Pazi BBC

Pazi Basketball Club, also known simply as Pazi, is a Tanzanian basketball club based in Dar es Salaam. The team plays in the Regional Basketball Association (RBA) and the National Basketball League.

Pazi BBC
LeagueNational Basketball League
Regional Basketball Association
LocationDar es Salaam, Tanzania
Head coachHenry Mwinuka
Championships1 NBL
1 RBA

Pazi won their first-ever national league title in 2022, and as such represented Tanzania in the Road to BAL 2024 tournament.[1] They hosted the first round in Dar es Salaam, and behind players Dhieu Deing, Hasheem Thabeet and Baraka Athumani, Pazi advanced to the Elite 16.[2]

Honours

National Basketball League

  • Champions (1): 2022

Regional Basketball Association (RBA)

  • Champions (1): 2022

Players

Current roster

The following roster played for Pazi in the 2024 BAL qualification tournaments.[3]

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

Pazi BBC roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 0 Rucklin, Louis 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 25 – (1999-01-20)20 January 1999
SG 1 Athumani, Baraka 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 30 – (1994-02-14)14 February 1994
SG 3 Deing, Dhieu 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2001-08-28)28 August 2001
4 Abdallah, Ally Faraji 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 22 – (2001-07-10)10 July 2001
C 6 Mbegu, Haji Rashid 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1998-05-06)6 May 1998
7 Tsegakele, Anthony 25 – (1998-10-01)1 October 1998
8 Lugora, Erick 33 – (1990-08-18)18 August 1990
SF 12 Ndikumana, Landry 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1995-02-14)14 February 1995
16 Chuma, Fadhili 29 – (1995-06-19)19 June 1995
22 Buruhani, Swalehe 22 – (2002-05-28)28 May 2002
C 34 Thabeet, Hasheem 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) 37 – (1987-02-16)16 February 1987
35 Kijogoo, Mwalimu 35 – (1989-04-04)4 April 1989
Head coach
  • Henry Mwinuka
Assistant coach(es)
  • Mohamed Bakari
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 22 October 2023

References


  1. "Schedule and venues confirmed for the 2023 Road to BAL". FIBA.basketball. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  2. "Pazi survive KPA scare to bag Group C slot for the Elite 16". FIBA.basketball. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  3. "Pazi Basketball Club at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2024 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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