Rwanda Energy Group BBC, commonly known as REG, is a Rwandan

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club based in Kigali. It is owned and named after the company Rwanda Energy Group Limited. It plays in the

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(RBL), the highest tier of basketball in Rwanda. REG has won the national championship thrice, in 2017, 2021 and 2022. The club played in the Sahara Conference of the

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(BAL) as of the 2022 season. The team shares a rivalry with

Patriots BBC Patriots Basketball Club, also known as simply Patriots, is a basketball club based in Kigali, Rwanda. Established in 2014, it plays its home games at Amahoro Indoor Stadium. The team is a four-time champion of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL) ...

History

Established in 2016, the club won the NBL Rwanda in 2017. Then, REG played in an African competition for the first time when it entered the

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. On 2 November 2019, Henry Mwinuka signed for two years as the new head coach. On 30 October 2021, REG won its first Rwandan national championship after defeating arch-rivals Patriots 2–0 in the finals. Olivier Shyaka was named the league's Most Valuable Player after scoring 30 points in Game 1 and 22 points in Game 2. As a result of the championship, REG also qualified for the 2022 season of the

(BAL). On February 18, 2022, the team signed ex- NBA player and coach Robert Pack as its new head coach. The team won their third national title after once again defeating Patriots in the finals, 3–2, in the 2022 season.

Honours

*Champions (3): 2017, 2021,

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**''Runners-up (3):'' 2018, 2019, 2020 Heroes Cup *Winners (3): 2018, 2019, 2020

Season by season

*RS: Regular season *QF: Quarterfinals

In African competitions

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(1 appearance) :: 2018–19 – Group Stage

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– Quarterfinalist

Players

Current roster

The following roster is REG's final team for the 2022 BAL season.

Notable players

* Kubwimana Kazingufu Ali (2018–)

Head coaches

* Henry Mwinuka (2019–2022) * Robert Pack ( 2022 BAL season)

References

External links

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