Espoir BBC

For the Gabonese basketball team, see Espoir Basket Club.

Espoir BBC is a Rwandan professional basketball club based in Kigali. The club competes in Rwanda's National Basketball League.^[1]

Espoir
Leagues	National Basketball League
Founded	2003
History	Espoir BBC 2003–present
Location	Kigali, Rwanda
Head coach	Kamanzi Venuste
Championships	5 Rwandan Leagues
Home Away

Team Espoir BBC in 2013

Traditionally, the club has provided several of Africa's national teams with key players.^[2]

Honours

• National Basketball League: 5

2003–04, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Espoir BBC Kigali roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Patrick Mupanda P. G/F Olivier Shyaka (C) Aristide Mugabe Lionel Hakizimana Aboubakar Ally Barame	Head coach Kamanzi Venuste Assistant coach(es) Uwineza Valery Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 16 October 2016

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• Lionel Hakizimana
• Kami Kabangu
• Aristide Mugabe
• Presta Nzuzi Malemba
• Dean Bezazouma

Season by season

Playoffs berth

Including since the 2022 season.

Season	Tier	League	Regular season					Post-season	Head coach
			Finish	Played	Wins	Losses	Win %
Espoir BBC
2022	1	RBL	5th	24	14	10	.583	Did not qualify	Kamanzi Venuste
2023	1	RBL	4th	22	15	7	.667	Lost semifinals (REG) 0–2 Won third place series (Patriots) 1–0
2024	1	RBL	5th	18	9	9	.500	Did not qualify
2025	1	RBL	9th	16	2	14	.125	Did not qualify
Regular season record				80	40	40	.500	0 regular season champions
Playoffs record				3	1	2	.333	5 NBL/RBL championships