2025 RBL season
| 2025 RBL season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Rwanda Basketball League | |||
| Season | 2025 | |||
| Duration | January 24, 2025 – present | |||
| Number of teams | 9 | |||
| Regular season | ||||
| Top seed | APR | |||
| Relegated | Espoir | |||
| Finals | ||||
| Third place | UGB | |||
| Fourth place | Patriots | |||
| Statistical leaders | ||||
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| All statistics correct as of 6 July 2025. | ||||
The 2025 RBL season will be the 48th season of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL), and the 4th season of the league under its current name. The league is organized by the FERWABA. The regular season will begin on January 24, 2025, and ten teams will participate.[1]
APR are the defending champions, after having won the previous two championships.[2] The champions of the RBL qualify directly for the 2026 BAL season.
Team changes
Azomco Global Flame was promoted as the champions of the Rwanda Basketball League Division 2. Keplerians were ineligible to promote, as it is a sister club of Kepler BBC, and thus Flame Basketball Club was given the promotion spot.[1]
On January 22, 2025, Flame was disqualified from the RBL season for failing to prove it had the required Rwf 100 million. The season continued with nine teams.[3]
| Promoted from RBL Division 2 | Relegated from RBL |
|---|---|
| Azomco Global Flame Flame (later removed) |
Inspired Generations Kigali Titans |
Regular season
The first four teams advanced to the playoffs, while the last placed team was relegated.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APR | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1386 | 1073 | +313 | 31 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | REG | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1307 | 1156 | +151 | 27 | |
| 3 | UGB | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1254 | 1228 | +26 | 26 | |
| 4 | Patriots | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1269 | 1148 | +121 | 26 | |
| 5 | Tigers | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1349 | 1317 | +32 | 26 | |
| 6 | Kepler | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1233 | 1302 | −69 | 22 | |
| 7 | Orion | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1228 | 1335 | −107 | 21 | |
| 8 | Azomco BBC | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1237 | 1513 | −276 | 19 | |
| 9 | Espoir (R) | 16 | 2 | 14 | 1211 | 1402 | −191 | 18 | Relegated to Division 2 |
Playoffs
The playoffs began on 20 June 2025.[5]
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | REG | 82 | 96 | 89 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | UGB | 74 | 84 | 81 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | APR | 91 | 72 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | REG | 86 | 79 | 59 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | APR | 61 | 83 | 59 | 87 | 81 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Patriots | 78 | 75 | 65 | 63 | 67 | 2 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 3 | UGB | 96 | 95 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Patriots | 83 | 75 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Awards and statistics
Individual statistical leaders
After the regular season.[6]
| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Mwanawabene Fortunat | Espoir | 316 |
| Rebounds | Garba Chingka Kennedy | Orion | 260 |
| Assists | Jeffery Stubbs | 96 | |
| Steals | Mouhamed Doumbya | UGB | 55 |
| Blocks | Fabrice Muhoza | Espoir | 44 |
| Efficiency | Garba Chingka Kennedy | Orion | 422 |
| Three-pointers made | Elliot Lamar Cole | Patriots | 54 |
| Two-points made | Garba Chingka Kennedy | Orion | 105 |
References
- ^ a b Sikubwabo, Damas (16 November 2024). "Hoops: 2025 league season set for January 24". The New Times. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (23 September 2024). "PHOTOS: APR see off Patriots in Game 6, win record 15th championship". The New Times. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (22 January 2025). "Rwanda: Basketball - Flame BBC Removed From Topflight". The New Times. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ Munyeshuri, Evode (15 May 2025). "Espoir BBC Falls To UGB, Officially Relegated From RBL 2025. | Ground Sports Ground Sports |". Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ Munyeshuri, Evode (18 June 2025). "Rwanda Basketball League Playoffs Tip Off On Friday At BK Arena. | Ground Sports Ground Sports |". Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Competitions – Rwanda Basketball Federation". Retrieved 20 June 2025.