2020–21 Patriots BBC season

The 2020–21 season was the 6th season in the existence of Patriots BBC, and its 1st in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and began its season May 16, 2021. The team played in the NBL Rwanda and began its season on June 4, 2021, and ended on October 30, 2021.

Patriots BBC

2020–21 season
Head coach	Alan Major (BAL) Ben Oluoch (NBL Rwanda)
NBL Rwanda	Runners-up (lost to REG)
Basketball Africa League	Fourth place (lost to Petro de Luanda)

The Patriots finished in the fourth place in the inaugural BAL season and were runners-up of their national league.

Roster

Team

Patriots BBC roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 2 Mugabe, Aristide (C) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 36 – (1988-02-11)11 February 1988 PG 5 Sagamba, Sedard 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 34 – (1990-01-01)1 January 1990 PG 10 Sano, Gasana 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1999-09-04)4 September 1999 PG 11 Nshobozwabyosenumukiza, Wilson 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 26 – (1998-06-26)26 June 1998 SG 12 Gasana, Kenny 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 39 – (1984-11-09)9 November 1984 PF 14 Wamukota, Bush (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1993-09-28)28 September 1993 SG 15 Cole, Jermaine (I) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 39 – (1985-01-28)28 January 1985 SG 22 Ndizeye, Dieudonné 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1996-10-14)14 October 1996 SG 23 Hagumintwari, Steve 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1993-10-01)1 October 1993 C 24 Ndoli, Jean-Paul 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1995-04-30)30 April 1995 C 32 Ibeh, Prince 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1994-06-03)3 June 1994 PF 33 Costner, Brandon (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 36 – (1987-07-21)21 July 1987 C 34 Kaje, Elie 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1995-03-17)17 March 1995	Head coach Alan Major Assistant coach(es) Bernard Oluoch Olivier Ndayiragije Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: May 16, 2021

Additions

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Moving from		Date	Source
33	PF		Brandon Costner	Santeros de Aguada		May 11, 2021
15	PG		Jermaine Cole			May 11, 2021
32	C		Prince Ibeh	Plymouth Raiders		May 11, 2021
11	PG		Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza	REG

BAL

Group phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	US Monastir	3	3	0	303	211	+92	6	Advance to playoffs
2	Patriots (H)	3	2	1	236	223	+13	5
3	Rivers Hoopers	3	1	2	210	251	−41	4
4	GNBC	3	0	3	207	271	−64	3

Source: BAL
(H) Hosts

2021 game log Total: 1–2

Group Phase Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 16 May Rivers Hoopers W 83–60 Brandon Costner (20) Prince Ibeh (11) Kenny Gasana (4) Kigali Arena 2,000 1–0 2 19 May GNBC W 72–78 Brandon Costner (16) Tom Wamukota (11) Kenny Gasana (4) Kigali Arena 1,022 2–0 3 22 May US Monastir L 75–91 Kenny Gasana (22) Brandon Costner (6) Kenny Gasana (8) Kigali Arena 1,141 1–2

Playoffs

2021 playoff game log Total: 1–2

Playoffs Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record Quarterfinals 27 May Ferroviário de Maputo W 73–71 Kenny Gasana (23) Three players (5) Brandon Costner (5) Kigali Arena 1,704 N/A Semifinals 29 May US Monastir L 87–46 Dieudonné Ndizeye (13) Tom Wamukota (10) Five players (2) Kigali Arena N/A N/A Third place 30 May Petro de Luanda L 97–68 Kenny Gasana (18) Dieudonné Ndizeye (8) Gasana, Sagamba (3) Kigali Arena 747 N/A

Statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage	TO	Turnovers per game
PF	Fouls per game		Team leader		League leader

Source:

Player	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Kenny Gasana	6	30.9	.424	.412	.941	4.2	3.7	1.3	0.3	14.3
Dieudonné Ndizeye	6	28.4	.338	.343	.750	5.0	1.8	0.7	0.5	11.5
Brandon Costner	6	25.5	.400	.364	.667	4.5	2.7	0.7	0.0	11.0
Prince Ibeh	6	20.2	.538	.000	.263	5.7	1.3	0.3	1.3	7.8
Aristide Mugabe	6	11.5	.542	.550	.818	1.2	1.0	0.5	0.0	7.7
Steven Hagumintwari	4	14.5	.333	.167	.667	3.5	0.5	0.8	0.0	5.8
Sedard Sagamba	6	19.1	.364	.200	1.000	3.2	2.5	0.5	0.0	4.7
Tom Wamukota	6	21.8	.213	.143	.500	6.3	1.2	0.5	0.3	4.2
Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza	6	12.3	.350	.444	.667	2.5	1.2	1.2	0.0	3.3
Jermaine Cole	3	15.2	.286	.000	1.000	1.7	1.0	0.3	0.3	1.7
Elie Kaje	6	9.6	.500	.000	.200	2.0	0.5	0.2	0.2	1.3
Sano Gasana	3	4.6	.000	.000	.000	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jean-Paul Ndoli	2	2.6	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

NBL Rwanda

The following were the Patriots' games in the 2020–21 NBL Rwanda.

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Arena (attendance) City
Regular Season
June 4, 2021	vs. Shoot For The Stars BBC	W 113–63	1–0	Amahoro Outdoor Stadium  Kigali
June 5, 2021	vs. 30 Plus	W 75–36	2–0	Amahoro Outdoor Stadium  Kigali
June 11, 2021	vs. UR-Huye	W 82–36	3–0	Amahoro Outdoor Stadium  Kigali
June 5, 2021	vs. IPRC-Kigali	W 66-53	4–0	Amahoro Outdoor Stadium  Kigali
June 20, 2021	vs. IPRC-Musanze	W 82–42	5–0	Amahoro Outdoor Stadium  Kigali
June 26, 2021	vs. Shoot For The Stars BBC	W 88–60	6–0	Amahoro Outdoor Stadium  Kigali
June 27, 2021	vs. Tigers BBC	W 87–72	7–0	Amahoro Outdoor Stadium  Kigali
September 24, 2021	vs. UR-CMHS	W 89–50	8–0	Amahoro Outdoor Stadium  Kigali
September 25, 2021	vs. IPRC-Kigali	W 76–69	9–0	Amahoro Outdoor Stadium  Kigali
September 26, 2021	vs. 30 Plus	W 85–62	10–0	United Generations Basketball  Kigali
October 2, 2021	vs. IPRC-Musanze	W 112–61	11–0	Amahoro Outdoor Stadium  Kigali
Quarterfinals
October 9, 2021	vs. 30 Plus	W 106–61	12–0	Amahoro Outdoor Stadium  Kigali
Semifinals
October 16, 2021	vs. APR Game 1	W 71–56	13–0	Amahoro Outdoor Stadium  Kigali
October 17, 2021	vs. APR Game 2	W 69–56	14–0	Amahoro Outdoor Stadium  Kigali
Finals
October 29, 2021	at REG Game 1	L 63–66	14–1	Kigali Arena (1,000) Kigali
October 30, 2021	REG Game 2	L 49–64	14–2	Kigali Arena (500) Kigali