Rwanda national basketball team

Rwanda Rwanda
FIBA ranking T-61 Increase 1
Joined FIBA 1977
FIBA zone FIBA Africa
National federation Fédération Rwandaise de Basketball Amateur
Coach Moise Mutokambali[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances 4
Medals None
Uniforms
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Rwanda national basketball team is a basketball team that represents Rwanda in international competitions. It is administered by the Fédération Rwandaise de Basketball Amateur "FERWABA."[2]

Before 2000, Team Rwanda was virtually unknown to most basketball fans worldwide. Since the mid-2000s however, the team slowly but surely has made a name for itself. Team Rwanda has emerged as a major force in East Africa and has qualified for Africa's prime basketball event four times in a row.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World championships

yet to qualify

FIBA Africa Championship

Year Position Tournament Host
1978 – FIBA Africa Championship 1978 Dakar, Senegal
1980 – FIBA Africa Championship 1980 Rabat, Morocco
1981 – FIBA Africa Championship 1981 Mogadishu, Somalia
1983 – FIBA Africa Championship 1983 Alexandria, Egypt
1985 – FIBA Africa Championship 1985 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
1987 – FIBA Africa Championship 1987 Tunis, Tunisia
1989 – FIBA Africa Championship 1989 Luanda, Angola
1992 – FIBA Africa Championship 1992 Cairo, Egypt
1993 – FIBA Africa Championship 1993 Nairobi, Kenya
1995 – FIBA Africa Championship 1995 Algiers, Algeria
1997 – FIBA Africa Championship 1997 Dakar, Senegal
1999 – FIBA Africa Championship 1999 Angola
2001 – FIBA Africa Championship 2001 Morocco
2003 – FIBA Africa Championship 2003 Alexandria, Egypt
2005 – FIBA Africa Championship 2005 Algiers, Algeria
2007 12 FIBA Africa Championship 2007 Angola
2009 9 FIBA Africa Championship 2009 Libya
2011 12 FIBA Africa Championship 2011 Antananarivo, Madagascar
2013 10 FIBA Africa Championship 2013 Côte d'Ivoire
2015 – FIBA Africa Championship 2015 Tunisia
2017 To be determined FIBA Africa Championship 2017 Republic of the Congo

African Games

See also: Basketball at the African Games
  • 1965-2007 : Did not qualify
  • 2011 : 7th
  • 2015 : Did not qualify
  • 2019 : To be determined

Commonwealth Games

See also: Basketball at the Commonwealth Games

never participated

Current roster

At AfroBasket 2015 qualification: [3]

Rwanda men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club
Aboubakar Ally Barame 31 – (1984-04-26)26 April 1984 Espoir BC Rwanda
Cameroun Curtis Bradley 24 – (1991-02-27)27 February 1991 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Michiana Monarch United States
Kenneth Gasana 30 – (1984-11-09)9 November 1984 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Morocco
Nicolas Frédéric Robert Gihana 30 – (1985-03-24)24 March 1985
Pacifique Habyarimana 19 – (1996-08-16)16 August 1996 Rwanda
Steven Hagumintwari 21 – (1993-10-01)1 October 1993 Rwanda
Lionel Hakizimana 22 – (1992-12-13)13 December 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Espoir BC Rwanda
Parfait Ishimwe 20 – (1995-05-28)28 May 1995 Rwanda
Kami Kabangu 31 – (1984-07-02)2 July 1984 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Espoir BC Rwanda
Elie Kaje 20 – (1995-03-17)17 March 1995 Rwanda
Pascal Karekezi Rurangirwa 20 – (1994-12-01)1 December 1994 Rwanda
Ali Kubwimana Kazingufu 19 – (1995-12-29)29 December 1995 Rwanda
Dan Manzi 19 – (1995-10-02)2 October 1995 Rwanda
Nestor Ernest Manzi 20 – (1994-12-04)4 December 1994 Rwanda
Aristide Mugabe 27 – (1988-02-11)11 February 1988 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Espoir BC Rwanda
Olivier Muhizi 27 – (1988-03-20)20 March 1988 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Rwanda
Niyomugabo Sunny Munyandamutsa 20 – (1994-10-01)1 October 1994
Jean Paul Ndoli 20 – (1995-04-30)30 April 1995 Rwanda
Hamza Ruhezamihigo 30 – (1985-03-27)27 March 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Rivière des Prairies Jaguars Canada
Jean-Paul Adonis Rwabigwi 20 – (1995-06-09)9 June 1995
Olivier Shyaka 20 – (1995-08-14)14 August 1995 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Kigali BC Rwanda
Thierry Suku Suku 26 – (1989-07-12)12 July 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) ASS Lagnieu France
Patrice Twagirayezu 21 – (1994-07-05)5 July 1994 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Asheville Christian Academy United States
Head coach
  • Rwanda Moise Mutokambali
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 August 2015

Notable players

Other current notable players from Rwanda:

Rwanda men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club
F Dan Kimasa – 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball United States
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 22 October 2016

Head coach position


Past rosters

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Team for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship.

Rwanda men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club
4 Shyaka, Olivier 18 – (1995-08-14)14 August 1995 Espoir BC
5 Twagirayezu, Patrice 19 – (1994-07-05)5 July 1994 Espoir BC
F/C 6 Suku Suku, Thierry 24 – (1989-07-12)12 July 1989 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 7 Hakizimana, Lionel 20 – (1992-12-13)13 December 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Espoir BC
G 8 Mugabe, Aristide 25 – (1988-02-11)11 February 1988 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Espoir BC
G 9 Barame, Aboubakar 29 – (1984-04-26)26 April 1984 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Espoir BC
F 10 Ruhezamihigo, Hamza 28 – (1985-03-27)27 March 1985 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Riviere des Prairies Jaguars
F 11 Bradley, Cameroun 22 – (1991-02-27)27 February 1991 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Espoir BC
F 12 Gasana, Kenneth 28 – (1984-11-09)9 November 1984 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
F 13 Rugamba, Daniel 26 – (1987-03-16)16 March 1987 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) CSK Basket-Ball Club
C 14 Kabangu, Kami 29 – (1984-07-02)2 July 1984 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Espoir BC
Head coach
  • Moise Mutokambali
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 20 August 2013

Kit

Manufacturer

2013: Nike [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ , fiba.com, accessed 18 March 2013.
  2. ↑ FIBA National Federations – Rwanda, fiba.com, accessed 9 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Rwanda|2015 Afrobasket, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Head coaches, fiba.com, accessed 8 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Byarangije kwemezwa ko umukinnyi Kami Kabangu Milambwe w’amavubi agiye gukina muri Maroc !, FERWABA, 19 October 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2016. (Kinyarwanda)

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