Rwanda men's national basketball team

Rwanda
FIBA ranking	91 1 (3 March 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA	1977
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Rwandan Basketball Federation (FERWABA)
Coach	Moise Mutokambali
AfroBasket
Appearances	5
Medals	None
Home	Away

Rwanda national basketball team is a basketball team that represents Rwanda in international competitions. It is administered by the Rwandan Basketball Federation (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 the AfroBasket, Africa's prime basketball event, four times in a row.[3]

Competitive record

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	10	AfroBasket 2017	Senegal/Tunisia
2021	Qualified as host	AfroBasket 2021	Kigali, Rwanda

African Games

2011 : 7th
2019 : To be determined

Team

Current roster

Team for the 2017 FIBA Africa Championship.[4]

Rwanda men's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
F	4	Patjo Twagirayezu	23 – (1994-07-05)5 July 1994	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Covenant Scots
PG	5	Sedard Sagamba	27 – (1990-01-01)1 January 1990	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Patriots BBC
G/F	6	Olivier Shyaka	22 – (1995-08-14)14 August 1995	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	Espoir BBC
F	15	Adonis Rwabigwi	22 – (1995-06-09)9 June 1995	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
PG	8	Aristide Mugabe	29 – (1988-02-11)11 February 1988	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Espoir BBC
F	9	Dan Manzi	21 – (1995-10-02)2 October 1995	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	Tampa Bay Christian Academy
G/F	10	Hamza Ruhezamihigo	32 – (1985-03-27)27 March 1985	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Basketball Sun Youth
SF	11	Steven Hagumintwari	24 – (1993-01-10)10 January 1993	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	IPRC-Kigali
G	12	Kenneth Gasana	32 – (1984-11-09)9 November 1984	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Texas Fuel
G	13	Elie Kaje	22 – (1995-03-17)17 March 1995	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Espoir BBC
C	14	Kami Kabangu	33 – (1984-07-02)2 July 1984	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	Rwanda Energy Group (REG)
SG	7	Chris Walter Nkurunziza	21 – (1996-12-25)25 December 1996	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	REG BBC

Head coach

Moise Mutokambali

Legend

Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 8 September 2017

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Kami Kabangu	Adonis Rwabigwi
PF	Dan Manzi	Patjo Twagirayezu
SF	Olivier Shyaka	Steven Hagumintwari
SG	Hamza Ruhezamihigo	Elie Kaje	Walter Nkurunziza
PG	Kenny Gasana	Aristide Mugabe	Sedard Sagamba

Notable players

Other current notable players from Rwanda:

Rwanda men's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
F		Dan Kimasa	22 – (1995-10-02)2 October 1995	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball

Legend

Club – describes current club
Age – describes age
on 31 December 2017

Head coach position

Većeslav Kavedžija – 2007–2011
Moise Mutokambali – 2012–2013,[5] 2017

Past rosters

Scroll down to see more.

At AfroBasket 2015 qualification:[6]

Rwanda men's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
		Aboubakar Ally Barame	31 – (1984-04-26)26 April 1984		Espoir BC
		Cameroun Curtis Bradley	24 – (1991-02-27)27 February 1991	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	Michiana Monarch
G		Kenneth Gasana	30 – (1984-11-09)9 November 1984	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	Al Gezira Cairo
		Nicolas Frédéric Robert Gihana	30 – (1985-03-24)24 March 1985
		Pacifique Habyarimana	19 – (1996-08-16)16 August 1996
		Steven Hagumintwari	21 – (1993-10-01)1 October 1993
		Lionel Hakizimana	22 – (1992-12-13)13 December 1992	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Espoir BC
		Parfait Ishimwe	20 – (1995-05-28)28 May 1995
		Kami Kabangu	31 – (1984-07-02)2 July 1984	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	Espoir BC
		Elie Kaje	20 – (1995-03-17)17 March 1995
		Pascal Karekezi Rurangirwa	20 – (1994-12-01)1 December 1994
		Ali Kubwimana Kazingufu	19 – (1995-12-29)29 December 1995
		Dan Manzi	19 – (1995-10-02)2 October 1995
		Nestor Ernest Manzi	20 – (1994-12-04)4 December 1994
		Aristide Mugabe (C)	27 – (1988-02-11)11 February 1988	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Espoir BC
		Olivier Muhizi	27 – (1988-03-20)20 March 1988	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
		Niyomugabo Sunny Munyandamutsa	20 – (1994-10-01)1 October 1994
		Jean Paul Ndoli	20 – (1995-04-30)30 April 1995
		Hamza Ruhezamihigo	30 – (1985-03-27)27 March 1985	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Rivière des Prairies Jaguars
		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
		Thierry Suku Suku	26 – (1989-07-12)12 July 1989	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	ASS Lagnieu
SF	5	Patrice Twagirayezu	21 – (1994-07-05)5 July 1994	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	Asheville Christian Academy

Head coach

Moise Mutokambali

Legend

Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 19 August 2015

Team for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship.

Rwanda men's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
	4	Shyaka, Olivier	18 – (1995-08-14)14 August 1995		Espoir BC
SF	5	Twagirayezu, Patrice	19 – (1994-07-05)5 July 1994	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	Asheville Christian Academy
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 [7]

2017: Erreà

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References

"FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
FIBA National Federations – Rwanda, fiba.com, accessed 9 July 2013.
, fiba.com, accessed 18 March 2013.
2017 Afrobasket - Rwanda, FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
Head coaches, fiba.com, accessed 8 May 2013.
Rwanda|2015 Afrobasket, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
Byarangije kwemezwa ko umukinnyi Kami Kabangu Milambwe w’amavubi agiye gukina muri Maroc !, FERWABA, 19 October 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2016. (in Kinyarwanda)

External links

Africabasket – Rwanda Men National Team
FIBA Profile
Rwanda Basketball Federation
Archived records of Rwanda team participations

Videos

#AfroBasket - Day 2: Rwanda v Burkina Faso (highlights) Youtube.com video

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[FIBA_World_Rankings-1] "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

[2] FIBA National Federations – Rwanda, fiba.com, accessed 9 July 2013.

[3] , fiba.com, accessed 18 March 2013.

[4] 2017 Afrobasket - Rwanda, FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

[5] Head coaches, fiba.com, accessed 8 May 2013.

[6] Rwanda|2015 Afrobasket, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

[7] Byarangije kwemezwa ko umukinnyi Kami Kabangu Milambwe w’amavubi agiye gukina muri Maroc !, FERWABA, 19 October 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2016. (in Kinyarwanda)

Rwanda men's national basketball team

Competitive record

FIBA Africa Championship

African Games

Team

Current roster

Depth chart

Notable players

Head coach position

Past rosters

Kit

Manufacturer

See also

References

External links

Videos