New Star BBC

New Star Basketball Club is a Burundian basketball club.^[1] The team plays in the National League of Burundi, and has won the championship in 2021.^[2] One of New Stars' most notable players has been Guibert Nijimbere.^[3]

New Star
Nickname	Les Rouge-Noirs (The Red-Blacks)
League	Burundian Championship
Founded	2002
Location	Bujumbura, Burundi
President	Ildephonse Nahimana
Vice-president(s)	Yannick Chokola Shang
Head coach	Christian Nshimirimana
Team captain	Gaël Nijimbere
Championships	2007, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2021
Home

Basketball Africa League

New Star qualified for the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.^[4] There, New Star won its first four games. The winning streak was finally stopped in the semi-finals by South Sudan's Cobra Sport who won the decisive match 78-76.

Honours

Burundian Championship

• Champions: 2007, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2021

In African competitions

BAL Qualifiers (1 appearance)

2022 – Fourth Place

Players

Current roster

The following is the New Star BBC roster for the second round of the 2022 BAL qualification.^[5]

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

New Star BBC roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 4 Nijimbere, Guibert 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 30 – (1995-01-01)1 January 1995 PG 5 Ngenzahayo, Malick 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 28 – (1996-10-21)21 October 1996 PF 6 Ishimwe, Clovis 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (2000-11-16)16 November 2000 SF 8 Nsabimana, Hervé 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 27 – (1997-10-13)13 October 1997 SG 9 Kabura, Rodrigue 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 32 – (1993-05-21)21 May 1993 PF 10 Ereng, Paul (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 29 – (1996-07-10)10 July 1996 SG 11 Gasana, Kenny (I) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 40 – (1984-11-09)9 November 1984 SF 12 Ndikumana, Landry 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1995-02-14)14 February 1995 C 13 Ndagijimana, Oly 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 25 – (1999-09-30)30 September 1999 C 14 Blakeney, George (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 34 – (1991-07-30)30 July 1991 PF 15 Calvo Masa, Álvaro (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 42 – (1983-03-27)27 March 1983	Head coach Patrick Ngwijuruvugo Assistant coach(es) Christian Nshimirimana Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: December 18, 2021

Notable players

• Guibert Nijimbere (3 years: 2014–2017)