United Generation Basketball Explained

Location:Kigali, Rwanda
UGB
League:Rwanda Basketball League
Color2:grey
Color1:white
Color3:skyblue
Established:1998
History:United Generation Basketball
(1998–present)
Owner:Bruce Melodie

United Generation 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 invested in the team in early 2024.[2] Every year, UGB hosts a 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

SeasonTierLeagueRecordPlay-offsHeroes Cup / Rwanda Cup
2018–191NBL7th5–10
2019–2011–2
2020–2117–6Quarterfinalist
2021–221RBL Division 17th14–10
202318th10–12
20241TBDQuarter-finalist

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.