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Pazi BBC

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

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 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

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National Basketball League

  • Champions (1): 2022

Regional Basketball Association (RBA)

  • Champions (1): 2022

Players

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Current roster

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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
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 0 France Rucklin, Louis 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 25 – (1999-01-20)20 January 1999
SG 1 Tanzania Athumani, Baraka 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 30 – (1994-02-14)14 February 1994
SG 3 South Sudan Deing, Dhieu 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2001-08-28)28 August 2001
4 Tanzania Abdallah, Ally Faraji 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (2001-07-10)10 July 2001
C 6 Tanzania Mbegu, Haji Rashid 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1998-05-06)6 May 1998
7 Gabon Tsegakele, Anthony 26 – (1998-10-01)1 October 1998
8 Tanzania Lugora, Erick 34 – (1990-08-18)18 August 1990
SF 12 Burundi Ndikumana, Landry 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1995-02-14)14 February 1995
16 Tanzania Chuma, Fadhili 29 – (1995-06-19)19 June 1995
22 Tanzania Buruhani, Swalehe 22 – (2002-05-28)28 May 2002
C 34 Tanzania Thabeet, Hasheem 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) 37 – (1987-02-16)16 February 1987
35 Tanzania Kijogoo, Mwalimu 35 – (1989-04-04)4 April 1989
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 22 October 2023

References

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  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.