United Generations Basketball Explained

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]

Season by season

Playoffs berth
SeasonTierLeagueRegular seasonPost-seasonCup competitionsHead coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Win %
United Generations Basketball
2018–191NBL7th15510Did not qualify
2019–201NBL312Did not qualify
2020–211NBL1376Lost in group stage 1–2
20221RBL7th241410Did not qualifyYves Murenzi
20231RBL8th221012Did not qualify
20241RBL6th18810Did not qualifyQuarterfinalist (RC)
Regular season record10555480 regular season champions
Playoffs record 3120 championships

Notable players

External links

References

  1. Web site: Eurobasket . United Generation Basketball basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-afrobasket . 2024-02-05 . Eurobasket LLC.
  2. Web site: Sikubwabo . Damas . 2024-01-19 . Singer Bruce Melodie invests in local basketball club UGB . 2024-01-29 . The New Times . en.
  3. Web site: Sikubwabo . Damas . 2024-01-23 . Basketball: 13 teams confirmed for Legacy Tourney . 2024-01-29 . The New Times . en.
  4. Web site: 2023-05-26 . AS Douanes' Boissy has BAL title, MVP, NBA Summer League in his sights . 2023-05-26 . ESPN.com . en.
  5. News: 6 July 2019 . Guibert Nijimbere: The rise of a basketball star . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200207141817/https://www.newtimes.co.rw/sports/guibert-nijimbere-rise-basketball-star . 7 February 2020 . The New Times.