Rwanda national hoops team begun their 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers bid brilliantly defeating hosts Mali 74-70 in the opening game of the first window of the African qualifiers played on Friday night at Palaise Des Sport Salamatou Maiga Stadium in Bamako. Rwanda started the game on a promising note winning the first quarter 14-12 playing a 17-all draw by half time. The Malians bounced back to win the third quarter with a three-point gap registering 19-16 but Rwanda reorganized and came back in the last quarter strongly to win 27-22 hence registering their first 74-70 win in Group B. Shooting guard Kenneth Gasana (195-G-84, college: Boise St.) was on fire as he stunned the Malians with his three pointers to amass a total high of 16 points for Rwanda followed by power forward Kami Kabange who scored 13 points whsile center player Kaje scored 9 points respectively. Mali's top scorers were small forward Ibrahim Djambo (208-F-92, college: Hofstra) who managed 22 points, Drissa Ballo (208-C-95) who scored 14 points and shooting guard Cisse who scored 9 points respectively. Rwanda captain Rwanda Captain who was full of excitement following the win over Mali said that the victory was as a result of hard work. 'We feel happy to have won and that is because we just played basketball without minding the pedigree of our opponent.' Added Mugabe. In other game, favourites Nigeria thrashed Uganda 102-86 to go top of the standings with two points and a superior goal difference over Rwanda who also have two points. In Group D which was underway in Maputo, hosts Mozambique defeated Cote d'Ivoire 65-53 to start their campaign on a positive too note while Senegal edged Central Africa Republic 70-65. Action continues on Saturday in both Group B and D as Rwanda takes on Nigeria at 15:30 before Mali hosts Uganda in the second game at 18:00, all in Bamako. In Maputo, Cote d'Ivoire will be up against Senegal while hosts Mozambique will face Central Africa Republic in the second game. The African Qualifiers consist of 12 tournaments played across six windows. The First Round sees four groups of four teams each. Teams face one another over the course of two legs. At stake in the African Qualifiers are five tickets on offer for the continent's countries to reach the first-ever 32-team FIBA Basketball World Cup taking place in China from August 30-September 15, 2019. Courtesy of: ktpress.rw
National team starts preps ahead of AfroCan qualifiers - 20 hours ago
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Serbian tactician Vladimir Bosnjak has named a provisional 14-man squad of the men's senior national basketball team to start training ahead of the regional qualifiers for the inaugural FIBA AfroCan tournament. The FIBA Africa Zone V qualifiers are scheduled for June 26 to July 1 in Kampala, Uganda. Mali has been confirmed as hosts of the first edition of FIBA AfroCan. AfroCan, equivalent to CHAN tournament in football, is the African Nations Championship that is designed only for players... [read more]
Serbian tactician Vladimir Bosnjak has named a provisional 14-man squad of the men's senior national basketball team to start training ahead of the regional qualifiers for the inaugural FIBA AfroCan tournament. The FIBA Africa Zone V qualifiers are scheduled for June 26 to July 1 in Kampala, Uganda. Mali has been confirmed as hosts of the first edition of FIBA AfroCan. AfroCan, equivalent to CHAN tournament in football, is the African Nations Championship that is designed only for players who feature in their domestic leagues. Bosnjak's men started non-residential training on Monday at Amahoro Stadium, but they are reporting back to their clubs on Thursday for the upcoming Genocide Memorial Tournament. Training will resume on June 11, just three weeks before the team jets off to Kampala. Provisional Squad: Point guards: Emmanuel Iyakaremye, Ali Kazingufu Kubwimana, Olivier Turatsinze, and Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza. Shooting guards and small forwards: Pascal Niyonkuru, Fiston Irutingabo, Dieudone Ndizeye, Steven Hagumintwari and Emile Gallois Kazeneza. Power forwards:Olivier Shyaka and Shaffi Habineza Centers: Kami Kabange Milambwe, Victor Mutabaruka and Elie Kaje. Courtesy of: newtimes.co.rw
Makiadi's double-double lands him Interperformances Player of the Week award - 6 days ago
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29-year old center Micheal Makiadi (C-89) had a very impressive game in the last round for league's best team Patriots and receives a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 15.
