93 | |
| Ruanda - National League | 07/29 18:00 | - | UGB v Patriots | W | 59-83 | |
| Ruanda - National League | 07/24 10:00 | - | Shoot For The Stars v Patriots | W | 50-77 | |
| Ruanda - National League | 07/22 18:00 | - | APR BBC v Patriots BBC | L | 94-55 | |
| Ruanda - National League | 07/20 18:00 | - | IPRC-Kigali v Patriots BC | W | 56-64 | |
| Ruanda - National League | 07/09 12:00 | - | IPRC Huye BBC v Patriots | W | 37-68 | |
| Freundschaftsspiele | 02/04 18:00 | - | Patriots v APR BBC | L | 58-59 | |
| Ruanda - National League | 10/30 17:30 | - | Rwanda Energy Group v Patriots BC | L | 64-49 |
Wikipedia - Patriots BBC
Patriots Basketball Club, also known as simply Patriots, is a basketball club based in Kigali, Rwanda. Established in 2014, it plays its home games at Amahoro Indoor Stadium. The team is a four-time champion of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL).
In the 2021 season, the Patriots played in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The club gained worldwide attention when American star rapper J. Cole signed with the team to play in the BAL.
History
The club Patriots BBC was founded in 2014 by a group of top corporate executives from diverse sectors of the economy. In the Patriots' debut season, they immediately reached the playoff finals, but lost to Espoir 1–3. Two years later, the Patriots won their first national championship.
On 21 September 2019, the Patriots won their fourth league title after defeating REG BBC in Game 7 of the finals, in a sold out Kigali Arena. On 26 October, head coach Henry Mwinuka, who won three league championships with Patriots, parted ways with the club to join REG. On 6 November, assistant coach Carey Odhiambo was promoted to become head coach. In April 2021, ahead of the first-ever BAL season, the team signed American Alan Major as new head coach. In April 2021, five days before the release of his album, The Off-Season, American rapper J. Cole signed with the Patriots.
The Patriots played their first BAL game on 16 May 2021 at home in Kigali, beating Nigerian side Rivers Hoopers 83–60. Eventually, the team finished in an impressive fourth place of the tournament.
Das Team besteht aus einer Mischung aus ruandischen und internationalen Spielern. Die bekanntesten Spieler des Teams sind der ruandische Nationalspieler Kenneth Gasana und der amerikanische Importspieler Dar Tucker.
Die Patriots BC haben in ihrer ersten BAL-Saison 2021 das Viertelfinale erreicht. In der Saison 2022 schieden sie bereits in der Vorrunde aus.
Das Ziel des Vereins ist es, die ruandische Basketballliga zu dominieren und sich für die BAL zu qualifizieren. Außerdem möchte der Verein junge ruandische Basketballtalente fördern.
Die Patriots BC spielen ihre Heimspiele im Kigali Arena. Die Arena wurde 2019 eröffnet und bietet Platz für 10.000 Zuschauer.