# 2020–21 Patriots BBC season

The 2020–21 season was the 6th season in the existence of Patriots BBC, and its 1st in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and began its season May 16, 2021. The team played in the NBL Rwanda and began its season on June 4, 2021, and ended on October 30, 2021.
The Patriots finished in the fourth place in the inaugural BAL season and were runners-up of their national league.

## Roster
### Additions

| No. | Pos. | Name | Moving from | Date |
| 33 | PF | Brandon Costner | Santeros de Aguada | May 11, 2021 |
| 15 | PG | Jermaine Cole | | May 11, 2021 |
| 32 | C | Prince Ibeh | Plymouth Raiders | May 11, 2021 |
| 11 | PG | Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza | REG | |

## BAL
### Group phase

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | US Monastir | 3 | 3 | 0 | 303 | 211 | +92 | 6 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Patriots (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 223 | +13 | 5 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Rivers Hoopers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 210 | 251 | −41 | 4 | |
| 4 | GNBC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 207 | 271 | −64 | 3 | |
2021 game log Total: 1–2 :
Group Phase
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
16 May
Rivers Hoopers
W 83–60
Brandon Costner (20)
Prince Ibeh (11)
Kenny Gasana (4)
Kigali Arena 2,000
1–0
2
19 May
GNBC
W 72–78
Brandon Costner (16)
Tom Wamukota (11)
Kenny Gasana (4)
Kigali Arena 1,022
2–0
3
22 May
US Monastir
L 75–91
Kenny Gasana (22)
Brandon Costner (6)
Kenny Gasana (8)
Kigali Arena 1,141
1–2 :

### Playoffs

2021 playoff game log Total: 1–2 :
Playoffs
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
Quarterfinals
27 May
Ferroviário de Maputo
W 73–71
Kenny Gasana (23)
Three players (5)
Brandon Costner (5)
Kigali Arena 1,704
N/A
Semifinals
29 May
US Monastir
L 87–46
Dieudonné Ndizeye (13)
Tom Wamukota (10)
Five players (2)
Kigali Arena N/A
N/A
Third place
30 May
Petro de Luanda
L 97–68
Kenny Gasana (18)
Dieudonné Ndizeye (8)
Gasana, Sagamba (3)
Kigali Arena 747
N/A :

## Statistics

Source:
| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Kenny Gasana | 6 | 30.9 | .424 | .412 | .941 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 14.3 |
| Dieudonné Ndizeye | 6 | 28.4 | .338 | .343 | .750 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| Brandon Costner | 6 | 25.5 | .400 | .364 | .667 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 11.0 |
| Prince Ibeh | 6 | 20.2 | .538 | .000 | .263 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| Aristide Mugabe | 6 | 11.5 | .542 | .550 | .818 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7.7 |
| Steven Hagumintwari | 4 | 14.5 | .333 | .167 | .667 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 5.8 |
| Sedard Sagamba | 6 | 19.1 | .364 | .200 | 1.000 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.7 |
| Tom Wamukota | 6 | 21.8 | .213 | .143 | .500 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza | 6 | 12.3 | .350 | .444 | .667 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| Jermaine Cole | 3 | 15.2 | .286 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Elie Kaje | 6 | 9.6 | .500 | .000 | .200 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Sano Gasana | 3 | 4.6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jean-Paul Ndoli | 2 | 2.6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |

## NBL Rwanda

The following were the Patriots' games in the 2020–21 NBL Rwanda.
| Date Time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Arena (attendance) City |
| Regular Season |||||
| June 4, 2021 | vs. Shoot For The Stars BBC | W 113–63 | 1–0 | Amahoro Outdoor Stadium Kigali |
| June 5, 2021 | vs. 30 Plus | W 75–36 | 2–0 | Amahoro Outdoor Stadium Kigali |
| June 11, 2021 | vs. UR-Huye | W 82–36 | 3–0 | Amahoro Outdoor Stadium Kigali |
| June 5, 2021 | vs. IPRC-Kigali | W 66-53 | 4–0 | Amahoro Outdoor Stadium Kigali |
| June 20, 2021 | vs. IPRC-Musanze | W 82–42 | 5–0 | Amahoro Outdoor Stadium Kigali |
| June 26, 2021 | vs. Shoot For The Stars BBC | W 88–60 | 6–0 | Amahoro Outdoor Stadium Kigali |
| June 27, 2021 | vs. Tigers BBC | W 87–72 | 7–0 | Amahoro Outdoor Stadium Kigali |
| September 24, 2021 | vs. UR-CMHS | W 89–50 | 8–0 | Amahoro Outdoor Stadium Kigali |
| September 25, 2021 | vs. IPRC-Kigali | W 76–69 | 9–0 | Amahoro Outdoor Stadium Kigali |
| September 26, 2021 | vs. 30 Plus | W 85–62 | 10–0 | United Generations Basketball Kigali |
| October 2, 2021 | vs. IPRC-Musanze | W 112–61 | 11–0 | Amahoro Outdoor Stadium Kigali |
| Quarterfinals |||||
| October 9, 2021 | vs. 30 Plus | W 106–61 | 12–0 | Amahoro Outdoor Stadium Kigali |
| Semifinals |||||
| October 16, 2021 | vs. APR Game 1 | W 71–56 | 13–0 | Amahoro Outdoor Stadium Kigali |
| October 17, 2021 | vs. APR Game 2 | W 69–56 | 14–0 | Amahoro Outdoor Stadium Kigali |
| Finals |||||
| October 29, 2021 | at REG Game 1 | L 63–66 | 14–1 | Kigali Arena (1,000) Kigali |
| October 30, 2021 | REG Game 2 | L 49–64 | 14–2 | Kigali Arena (500) Kigali |