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Rwanda men's national basketball team is a
Rwandan Basketball Federation (FERWABA)[2]
Rwanda has yet to qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup, but has qualified for the AfroBasket six times.
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 between 2007 and 2013.[3]
At the
AfroBasket 2021 on home soil, Rwanda beat Angola, winner of ten AfroBasket editions between 1989 and 2013. The victory was considered an enormous achievement of the national team.[4]
Rwanda won a bronze medal at the 2023 FIBA AfroCan in Angola, the first ever podium finish in the country's history.[5]
Competitive record
Basketball World Cup
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L |
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1950 | Not a FIBA member | ||||
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1982 | Did not enter | ||||
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2006 | Did not qualify | ||||
2010 | |||||
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2019 | |||||
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2027 | To be determined | ||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AfroBasket
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L |
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1978 | Did not qualify | ||||
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2007 | Classification rounds | 12th | 6 | 1 | 5 |
2009 | Classification rounds | 9th | 8 | 5 | 3 |
2011 | Round of 16 | 12th | 5 | 1 | 4 |
2013 | Round of 16 | 10th | 5 | 1 | 4 |
2015 | Did not qualify | ||||
2017 |
Preliminary round | 10th | 3 | 1 | 2 |
2021 |
Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 2 |
2025 |
To be determined | ||||
Total | 31 | 11 | 20 |
Note: Red border denotes that the tournament was held on home soil.
FIBA AfroCan
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L |
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2019 |
Did not qualify | ||||
2023 | 3rd place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Total | Third place | 1/2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
African Games
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L |
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2011 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 7 | 2 | 5 |
2015 | Did not qualify | ||||
Total | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Team
Current roster
Roster for the
AfroBasket 2021.[6]
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Prince Ibeh | Elie Kaje | |
PF
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Alex Mpoyo | Olivier Shyaka | |
SF | William Robeyns | Armel Sangwe | |
SG | Emile Kazeneza | Dieudonné Ndizeye | Steven Hagumintwari |
PG | Kenny Gasana | Jean Nshobozwabyose | Ntore Habimana |
Head coach position
- Većeslav Kavedžija – 2007–2011
- Moise Mutokambali – 2012–2013,[7] 2014–2017
- Cheikh Sarr – 2021–present
Past rosters
Team for the
2013 FIBA Africa Championship
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2013 FIBA Africa Championship
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AfroBasket 2015 qualification
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Kit
Manufacturer
2013 –
Nike[9]
2017–present Erreà
See also
- Rwanda national under-19 basketball team
- Rwanda national under-17 basketball team
- Rwanda women's national basketball team
- Rwanda national 3x3 team
References
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ FIBA National Federations – Rwanda, fiba.com. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ [1], fiba.com. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ AfroBasket : La chute de l’Angola, le peps du Rwanda BasketEurope.com, 27 August 2021. Accessed 17 October 2021.(in French)
- ^ "Rwanda see off DR Congo for historic podium finish". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Team Roster Rwanda". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Head coaches, fiba.com. Retrieved 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
- FIBA profile
- Africabasket – Rwanda Men National Team
- Archived records of Rwanda team participations
Videos
- #AfroBasket – Day 2: Rwanda v Burkina Faso (highlights) Youtube.com video