New Star BBC

New Star Basketball Club is a Burundian basketball club.[1] The team plays in the National League of Burundi, and has won the championship in 2021.[2] One of New Stars' most notable players has been Guibert Nijimbere.[3]

New Star
New Star logo
NicknameLes Rouge-Noirs (The Red-Blacks)
LeagueBurundian Championship
Founded2002
LocationBujumbura, Burundi
PresidentIldephonse Nahimana
Vice-president(s)Melance Bukera
Head coachChristian Nshimirimana
Team captainGaël Nijimbere
Championships2018, 2021

Basketball Africa League

New Star qualified for the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.[4] There, New Star won its first four games. The winning streak was finally stopped in the semi-finals by South Sudan's Cobra Sport who won the decisive match 78-76.

Honours

Burundian Championship

  • Champions: 2018, 2021

In African competitions

BAL Qualifiers (1 appearance)

2022 – Fourth Place

Players

Current roster

The following is the New Star BBC roster for the second round of the 2022 BAL qualification.[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

New Star BBC roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 4 Burundi Nijimbere, Guibert 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 28 – (1995-01-01)1 January 1995
PG 5 Burundi Ngenzahayo, Malick 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 27 – (1996-10-21)21 October 1996
PF 6 Burundi Ishimwe, Clovis 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 22 – (2000-11-16)16 November 2000
SF 8 Burundi Nsabimana, Hervé 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 26 – (1997-10-13)13 October 1997
SG 9 Burundi Kabura, Rodrigue 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1993-05-21)21 May 1993
PF 10 Kenya Ereng, Paul (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1996-07-10)10 July 1996
SG 11 Rwanda Gasana, Kenny (I) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 38 – (1984-11-09)9 November 1984
SF 12 Burundi Ndikumana, Landry 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1995-02-14)14 February 1995
C 13 Burundi Ndagijimana, Oly 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 24 – (1999-09-30)30 September 1999
C 14 United States Blakeney, George (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 32 – (1991-07-30)30 July 1991
PF 15 Spain Calvo Masa, Álvaro (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 40 – (1983-03-27)27 March 1983
Head coach
  • Burundi Patrick Ngwijuruvugo
Assistant coach(es)
  • Burundi Christian Nshimirimana
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: December 18, 2021

Notable players

References
  1. "Basketball/ New Star BBC, tel un phénix qui renaît de ses cendres – IWACU". www.iwacu-burundi.org. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. Ndour, Papa Lamine. "Basket : New Star champion du Burundi". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. "Guibert Nijimbere, un basketteur né". Yaga Burundi (in French). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. Ulinzi starts Dar show DANN O’WERRE (The Star), 29 October 2021. Accessed 18 February 2022.
  5. "Roster". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 October 2021.


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