Wikipedia - REG BBC
Rwanda Energy Group BBC, commonly known as REG, is a Rwandan basketball club based in Kigali. It is owned and named after the company Rwanda Energy Group Limited. It plays in the Rwanda Basketball League (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 Basketball Africa League (BAL) in 2022 and 2023, and was a quarter-finalist in both seasons. REG shares a rivalry with Patriots BBC.
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 2018–19 Africa Basketball League.
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 Basketball Africa League (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. Subsequently, REG represented Rwanda in the BAL for the 2023 season and was once again a quarter-finalist, this time being eliminated by the later to be champions Al Ahly.
REG 篮球队拥有众多卢旺达国手，其中包括队长 Didier Mubirizi、锋线球员 Kenneth Gasana 和中锋 Olivier Mugimba。此外，REG 篮球队还引进了多名来自美国、加拿大和欧洲的的外援，包括前 NBA 球员 Quincy Miller 和前 NCAA 一级联赛球员 Shane Henry。
REG 篮球队的主教练是卢旺达人 Robert Mugabe。Mugabe 曾是卢旺达国家篮球队的主教练，并带领球队参加了 2019 年 FIBA 世界杯非洲区预选赛。
REG 篮球队的主场球馆是基加利体育场，可容纳 10,000 名观众。基加利体育场是卢旺达最大的体育场馆之一，也是卢旺达国家足球队和国家篮球队的主场。
REG 篮球队是卢旺达篮球界的骄傲，也是非洲篮球界一支不可忽视的力量。