New Star Basketball Club is a Burundian

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club. The team plays in the National League of Burundi, and has won the championship in 2021. One of New Stars' most notable players has been Guibert Nijimbere.

Basketball Africa League

New Star qualified for the

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. There, New Star won its first four games. The winning streak was finally stopped in the semi-finals by South Sudan's

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who won the decisive match 78-76.

Honours

Burundian Championship *Champions: 2018, 2021

In African competitions

BAL Qualifiers (1 appearance) ::

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– Fourth Place

Players

Current roster

The following is the New Star BBC roster for the second round of the

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Notable players

* Guibert Nijimbere (3 years: 2014–2017)

References

External links

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at AfroBasket.com Basketball teams in Burundi Bujumbura Basketball teams established in 2002 2002 establishments in Burundi {{Burundi-sport-stub Road to BAL teams