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Espoir BBC

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| leagues = National Basketball League

| founded = 2003

| history = Espoir BBC
2003–present

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| location = Kigali, Rwanda

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| coach = Kamanzi Venuste

| championships = 5 Rwandan Leagues

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Espoir BBC is a Rwandan professional basketball club based in Kigali. The club competes in Rwanda's National Basketball League.[http://www.kigalitoday.com/spip.php?article9120 Espoir BBC yagukanye igikombe cya Play-off], Kigali Today, 17 March 2013. Accessed 30 June 2013. {{in lang|rw}}

Traditionally, the club has provided several of Africa's national teams with key players.[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/10466/tid/352/_/2015_Afrobasket_/index.html Rwanda|2015 Afrobasket]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

Honours

::2003–04, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15

Current roster

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{{player3 | num = | nat = COD | name = Patrick Mupanda P.| pos = }}

{{player3 | num = | nat = RWA | name = Olivier Shyaka| pos = G/F |note=C }}

{{player3 | num = | nat = RWA | name = Aristide Mugabe | pos = }}

{{player3 | num = | nat = RWA | name = Lionel Hakizimana | pos = }}

{{player3 | num = | nat = RWA | name = Aboubakar Ally Barame | pos = }}

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| head_coach =

{{flagicon|RWA}} Kamanzi Venuste

| asst_coach = Uwineza Valery

| roster_url = http://basketball.afrobasket.com/team/Rwanda/Espoir-BBC-Kigali/6587?Page=1

| accessdate = 16 October 2016 }}

Notable players

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== Season by season ==

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"

| style="background-color:#96CDCD;" |Playoffs berth

Including since the 2022 season.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
rowspan="2" |Season

! rowspan="2" |Tier

! rowspan="2" |League

! colspan="5" |Regular season

! rowspan="2" |Post-season

! rowspan="2" |Head coach

FinishPlayedWinsLossesWin %
colspan="12" align="center" style="background:green; color:white;" | Espoir BBC
style="background:#eee;" |2022

| style="text-align:center;" |1

| style="text-align:center;" |RBL

| style="text-align:center;" |5th

| style="text-align:center;" |24

| style="text-align:center;" |14

| style="text-align:center;" |10

| style="text-align:center;" |{{winpct|14|10}}

| style="text-align:center;" |Did not qualify

| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |Kamanzi Venuste

style="background:#eee;" |2023

| style="text-align:center;" |1

| style="text-align:center;" |RBL

| style="background-color:#96CDCD;" |4th

| style="text-align:center;" |22

| style="text-align:center;" |15

| style="text-align:center;" |7

| style="text-align:center;" |{{winpct|14|7}}

| style="text-align:center;" |Lost semifinals (REG) 0–2
Won third place series (Patriots) 1–0

style="background:#eee;" |2024

| style="text-align:center;" |1

| style="text-align:center;" |RBL

| style="text-align:center;" |5th

| style="text-align:center;" |18

| style="text-align:center;" |9

| style="text-align:center;" |9

| style="text-align:center;" |{{winpct|9|9}}

| style="text-align:center;" |Did not qualify

2025

| style="text-align: center;" |1

| style="text-align: center;" |RBL

| style="text-align: center;" |9th

| style="text-align: center;" |16

| style="text-align: center;" |2

| style="text-align: center;" |14

|{{winpct|2|14}}

|Did not qualify

colspan="4" style="background:#eee;" |Regular season record

| style="background:#eee;" |80

| style="background:#eee;" |40

| style="background:#eee;" |40

| style="background:#eee;" |{{winpct|40|40}}

| colspan="2" style="background:#eee;" |0 regular season champions

colspan="4" style="background:#eee;" |Playoffs record

| style="background:#eee;" |3

| style="background:#eee;" |1

| style="background:#eee;" |2

| style="background:#eee;" |{{winpct|1|2}}

| colspan="2" style="background:#eee;" |5 NBL/RBL championships

References

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External links

  • [http://basketball.afrobasket.com/team/Espoir_BBC_Kigali/6587?p=team6587 Presentation at africabasket.com]
  • [https://www.facebook.com/EspoirBbc Presentation on Facebook]

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Category:Basketball teams in Rwanda

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