JBC Basketball

JBC Basketball is a Zimbabwean basketball team based in Harare. The team plays in the Harare Basketball Association (HBA) and has won a record of six BUZ National Championship titles. JBC plays in the Road to BAL in the 2023 tournament, becoming the second team from Zimbabwe to do so.[1] In the first round, JBC won two out of three games to become the first Zimbabwean team to advance to the elite 16.[2]

JBC
LeagueHarare Basketball Association
BUZ National Championship
LocationHarare, Zimbabwe
PresidentAddison Chiware
Head coachAddison Chiware
Championships6 BUZ National Championships

The club is owned by Addison Chiware, who is also JBC's president and head coach, as well as the president of the country's federation Basketball Union of Zimbabwe (BUZ).[3]

The JBC is also known for winning multiple awards and have gone international in 2022.

Honours

'BUZ National Championship'[4][5]

  • Champions (6): 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2023

Players

Current roster

The following is JBC's roster in the 2024 BAL qualification, which was played in October 2023.[6]

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

JBC roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
C 00 Byers, Tyjhai 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 26 – (1998-04-01)1 April 1998
PF 5 Muratu, Tadisa 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2005-11-20)20 November 2005
SG 6 Pote, Kudakwashe 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 30 – (1994-06-08)8 June 1994
SF 7 Phiri, Saul 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1997-03-23)23 March 1997
SF 8 Penduka, Noah Jotham 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1995-11-30)30 November 1995
SG 10 Chidzomba, Munyaradzi 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 22 – (2001-07-16)16 July 2001
PF 12 Nyatanga, Benson 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1991-09-04)4 September 1991
PG 14 Pfachi, Dyvonne 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1995-05-09)9 May 1995
PF 15 Zhomwa, Innocent 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1999-04-20)20 April 1999
SF 30 Changara, Rolland Kudakwashe 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 28 – (1995-09-13)13 September 1995
PF 33 Zamani, Takutdzwa 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – (1995-08-04)4 August 1995
C 34 Chiimba, Tashinga 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2001-11-22)22 November 2001
Head coach
  • Addison Chiware
Assistant coach(es)
  • Johnson Shumba
  • Craig Lambert
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 22 October 2023

References
  1. "Road to BAL: Get to know the teams drawn in Group D". FIBA.basketball. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. "JBC storm past the Suns, book ticket to the Elite 16 Division East". FIBA.basketball. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. Mail, The Sunday (7 May 2016). "Harare Basketball Association fumes over rebel clubs". The Sunday Mail. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  4. "JBC, Mavericks BUZ champs". H-Metro. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. "Zimbabwe: JBC Want to Keep Their Titles - Ghanamma.com". 1 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. "JBC at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2024 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 October 2023.


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