2024 Rwanda Basketball Cup

2024 Rwanda Basketball Cup
Season2024
Dates26 April – 9 August 2024
Games played36
Teams21
Finals
ChampionsAPR (1st title)
  Runners-upREG
Third placePatriots
Fourth placeEspoir
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The 2024 Rwanda Basketball Cup was the inaugural season of the Rwanda Basketball Cup, the cup competition for men's teams in Rwanda. It is organised by FERWABA, the national basketball association. The first games were played on 26 April 2024,[1] while the playoffs began on 9 July 2024, and ended end on 9 August 2024.[2][3]

The first season consisted of 21 teams from the Rwanda Basketball League as well as the Rwanda Basketball League Division 2.[3] The first four teams from the 2023 RBL season received direct qualification for the quarterfinals, while the other teams entered the group phase.

APR won the inaugural cup title after defeating REG in the final.[4] The winners qualified for the inaugural Rwanda Basketball Supercup, which will be held later in the year.[3] The winners were also eligible for the East Africa Cup, a FIBA-organised competition that is yet to be announced.[5]

Group phase

The competition began with a group phase in which all teams played each other once. The top placed teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals of the playoffs.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kepler 4 4 0 344 269 +75 8 Advance to playoffs
2 Kigali Titans 4 3 1 315 306 +9 7
3 Flame 4 2 2 296 311 −15 6
4 East Africa University Rwanda 4 1 3 307 306 +1 5
5 RP-IPRC Musanze 4 0 4 277 347 −70 4
Source: FERWABA

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tigers 3 3 0 308 172 +136 6 Advance to playoffs
2 Greater Virunga 3 2 1 221 188 +33 5
3 The Hoops Juniors 3 1 2 182 236 −54 4
4 Rebero Basketball Academy 3 0 3 173 288 −115 3
Source: FERWABA

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 UGB 3 3 0 253 120 +133 6 Advance to playoffs
2 Igihozo Ste Peter 3 2 1 213 206 +7 5
3 Black Thunders 3 1 2 126 206 −80 4
4 Intare 2 0 2 125 185 −60 2
Source: FERWABA

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Azomco 3 3 0 258 180 +78 6 Advance to playoffs
2 UR-Kigali 3 2 1 280 224 +56 5
3 Inspired Generation 3 1 2 139 183 −44 4
4 ITS Kigali 2 0 2 110 200 −90 2
Source: FERWABA

Playoffs

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 July
 
 
APR111
 
7 August
 
Azomco64
 
APR91
 
9 July
 
Patriots70
 
Patriots78
 
9 August
 
Kepler77
 
APR110
 
9 July
 
REG93
 
REG91
 
7 August
 
UGB76
 
REG98
 
9 July
 
Espoir72 Third place
 
Espoir76
 
9 August
 
Tigers71
 
Patriots77
 
 
Espoir59
 

Quarter-finals

9 July 2024
6:00 pm
APR 111–64 Azomco
Pts: Osborn Shema 37
Rebs: Osborn Shema 12
Asts: Ally Kubwimana 10		 Pts: Kumbai Ayol 24
Rebs: Kumbai Ayol 15
Asts: Jarode Arowet 5
9 July 2024
6:00 pm
REG 91–76 UGB
Pts: Three players 18
Rebs: Pitchou Kambuy Manga 14
Asts: Antino Jackson 6		 Pts: Patrick Rembert 21
Rebs: Nemanja Milošević 9
Asts: Patrick Rembert 9
9 July 2024
8:30 pm
Espoir 76–71 Tigers
Pts: Olivier Turatzinse 19
Rebs: Jean de Dieu Niyungeho 11
Asts: Jean de Dieu Niyungeho 7		 Pts: Fiston Irutingabo 26
Rebs: Patrick Ngabonziza 11
Asts: Patrick Nshizirungu 4
9 July 2024
8:30 pm
Patriots 78–72 Kepler
Pts: Dieudonné Ndizeye 19
Rebs: Furaha Cadeau de Dieu 6
Asts: Will Pery, Sedar Sagamba 4 each		 Pts: Done Carlos Alejandro 20
Rebs: Aristide Mugabe, Emile Kazeneza 8 each
Asts: Guibert Nijimbere 7

Semi-finals

7 August 2024
8:30 pm
REG 98–72 Espoir
Pts: Pitchou Kambuy Manga 24
Rebs: Pitchou Kambuy Manga 13
Asts: Antino Alvarez Jackson 16		 Pts: Omega Ngaïfei 16
Rebs: Omega Ngaïfei 10
Asts: Omega Ngaïfei 6
7 August 2024
8:30 pm
APR 91–70 Patriots
Pts: Isaiah Miller 24
Rebs: Osborn Shema 11
Asts: Ntore Habimana 7		 Pts: Dieudonné Ndizeye 27
Rebs: Dieudonné Ndizeye 10
Asts: Sedar Sagamba 4

Third place game

9 August 2024
6:00 pm
Patriots 77–59 Espoir
Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 17–11, 16–21, 24–14
Pts: Will Perry 13
Rebs: Dieudonné Ndizeye 7
Asts: Will Perry 8		 Pts: Olivier Turatzinse 15
Rebs: Omega Ngaifei 12
Asts: Olivier Turatzinse 5

Final

9 August 2024
8:30 pm
APR 110–93 REG
Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 24–25, 33–10, 23–32
Pts: Isaiah Miller 43
Rebs: Osborn Shema 9
Asts: Jean Jacques Nshobozwa 4		 Pts: Alvarez Jackson 30
Rebs: Kendall Gray 10
Asts: Alvarez Jackson 8
Lycée de Kigali, Kigali
Referees: Didier Gaga, Leslie Cherubin, Didier Shema

See also

References

  1. ^ "Competitions – Rwanda Basketball Federation".
  2. ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (24 April 2024). "Rwanda Cup: What you need to know about the new basketball tourney". The New Times. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Sikubwabo, Damas (10 July 2024). "Rwanda Cup: Ndizeye shines vs Kepler as Patriots set up APR semis". The New Times. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (10 August 2024). "APR wins inaugural Rwanda basketball cup tournament". The New Times. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  5. ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (8 August 2024). "PHOTOS: APR ease past Patriots to set Rwanda Cup final date with rivals REG". The New Times. Retrieved 9 August 2024.