2024 APR BBC season

In the 2024 season for APR played internationally in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and domestically in the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL). The team played in the BAL following their championship in the 2023 season, that ended a 14-year title drought for APR.

APR
2024 season
ChairmanRichard Murefu
Head coachMaz Trakh (2nd season)
BAL4th in Sahara Conference
RBLTBD
Rwandan CupTBD
All statistics correct as of 30 January 2024.

Overview

APR began their training in December 2023, when they ended a residential camp.[1] In February, APR will have a 10-day a training camp in Qatar, where they will face the Qatar national team, among others.[2] Maz Trakh continued as head coach, and was joined by former NBA assistant coach Bill Bayno.[3]

In May 2024, APR played the Sahara Conference. After a 2–1 start, APR lost all of its three games in the third round. Ahead of the final game day star players Obadiah Noel (hamstring) and Adonis Filer (achilles tendon) were unable to play due to injuries.[4] A win in the final game against AS Douanes would have given the Rwandans a playoff spot, however, Douanes defeated APR 79–54.[5] It was the first time in league history that there was no Rwandan team in the playoffs.[6]

Transactions

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsDateSource
00PGAdonis Filer30REGFree agentUndisclosedOctober 2023[7]
2PGMichael Dixon33Kolossos RodouFree agentUndisclosedDecember 2023[8]
–PGZion Styles23Maryland Eastern ShoreFree agent2024December 6, 2023[9]
4FDario Hunt34CantùFree agentUndisclosedJanuary 9, 2024[10]

Players

BAL roster

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

APR roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 00 Filer, Adonis 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1993-07-11)11 July 1993
PG 2 Obadiah, Noel (I) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 25 – (1999-06-28)28 June 1999
F/C 4 Hunt, Dario 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 35 – (1989-05-02)2 May 1989
F 5 Ruta, Christopher 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 23 – (2000-11-09)9 November 2000
SG 6 Robeyns, William 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1996-02-23)23 February 1996
F 7 Mpoyo, Axel 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1997-01-05)5 January 1997
G 11 Nshobozwabyosenumukiza, Jean Jacques 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 26 – (1998-06-26)26 June 1998
PF 14 Wamukota, Tom 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 30 – (1993-09-28)28 September 1993
PG 15 Habimana, Ntore 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 26 – (1997-08-15)15 August 1997
SF 23 Kimasa, Dan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1995-01-01)1 January 1995
G/F 28 Camara, Mohamed (E) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 19 – (2005-04-01)1 April 2005
F/C 34 Abdullah, Mohamed (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 20 – (2003-11-03)3 November 2003
PG 45 Larson, Niyibizi 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 17 – (2006-10-14)14 October 2006
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • (E): BAL Elevate player
  • Injured
Updated: May 4, 2024

Competitions

Friendly games
22 February 2024 Al-Wakrah 80–108 APR Doha, Qatar
Boxscore Arena: Al Rayyan Arena
24 February 2024 APR 84–77 Al Rayyan Doha, Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 23–13, 23–21, 18–18
Pts: Nshobozwa 19 Boxscore Pts: White, Faye 14 Arena: Al Rayyan Indoor Arena
26 February 2024 APR 110–77 Al-Wakrah Doha, Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 26–13, 27–18, 27–21, 30–25
Pts: Styles 30 Boxscore Pts: Murry 17 Arena: Al Wakrah Indoor Arena
23 March 2024 APR 77–76 Al Ittihad Alexandria Kigali, Rwanda
Boxscore Arena: STECOL Basketball Court
26 March 2024 APR 72–77 Al Ittihad Alexandria Kigali, Rwanda
Boxscore Arena: STECOL Basketball Court

Rwanda Basketball League

The official schedule was announced on 17 December 2023.[11]

Regular season
February 9, 2024 APR 98–67 Kepler Lycée de Kigali
February 17, 2024 Inspired Generation 52–93 APR Lycée de Kigali
March 6, 2024 APR 84–62 UGB Lycée de Kigali
March 8, 2024 APR 105–67 Orion BBC Lycée de Kigali
March 13, 2024 Tigers BBC 70–105 APR Lycée de Kigali
March 15, 2024 Kigali Titans 71–92 APR Lycée de Kigali
March 20, 2024 APR 59–73 Patriots BBC Lycée de Kigali
March 27, 2024 Espoir 88–113 APR Lycée de Kigali
March 29, 2024 APR 78–75 REG Lycée de Kigali