He had a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds, while his team outclassed, the league's bottom-ranked team UR (#9, 0-16) with 46-point margin 95-49. It allowed Patriots to consolidate first place in the Rwandan league. Patriots have a solid 14-2 record. In the team's last game Makiadi had a rema... [read more]
29-year old center Micheal Makiadi (C-89) had a very impressive game in the last round for league's best team Patriots and receives a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 15. He had a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds, while his team outclassed, the league's bottom-ranked team UR (#9, 0-16) with 46-point margin 95-49. It allowed Patriots to consolidate first place in the Rwandan league. Patriots have a solid 14-2 record. In the team's last game Makiadi had a remarkable 69.2% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Patriots and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Makiadi has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (6th best: 9.3rpg) and averages solid 2.0bpg and 52.5% FGP.
Second best performed player last round was Steven Hagumintwari (198-SF-93). He is international in his second season at Patriots. In the last game Hagumintwari recorded impressive 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Of course together with Makiadi he helped Patriots with another comfortable win outscoring UR (#9, 0-16) 95-49. Of course Patriots still keep the league's top spot. His team lost just two games this season, while they won 14 matches. Hagumintwari is well-known at Patriots and together with Micheal Makiadi he already established his position as one of the team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.1ppg (#7). His other stats are also decent: 6.3rpg and 3.4apg.
Third place about best performers goes to forward Fabrice Mugiraneza (PF-95) of APR (#6). Mugiraneza scored 15 points and grabbed fourteen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of APR, leading his team to a 80-53 easy win against UR (#9, 0-16). APR needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 7 victories and 7 lost games. Mugiraneza has a very solid season. In 13 games in Rwanda he scored 5.8ppg. He also has 4.8rpg and FGP: 61.9%.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Hubert Bugingo (SG-96) of IPRC-South - 11 points and 16 rebounds 5. Aubi Kasongo (C-86) of Patriots - 16 points and 10 rebounds 6. Olivier Shyaka (197-SF-95) of REG - 19 points and 12 rebounds 7. Dieudonne Ndizeye (203-SG-96) of Patriots - 18 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Ildephonse Muneza) of UR - 16 points and 8 rebounds 9. Ally Ruzigande (F-91) of Patriots - 16 points and 7 rebounds 10. Pascal Niyonkuru (193-SF-95) of APR - 30 points
The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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D1 round 15 caused change at the leadership position. Second defeat of league's leader REG (13-2) against first ranked Patriots (14-2) 74-65 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of REG. It was a key game for the top position in the league. It was a good game for international Dieudonne Ndizeye (203-96) who led his team to a victory with 18 points and 8 rebounds. Forward All... [read more]
D1 round 15 caused change at the leadership position. Second defeat of league's leader REG (13-2) against first ranked Patriots (14-2) 74-65 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of REG. It was a key game for the top position in the league. It was a good game for international Dieudonne Ndizeye (203-96) who led his team to a victory with 18 points and 8 rebounds. Forward Ally Ruzigande (-91) contributed with 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. The former international Olivier Shyaka (197-95) answered with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds for REG. Patriots have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 14-2 record. REG at the other side dropped to the second position with two games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Patriots. D1 top team - Patriots (14-2) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed ninth ranked UR (0-16) 95-49. It was a great evening for international Steven Hagumintwari (198-93) who led his team to a victory scoring 24 points and 4 assists. Micheal Makiadi helped adding 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks. The best for the losing side was Heritier Irumva (-94) with 18 points. UR's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Patriots. Defending champion maintains first place with 14-2 record. UR lost their sixteenth game in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings. Bottom-ranked UR is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their 16th consecutive match to sixth ranked APR (7-7) 80-53 on Saturday evening. It was an exceptional evening for Pascal Niyonkuru who led the winners and scored 30 points. Ildephonse Muneza came up with 16 points and 8 rebounds for UR in the defeat. UR's coach already knew that his team would not have a big chance, so allowed to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. APR maintains sixth place with 7-7 record. UR lost their sixteenth game in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings.
In the last game of round 15 UGB was beaten by IPRC-South on the road 81-68.
