We are still in title race - APR coach - 10 days ago
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APR head coach Karim Nkusi has warned his rivals that his team are still in the title race after a registering narrow victory over Patriots in the StarTimes Basketball National League last week. The 7-time champions overcame Henry Mwinuke's Patriots in a hard fought 65-64 victory and the military side is bidding for their first championship since 2010. 'Now more than ever the league title race is very tight, especially for my side that wants to dethrone giants like REG and Patriots. We ha... [read more]
APR head coach Karim Nkusi has warned his rivals that his team are still in the title race after a registering narrow victory over Patriots in the StarTimes Basketball National League last week. The 7-time champions overcame Henry Mwinuke's Patriots in a hard fought 65-64 victory and the military side is bidding for their first championship since 2010. 'Now more than ever the league title race is very tight, especially for my side that wants to dethrone giants like REG and Patriots. We have to play our part, winning all our remaining games to increase our chances of winning the title,' Nkusi said. 'The players displayed a high level of maturity and determination against Patriots and we want to build a winning momentum from there and focus on one game at a time. If we don't win the league, we will put all the focus on the play-off games,' he noted. Burundian international Jean de Dieu Ntagunduka, a former Patriots player, grabbed 18 points and contributed none rebounds to spur APR to the crucial win. Parfait Ishimwe and Eric Munyaneza added 13 and 11 points respectively. DR Congo-born Aubin Kasongo (192-F/G-86) posted a game high 21 points for Patriots while point-guard Sedar Sagamba and Dieudonne Ndizeye (203-SG-96) contributed 12 and 11 points in that order. After match-day 10, REG lead the league with 18 points, APR are second with 17 points, while Patriots are in third with 16 points but have played a game less. Winless Rusizi are bottom of the eight-team table with 10 points. Courtesy of: newtimes.co.rw
Mutokambali fired as national basketball team head coach - 1 month ago
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Moise Mutokambali has been sacked as head coach of the national basketball teams, according to a statement signed by the local basketball governing body's secretary general, Richard Mutabazi. The dismissal, which was announced on Wednesday afternoon, brings curtains down on Mutokambali's reign stretching six years-it follows a string of unconvincing and at time, poor results in regional and continental competitions. The most recent having come last month when Rwanda finished bottom of Gro... [read more]
Moise Mutokambali has been sacked as head coach of the national basketball teams, according to a statement signed by the local basketball governing body's secretary general, Richard Mutabazi. The dismissal, which was announced on Wednesday afternoon, brings curtains down on Mutokambali's reign stretching six years-it follows a string of unconvincing and at time, poor results in regional and continental competitions. The most recent having come last month when Rwanda finished bottom of Group B in window one of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers held in the Malian capital Bamako. Word has it that Mutokambali's firing was accelerated by the defeat against neighbours and arch-rivals Uganda, who have won the last three meetings between the two countries. Rwanda last beat Uganda in January 2013, in FIBA Africa Zone V Championship. 'After a disappointing performance in 2019 World Cup Qualifiers last month and average results in regional competitions in the last three years, we have come to a conclusion to part company with Mutokambali,' reads the statement. It adds, 'He did not only fail to give good results, but, also continuously failed to consider in-put of his assistants and advisors. We will soon communicate how the national team will be handled as we take time to look for a suitable new coach.' After failure to qualify for the 2015 African Basketball Championship (men's Afro-basket), the first time in eight years, the rise of Mutokambali, who was once praised as a good example of what a home-grown coach can achieve, started to crumble. Prior to his appointment as the senior national team's head coach in 2012, Mutokambali was the U20 national team trainer. He took up the national team's hot seat from Serbian Veceslav Kavedzija, who had been in charge for the previous five years. Courtesy of: newtimes.co.rw
Patriots thrash UGB 80-37 to keep top spot in hoops league - 1 month ago
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StarTimes National Basketball League title hopefuls Patriots thrashed UGB 80-37 on Friday night to maintain their winning streak and top spot after eight games. The win for the 2016 champions over struggling United Generation Basketball, saw them stretch their lead over second-placed Rwanda Energy Group (REG), to three points. Title holders, REG, were scheduled to host IPRC-South on Saturday evening at Amahoro Indoor Stadium. The league, which is resuming from a seven-week break, saw Henr... [read more]
StarTimes National Basketball League title hopefuls Patriots thrashed UGB 80-37 on Friday night to maintain their winning streak and top spot after eight games. The win for the 2016 champions over struggling United Generation Basketball, saw them stretch their lead over second-placed Rwanda Energy Group (REG), to three points. Title holders, REG, were scheduled to host IPRC-South on Saturday evening at Amahoro Indoor Stadium. The league, which is resuming from a seven-week break, saw Henry Mwinuke's Patriots demonstrate once again why they are one of the favourites for the title. Patriots started the game on a high, dominating UGB to take the first quarter 24-10 before extending the lead to 47-20 at half-time. Things never got any easier for youthful UGB in the second-half, losing the third and fourth quarters 20-9 and 13-9 respectively. In another league encounter, arguably the game of the day, record seven-time league champions APR overcame IPRC-Kigali in a hard fought 73-69 win. The military side narrowly claimed the first, second and fourth quarters by 16-13, 20-19 and 17-15 respectively while Albert Buhake 's side took a consolation third quarter 22-20 win. Patriots top the table standings with 15 points with a 7:1 win ratio, followed by APR with 14 points with a 6:2 win ratio. Winless Rusizi are bottom of the eight-team table with 7 points. Courtesy of: newtimes.co.rw
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