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 BBC - Femenino es un equipo de baloncesto femenino de Kigali, Ruanda. El equipo es parte del club deportivo REG BBC, que también tiene un equipo masculino. REG BBC - Femenino juega en la Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Femenino de Ruanda, la máxima categoría del baloncesto femenino en Ruanda. El equipo ha ganado cuatro títulos de liga, en 2016, 2017, 2018 y 2019.

REG BBC - Femenino también ha representado a Ruanda en competiciones internacionales. El equipo ha participado en el Campeonato Africano de Baloncesto Femenino en dos ocasiones, en 2017 y 2019. En 2017, el equipo terminó en el séptimo lugar, y en 2019, el equipo mejoró su actuación y terminó en el sexto lugar.

REG BBC - Femenino es un equipo joven y talentoso, y se espera que siga siendo un contendiente por el título de liga en los próximos años. El equipo también tiene el potencial para representar a Ruanda en futuras competiciones internacionales.