REG
- Alias
- Rwanda Energy Group
- Leagues Played
- Rwanda - National League 51 Basketball Africa League 12 Vänskapsmatcher - Klubblag 4 Basketmatcher 4
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- Wikipedia
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 är en av de mest framgångsrika basketklubbarna i Rwanda. Klubben har vunnit tio nationella mästerskap och är den nuvarande mästaren. REG har också representerat Rwanda i flera internationella turneringar, inklusive FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup.
Klubben har en stark truppen som består av en blandning av erfarna och unga spelare. REG:s ledare är den rwandiska landslagsmannen Jean-Jacques Nshobozwabyosenumukiza.
Klubbens hemmaarena är Kigali Arena, som ligger i Kigali. Arenan har en kapacitet på 10 000 personer. REG har en stark hemmaplansfördel och är svårslagna på hemmaplan.
Klubben har en lojal fanskara som kallas "REG Army". Fansens stöd är en viktig faktor i REG:s framgång.
REG är ett ambitiöst lag som strävar efter att bli ett av de bästa basketlagen i Afrika. Klubben har en ljus framtid och förväntas fortsätta att vinna troféer under många år framöver.