Basketball Africa League
See also: 2024 BAL season

Sahara Conference
Main article: 2024 BAL Sahara Conference
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification
1 Rivers Hoopers 6 4 2 441 413 +28 .667 Advance to playoffs
2 AS Douanes 6 3 3 409 385 +24 .500[lower-alpha 1]
3 US Monastir 6 3 3 437 450 −13 .500[lower-alpha 1]
4 APR 6 2 4 432 471 −39 .333
Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head: AS Douanes 1–1 US Monastir, AS Douanes won on aggregrate point difference (+1).
May 4, 2024
1
 US Monastir 84–890(OT) APR Dakar
2:30 PM Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 20–19, 15–13, 23–26, Overtime: 6–11
Pts: Crawford 21
Rebs: Lahyani, Majok 9
Asts: Crawford 7		 Livestats Pts: Filer, Noel 24
Rebs: Abdullah 9
Asts: Filer 4		 Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 850
Referees: Kenny Jones, Yann Vezo Davidson, Kingsley Ojeaburu
May 5, 2024
2
 APR 82–86 Rivers Hoopers Dakar
2:30 PM Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 22–21, 22–23, 20–23
Pts: Noel 32
Rebs: Noel 7
Asts: Filer, Robeyns 4		 Livestats Pts: Perry 31
Rebs: Eke, Ike 8
Asts: Amayo 7		 Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 734
Referees: Kaitlynn Versoza, Kalume Tonton Banza, Adlen Larouci
May 7, 2024
3
 APR 66–61 AS Douanes Dakar
7:00 PM Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 16–9, 19–16, 20–19
Pts: Noel 24
Rebs: Noel 8
Asts: Filer, Robeyns 3		 Livestats Pts: Boissy 14
Rebs: Boissy, Fofana 6
Asts: Boissy 11		 Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 4,478
Referees: Kenny Jones, Aboolo Amr, Adlen Larouci
May 9, 2024
4
 APR 70–83 US Monastir Dakar
4:00 PM Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 15–17, 17–14, 16–33
Pts: Hunt 17
Rebs: Filer 11
Asts: Noel 5		 Livestats Pts: Crawford 31
Rebs: Majok 10
Asts: Crawford 5		 Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 2,330
Referees: Cameron Gelinas, Kingsley Ojeaburu, Kalume Tonton Banza
May 11, 2024
5
 Rivers Hoopers 78–710(2OT) APR Dakar
2:30 PM Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 15–11, 10–20, 17–8, Overtime: 17–8, 20–3
Pts: Eke 18
Rebs: Eke 20
Asts: Perry 6		 Livestats Pts: Nshobozwabyosenumukiza 16
Rebs: Hunt 14
Asts: Hunt 7		 Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 750
Referees: Cameron Gelinas, Aboolo Amr, Kalume Tonton Banza
May 12, 2024
6
 AS Douanes 79–54 APR Dakar
5:30 PM Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 21–10, 19–18, 16–8
Pts: Fofana 27
Rebs: Akec 9
Asts: Harouna 8		 Livestats Pts: Mpoyo 22
Rebs: Mpoyo 7
Asts: Robeyns 4		 Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 8,632
Referees: Kaitlynn Versoza, Yann Vezo Davidson, Hassan Kamate

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

BAL
After the end of the season.[12]
APR statistics
Player GP MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mohamed Camara14.1.333.000–2.00.00.00.02.0
Adonis Filer531.1.294.192.7506.23.81.20.610.8
Ntore Habimana623.1.289.067.6433.22.50.30.36.0
Dario Hunt628.7.491–.6477.33.01.51.011.2
Dan Kimasa27.7.000.000–1.50.00.00.00.0
Niyibizi Larson11.0.000––0.00.00.00.00.0
Axel Mpoyo636.1.403.378.6677.20.51.70.312.2
Mohamed Abdullah616.5.389.000.3575.70.80.31.23.2
Obadiah Noel526.7.357.241.8704.22.61.40.219.4
Jean Jacques Nshobozwabyosenumukiza619.4.229.2191.0003.21.32.20.05.2
William Robeyns629.1.383.310.6672.52.81.00.08.2
Chris Ruta15.6.000.000–0.00.00.00.00.0
Bush Wamukota58.4.125.000.5002.60.40.20.00.8

References
  1. Sikubwabo, Damas (7 December 2023). "APR enter residential camp ahead of BAL 2024". The New Times. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. Sikubwabo, Damas (21 January 2024). "Hoops: APR takes BAL 2024 training camp to Qatar". The New Times. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  3. Sikubwabo, Damas (1 January 2024). "Former NBA coach joins Trakh at APR". The New Times. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  4. Sikubwabo, Damas (12 May 2024). "Adonis Filer faces 8 months out through Achilles tendon injury". The New Times. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  5. "AS Douanes punch last playoffs ticket in front of a rowdy home crowd". The BAL. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  6. "Highlights from the 2024 Sahara Conference". The BAL. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  7. Sikubwabo, Damas (12 October 2023). "Basketball: APR beef up roster with Filer, Gray moves". The New Times. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  8. Sikubwabo, Damas (7 December 2023). "APR enter residential camp ahead of BAL 2024". The New Times. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  9. Sikubwabo, Damas (6 December 2023). "American guard Zion Styles joins APR ahead of BAL 2024". The New Times. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  10. Sikubwabo, Damas (4 January 2024). "APR sign American center Dario Hunt ahead of BAL". The New Times. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  11. Sikubwabo, Damas (17 December 2023). "2024 basketball league set for February 9". The New Times. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  12. "APR Kigali Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
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