D1 round 15 caused change at the leadership position. Second defeat of league's leader REG (13-2) against first ranked Patriots (14-2) 74-65 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of REG. It was a key game for the top position in the league. It was a good game for international Dieudonne Ndizeye (203-96) who led his team to a victory with 18 points and 8 rebounds. Forward Ally Ruzigande (-91) contributed with 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Four Patriots players scored in double figures. The former international Olivier Shyaka (197-95) answered with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds and forward Beleck Bell (-90) added 15 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for REG. Patriots have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 14-2 record. REG at the other side dropped to the second position with two games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Patriots. Top scorers: Patriots: D.Ndizeye 18+8reb+2ast, R.Ally 16+7reb, A.Mugabe 13+3reb+3ast, S.Hagumintwari 12+6reb+4ast, M.Micheal 8+7reb+1ast, K.Aubi 3+6reb+2ast REG: O.Shyaka 19+12reb, B.Beleck 15+5reb+1ast, K.Ally 11+6reb, P.Nshizirungu 8+2reb+1ast, E.Kaje 4+8reb+2ast, K.Kabangu 3+4reb+2ast
Bottom-ranked UR is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their 16th consecutive match to sixth ranked APR (7-7) 80-53 on Saturday evening. APR dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to UR's 32. They also forced 24 UR turnovers and outrebounded them 50-30 including a 19-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for international Pascal Niyonkuru (193-95) who led the winners and scored 30 points. Fabrice Mugiraneza (-95) accounted for 15 points and 14 rebounds for the winning side. Ildephonse Muneza came up with 16 points and 8 rebounds and Heritier Irumva (-94) added 15 points and 6 rebounds respectively for UR in the defeat. UR's coach already knew that his team would not have a big chance, so allowed to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. APR maintains sixth place with 7-7 record. UR lost their sixteenth game in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings. Top scorers: APR: P.Niyonkuru 30+1reb, M.Fabrice 15+14reb, B.Yannick 11+4reb+2ast, B.Niyonsaba 8+9reb, S.Eric 6+4reb+1ast, N.Dieu 5+11reb+2ast UR: M.Ildephonse 16+8reb, I.Heritier 15+6reb, M.Theophile 9+2reb, N.Patrick 4+1reb, M.Prince 4+6reb+7ast, I.Samuel 2+3reb+1ast
The game between closely ranked teams ended with sixth ranked IPRC-South's (7-6) home victory over 7th ranked UGB (5-10) 81-68 on Saturday. IPRC-South forced 22 UGB turnovers and outrebounded them 49-36 including a 36-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for Hubert Bugingo (-96) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 16 rebounds. Armand Cyubahiro (-97) accounted for 19 points for the winning side. Four IPRC-South players scored in double figures. Fortunat Ampire (-98) came up with 20 points and 5 rebounds and Prince Muhizi (-96) added 16 points and 7 rebounds respectively for UGB in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. IPRC-South moved-up to fourth place, which they share with IPRC-Kigali. Loser UGB keeps the seventh position with ten games lost. Top scorers: IPRC-South: C.Armand 19+2reb+3ast, M.Eric 12+11reb, H.Emmanuel 12+1reb+3ast, B.Hubert 11+16reb, M.Alex 9+4reb, I.Yves 7+3reb UGB: A.Fortunat 20+5reb+2ast, M.Prince 16+7reb, M.Gustave 10+3reb+1ast, D.Olivier 8+1reb, A.Ndashimye 6+3reb+1ast, J.Umuhoza 3+4reb+4ast
D1 top team - Patriots (14-2) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed ninth ranked UR (0-16) 95-49. Patriots dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to UR's 32. Patriots forced 36 UR turnovers and outrebounded them 60-35 including a 19-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Patriots brought some defensive toughness making 9 blocks. It was a great evening for international Steven Hagumintwari (198-93) who led his team to a victory scoring 24 points and 4 assists. Center Micheal Makiadi (-89) helped adding 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks. Four Patriots players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Heritier Irumva (-94) with 18 points and Theophile Mugiraneza (-96) scored 10 points and 6 rebounds. UR's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Patriots. Defending champion maintains first place with 14-2 record. UR lost their sixteenth game in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings. Top scorers: Patriots: S.Hagumintwari 24+4reb+4ast, M.Micheal 20+11reb+1ast, K.Aubi 16+10reb+1ast, D.Ndizeye 15+10reb+2ast, I.Didier 10+5reb+1ast, A.Mugabe 5+7reb+9ast UR: I.Heritier 18+4reb, M.Theophile 10+6reb+2ast, M.Prince 8+7reb+1ast, M.Ildephonse 8+8reb+1ast, N.Patrick 3+1reb+1ast, R.Claude 2+4reb+3ast
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