# 2024 Rwanda Basketball Cup

The 2024 Rwanda Basketball Cup was the inaugural season of the Rwanda Basketball Cup, the cup competition for men's teams in Rwanda. It is organised by FERWABA, the national basketball association. The first games were played on 26 April 2024, while the playoffs began on 9 July 2024, and ended end on 9 August 2024.
The first season consisted of 21 teams from the Rwanda Basketball League as well as the Rwanda Basketball League Division 2. The first four teams from the 2023 RBL season received direct qualification for the quarterfinals, while the other teams entered the group phase.
APR won the inaugural cup title after defeating REG in the final. The winners qualified for the inaugural Rwanda Basketball Supercup, which will be held later in the year. The winners were also eligible for the East Africa Cup, a FIBA-organised competition that is yet to be announced.

## Group phase

The competition began with a group phase in which all teams played each other once. The top placed teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals of the playoffs.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kepler | 4 | 4 | 0 | 344 | 269 | +75 | 8 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Kigali Titans | 4 | 3 | 1 | 315 | 306 | +9 | 7 | |
| 3 | Flame | 4 | 2 | 2 | 296 | 311 | −15 | 6 | |
| 4 | East Africa University Rwanda | 4 | 1 | 3 | 307 | 306 | +1 | 5 | |
| 5 | RP-IPRC Musanze | 4 | 0 | 4 | 277 | 347 | −70 | 4 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tigers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 308 | 172 | +136 | 6 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Greater Virunga | 3 | 2 | 1 | 221 | 188 | +33 | 5 | |
| 3 | The Hoops Juniors | 3 | 1 | 2 | 182 | 236 | −54 | 4 | |
| 4 | Rebero Basketball Academy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 173 | 288 | −115 | 3 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | UGB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 253 | 120 | +133 | 6 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Igihozo Ste Peter | 3 | 2 | 1 | 213 | 206 | +7 | 5 | |
| 3 | Black Thunders | 3 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 206 | −80 | 4 | |
| 4 | Intare | 2 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 185 | −60 | 2 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Azomco | 3 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 180 | +78 | 6 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | UR-Kigali | 3 | 2 | 1 | 280 | 224 | +56 | 5 | |
| 3 | Inspired Generation | 3 | 1 | 2 | 139 | 183 | −44 | 4 | |
| 4 | ITS Kigali | 2 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 200 | −90 | 2 | |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 9 July | 9 July | | | |
| APR | 111 | | | |
| APR | 111 | 7 August | 7 August | | |
| Azomco | 64 | 7 August | 7 August | |
| Azomco | 64 | APR | 91 | |
| 9 July | 9 July | | APR | 91 | |
| 9 July | 9 July | Patriots | 70 | |
| Patriots | 78 | Patriots | 70 | |
| Patriots | 78 | | | | 9 August | 9 August |
| Kepler | 77 | | | | 9 August | 9 August |
| Kepler | 77 | | | | APR | 110 |
| 9 July | 9 July | | | | | APR | 110 |
| 9 July | 9 July | | | | REG | 93 |
| REG | 91 | | | | REG | 93 |
| REG | 91 | 7 August | 7 August | | | |
| UGB | 76 | 7 August | 7 August | | | |
| UGB | 76 | REG | 98 | | | |
| 9 July | 9 July | | REG | 98 | | | |
| 9 July | 9 July | Espoir | 72 | | Third place | Third place |
| Espoir | 76 | Espoir | 72 | | Third place | Third place |
| Espoir | 76 | | | | 9 August | 9 August |
| Tigers | 71 | | | | 9 August | 9 August |
| Tigers | 71 | | | | Patriots | 77 |
| | | | | | Espoir | 59 |

### Quarter-finals

* 9 July 2024 6:00 pm
* Boxscore
| APR | 111–64 | Azomco |
| Pts: Osborn Shema 37 Rebs: Osborn Shema 12 Asts: Ally Kubwimana 10 | | Pts: Kumbai Ayol 24 Rebs: Kumbai Ayol 15 Asts: Jarode Arowet 5 |
* Lycée de Kigali, Kigali
* 9 July 2024 6:00 pm
* Boxscore
| REG | 91–76 | UGB |
| Pts: Three players 18 Rebs: Pitchou Kambuy Manga 14 Asts: Antino Jackson 6 | | Pts: Patrick Rembert 21 Rebs: Nemanja Milošević 9 Asts: Patrick Rembert 9 |
* Kepler University, Kigali
* 9 July 2024 8:30 pm
* Boxscore
| Espoir | 76–71 | Tigers |
| Pts: Olivier Turatzinse 19 Rebs: Jean de Dieu Niyungeho 11 Asts: Jean de Dieu Niyungeho 7 | | Pts: Fiston Irutingabo 26 Rebs: Patrick Ngabonziza 11 Asts: Patrick Nshizirungu 4 |
* Kepler University, Kigali
* 9 July 2024 8:30 pm
* Boxscore
| Patriots | 78–72 | Kepler |
| Pts: Dieudonné Ndizeye 19 Rebs: Furaha Cadeau de Dieu 6 Asts: Will Pery, Sedar Sagamba 4 each | | Pts: Done Carlos Alejandro 20 Rebs: Aristide Mugabe, Emile Kazeneza 8 each Asts: Guibert Nijimbere 7 |
* Lycée de Kigali, Kigali

### Semi-finals

* 7 August 2024 8:30 pm
* Boxscore
| REG | 98–72 | Espoir |
| Pts: Pitchou Kambuy Manga 24 Rebs: Pitchou Kambuy Manga 13 Asts: Antino Alvarez Jackson 16 | | Pts: Omega Ngaïfei 16 Rebs: Omega Ngaïfei 10 Asts: Omega Ngaïfei 6 |
* Lycée de Kigali, Kigali
* 7 August 2024 8:30 pm
* Boxscore
| APR | 91–70 | Patriots |
| Pts: Isaiah Miller 24 Rebs: Osborn Shema 11 Asts: Ntore Habimana 7 | | Pts: Dieudonné Ndizeye 27 Rebs: Dieudonné Ndizeye 10 Asts: Sedar Sagamba 4 |
* Lycée de Kigali, Kigali

### Third place game

* 9 August 2024 6:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Patriots | 77–59 | Espoir |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 17–11, 16–21, 24–14 |||
| Pts: Will Perry 13 Rebs: Dieudonné Ndizeye 7 Asts: Will Perry 8 | | Pts: Olivier Turatzinse 15 Rebs: Omega Ngaifei 12 Asts: Olivier Turatzinse 5 |
* Lycée de Kigali, Kigali

### Final

* 9 August 2024 8:30 pm
* Boxscore
| APR | 110–93 | REG |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 24–25, 33–10, 23–32 |||
| Pts: Isaiah Miller 43 Rebs: Osborn Shema 9 Asts: Jean Jacques Nshobozwa 4 | | Pts: Alvarez Jackson 30 Rebs: Kendall Gray 10 Asts: Alvarez Jackson 8 |
* Lycée de Kigali, Kigali Referees: Didier Gaga, Leslie Cherubin, Didier Shema