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 | Tier | League | Record | Play-offs | Heroes Cup / Rwanda Cup | |
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2018–19 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 5–10 | – | – |
2019–20 | 1 | 1–2 | – | – | ||
2020–21 | 1 | 7–6 | Quarterfinalist | – | ||
2021–22 | 1 | RBL Division 1 | 7th | 14–10 | – | – |
2023 | 1 | 8th | 10–12 | – | – | |
2024 | 1 | TBD | Quarter-finalist |