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Patriots Basketball Club, also known as Patriots, is a professional 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). Rwanda: Basketball - Patriots, Reg Clash in Pre-Season Final Richard Bishumba, AllAfrica.com. 25 November 2016, accessed 11 April 2017.
In the 2021 season, the Patriots played in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The club gained worldwide attention when American star rapper J. Cole signed with the team to play in the BAL.
On 21 September 2019, the Patriots won their fourth league title after defeating REG BBC in Game 7 of the finals, in a sold out Kigali Arena. On 26 October, head coach Henry Mwinuka, who won three league championships with Patriots, parted ways with the club to join REG BBC. On 6 November, assistant coach Carey Odhiambo was promoted to become head coach. In April 2021, ahead of the first-ever BAL season, the team signed American Alan Major as new head coach. In April 2021, five days before the release of his album, The Off-Season, American rapper J. Cole signed with the Patriots.
The Patriots played their first BAL game on 16 May 2021 at home in Kigali, beating Nigerian side Rivers Hoopers 83–60. Eventually, the team finished in an impressive fourth place of the tournament.
After the 2023–24 season, Mwinuka left the team, and was replaced by new head coach Sunny Niyomugabo.
Sponsorships
In 2024, Patriots BBC signed a five-year sponsorship contract with the Rwanda Development Bank (RDB).
Players
Current roster
Retired numbers
Patriots BBC retired numbers 2 March 2024
Past rosters
Notable players
Honours
National Basketball League
BAL
Season by season
League champions Playoff berth Patriots BBC
Head coaches
4x NBL champion 1x NBL champion December 2022 Henry Mwinuka January 2023 December 2024 Sunny Niyomugabo January 2025
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