Location: | Kigali, Rwanda |
UGB | |
League: | Rwanda Basketball League |
Color2: | grey |
Color1: | white |
Color3: | skyblue |
Established: | 1998 |
History: | United Generations Basketball (1998–present) |
Owner: | Bruce Melodie |
United Generations Basketball, also known as UGB, is a Rwandan semi-professional basketball team based in Kigali.[1] The team plays in the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL), the top division in the country since 1998.
The team is co-owned by singer Bruce Melodie, who became a minority shareholder in 2024.[2] Every year, UGB hosts an exhibition tournament named the Legacy Tournament in honour of club founders Championat Aimable and Jean De Dieu Nizeyimana.[3] Among the team's most famous players are Jean Jacques Boissy and Guibert Nijimbere.[4] [5]
Playoffs berth |
Season | Tier | League | Regular season | Post-season | Cup competitions | Head coach | ||||||
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Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | ||||||||
United Generations Basketball | ||||||||||||
2018–19 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 15 | 5 | 10 | Did not qualify | |||||
2019–20 | 1 | NBL | 3 | 1 | 2 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2020–21 | 1 | NBL | 13 | 7 | 6 | Lost in group stage 1–2 | ||||||
2022 | 1 | RBL | 7th | 24 | 14 | 10 | Did not qualify | Yves Murenzi | ||||
2023 | 1 | RBL | 8th | 22 | 10 | 12 | Did not qualify | |||||
2024 | 1 | RBL | 6th | 18 | 8 | 10 | Did not qualify | Quarterfinalist (RC) | ||||
Regular season record | 105 | 55 | 48 | 0 regular season champions | ||||||||
Playoffs record | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 championships |