2021–22 REG BBC season

The 2021–22 REG BBC season is the 6th season in the history of the team, its 6th in the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL) and its 1st in the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

REG

2021–22 season
Head coach	Robert Pack
Basketball Africa League	1st in Sahara Conference
0Playoffs	0Quarterfinals (eliminated by FAP)
Rwanda Basketball League	Ongoing

Rosters

RBL roster

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.

2021–22 REG roster No. Pos. Nat. Player 0 SG  RWA Herve Ikishatse 4 SF  RWA Emmanuel Iyakaremye 6 SG  RWA Parfait Ishimwe 7 SF  RWA Pascal Niyonkuru 11 C  RWA Christian Gatambira 24 PF  RWA Prince Muhizi 10 PF  COD Kami Kabange 13 C  RWA Elie Kaje 14 SF  RWA Theoneste Gatsinzi 32 SG  CMR Engelbert Beleck Bell 80 PG  RWA Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza

BAL roster

In May, Kenny Gasana and Abdoulaye N'Doye joined the team ahead of the playoffs; they replaced Pitchou Kambuy Manga and Ntore Habimana as active players on the roster.^[1][2]

REG BBC roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 0 Filer, Adonis 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 32 – (1993-07-11)11 July 1993 G 1 Vandriessche, Pierre 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (2000-07-21)21 July 2000 SF 2 Ndizeye, Dieudonné 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1996-10-14)14 October 1996 G 5 Thomas, Cleveland (WI) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1993-12-02)2 December 1993 SG 10 Shyaka, Olivier 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1995-08-14)14 August 1995 PG 11 Nshobozwabyosenumukiza, Wilson 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 27 – (1998-07-26)26 July 1998 PG 12 Ighovodja, Joy (E) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (2004-10-12)12 October 2004 C 13 Kaje, Elie (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1995-03-17)17 March 1995 G 15 Habimana, Ntore 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – (1997-08-15)15 August 1997 F/C 21 Mpoyo, Axel 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1997-01-05)5 January 1997 G 23 Gasana, Kenny 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 40 – (1984-11-09)9 November 1984 CG 24 N'Doye, Abdoulaye (WI) 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1998-03-09)9 March 1998 F/C 28 Kabange, Kami 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 41 – (1984-07-02)2 July 1984 C 34 Kambuy Manga, Pitchou (AI) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 36 – (1988-12-12)12 December 1988 C 41 Walker, Anthony (WI) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 32 – (1993-07-22)22 July 1993	Head coach Robert Pack Assistant coach(es) Henry Mwinuka Maxime Mwiseneza Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player (E): BAL Elevate player (WI): World import (AI): African import Injured Roster Updated: May 20, 2022

Transactions

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Cleveland Thomas	March 2022	Apollon Patras
Igor Ighovodja	March 2022	NBA Academy Africa
Kenny Gasana[1]	May 2022	Patriots
Abdoulaye N'Doye[1]	May 2022	BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque

Basketball Africa League

Standings

Sahara Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	REG	5	4	1	431	423	+8	.800[a]	Advance to playoffs
2	US Monastir	5	4	1	397	355	+42	.800[a]
3	AS Salé	5	3	2	454	438	+16	.600
4	SLAC	5	2	3	392	394	−2	.400
5	Ferroviário da Beira	5	1	4	416	448	−32	.200[b]
6	DUC (H)	5	1	4	402	434	−32	.200[b]

Source: BAL, Afrobasket
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Head-to-head: REG 77–74 US Monastir on 14 March 2022.
2. Head-to-head: Ferroviário da Beira 98–92 DUC on 8 March 2022.

Results

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Arena City
Sahara Conference
March 6, 2022 14:00	vs.  AS Salé	W 91–87	1–0	26 – Thomas	6 – Nshobozwabyosenumukiza	6 – Filer	Dakar Arena  Dakar
March 9, 2022 17:30	vs.  SLAC	W 83–81	2–0	24 – Thomas	8 – Ndizeye	7 – Filer	Dakar Arena  Dakar
March 11, 2022 21:00	vs.  DUC	L 86–92	2–1	23 – Filer	7 – Kambuy Manga	5 – Filer	Dakar Arena  Dakar
March 14, 2022 17:30	vs.  US Monastir	W 77–74	3-1	16 – Kambuy Manga	10 – Kambuy Manga	9 – Filer	Dakar Arena  Dakar
March 15, 2022 17:30	vs.  Ferroviário da Beira	W 94–89	4-1	28 – Nshobozwabyosenumukiza	13 – Ndizeye	12 – Filer	Dakar Arena  Dakar
Quarterfinals
May 21, 2022 18:00	vs.  FAP	L 63–66	4-2	23 – Thomas	11 – Nshobozwabyosenumukiza	8 – Nshobozwabyosenumukiza	Kigali Arena (7,576) Kigali

Rwanda Basketball League

The following were REG's games in the Rwanda Basketball League as its season began on March 23, 2022.^[3]

Results

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Arena City
Regular Season
March 23, 2022	vs. Tigers BBC	W 87-35	1–0	Amahoro Outdoor Stadium  Kigali
March 25, 2022	vs. United Generations Basketball	W 66–51	2–0	Amahoro Outdoor Stadium  Kigali
March 26, 2022	vs. Patriots	L 63–70	2–1	Kigali Arena  Kigali
March 30, 2022	vs. Shoot For The Stars BBC	W 86–67	3–1	Amahoro Outdoor Stadium  Kigali
April 1, 2022	vs. RP IPRC-Kigali	W 85–74	4–1	RP IPRC-Kigali  Kigali
April 3, 2022	vs. UR Huye BBC	W 75–38	5–1	Amahoro Outdoor Stadium  Kigali
April 9, 2022	vs. APR	W 79–70	6–1	Amahoro Outdoor Stadium  Kigali
April 15, 2022	vs. UR-CMHS	W 120–43	7–1	Amahoro Outdoor Stadium  Kigali
April 16, 2022	vs. Espoir	W 91–51	8–1	Kigali Arena  Kigali
April 23, 2022	vs. RP-IPRC Musanze	W 106–43	9–1	Kigali Arena  Kigali
April 24, 2022	vs. RP-IPRC Huye	W 108–72	10–1	Kigali Arena  Kigali