Pazi BBC

Pazi Basketball Club, also known simply as Pazi, is a Tanzanian basketball club based in Dar es Salaam. The team plays in the Regional Basketball Association (RBA) and the National Basketball League.

Pazi BBC
League	National Basketball League Regional Basketball Association
Location	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Head coach	Henry Mwinuka
Championships	1 NBL 1 RBA

Pazi won their first-ever national league title in 2022, and as such represented Tanzania in the Road to BAL 2024 tournament.^[1] They hosted the first round in Dar es Salaam, and behind players Dhieu Deing, Hasheem Thabeet and Baraka Athumani, Pazi advanced to the Elite 16.^[2]

Honours

National Basketball League

• Champions (1): 2022

Regional Basketball Association (RBA)

• Champions (1): 2022

Players

Main category: Pazi BBC players

Current roster

The following roster played for Pazi in the 2024 BAL qualification tournaments.^[3]

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

Pazi BBC roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 0 Rucklin, Louis 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 26 – (1999-01-20)20 January 1999 SG 1 Athumani, Baraka 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 31 – (1994-02-14)14 February 1994 SG 3 Deing, Dhieu 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2001-08-28)28 August 2001 4 Abdallah, Ally Faraji 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (2001-07-10)10 July 2001 C 6 Mbegu, Haji Rashid 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1998-05-06)6 May 1998 7 Tsegakele, Anthony 26 – (1998-10-01)1 October 1998 8 Lugora, Erick 34 – (1990-08-18)18 August 1990 SF 12 Ndikumana, Landry 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1995-02-14)14 February 1995 16 Chuma, Fadhili 30 – (1995-06-19)19 June 1995 22 Buruhani, Swalehe 23 – (2002-05-28)28 May 2002 C 34 Thabeet, Hasheem 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) 38 – (1987-02-16)16 February 1987 35 Kijogoo, Mwalimu 36 – (1989-04-04)4 April 1989	Head coach Henry Mwinuka Assistant coach(es) Mohamed Bakari Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 22 October 2023