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2023–24 Dynamo BBC season

Dynamo BBC
2023–24 season
Head coachOlivier Ndayiragije (Road to BAL)
Julien Chaignot (BAL & VBL))
Viva Basketball LeagueRunners-up
(lost to Urunani)
BALDisqualified
← 2023
2025 →

In the 2023–24 season Dynamo BBC plays internationally in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and domestically in the Burundian Basketball Championship (Viva Basketball League for sponsorship reasons).

Dynamo debuted as the first Burundian team in BAL history, however, they were disqualified after one game as the result of political reasons.

In the national Viva Basketball League (VBL), Dynamo narrowly lost to rivals Urunani in seven games in the finals.

Overview

Following their national championship in 2023, Dynamo played in the Road to BAL for a second time in club history.[1] Dynamo successfully qualified for the BAL following their campaign in the Road to BAL, becoming the first team from Burundi to do so.[2][3]

For the BAL season, Dynamo hired Julien Chaignot as head coach.[4] In the opening day game between Dynamo and South Africa's Cape Town Tigers, the Burundian side taped off the logo of league sponsor Visit Rwanda. Political tensions between the two border nations Burundi and Rwanda had been rising, as Burundi has accused Rwanda of supporting the RED-Tabara rebel militia in the country.[5][6] Dynamo forfeited their second game against FUS Rabat on 10 March, with the BAL citing "refusing to comply with the league’s rules governing jersey and uniform requirements" as the reason why.[7] Following Dynamo's second forfeit on 12 March, the team was automatically withdrawn from the group as per FIBA rules.[8] Dynamo players Bryton Hobbs and Makhtar Gueye stated that the Burundian government had prohibited the team to wear the logo and ordered the club to forfeit its games if necessary.[5][9]

Roster

The following was Dynamo BBC's roster in the 2024 BAL season.

Dynamo roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 0 Burundi Nijimbere, Guibert 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1995-01-01)1 January 1995
PG 1 United States Hobbs, Bryton (C) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 33 – (1991-11-14)14 November 1991
SG 2 South Sudan Deng, Dhieu 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 23 – (2001-08-28)28 August 2001
PF 5 Burundi Bitigirimbango, Derrick 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1998-01-19)19 January 1998
G/F 7 Senegal Gueye, Makhtar 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1997-01-07)7 January 1997
SG 10 Burundi Ndikuriyo, Richard 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1997-05-15)15 May 1997
SG 11 Burundi Alvin, Ninziza 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 33 – (1991-06-08)8 June 1991
SF 12 Burundi Bujeje, Romis 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1998-11-25)25 November 1998
SF 14 Senegal Camara, Mohamed 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 19 – (2005-04-01)1 April 2005
PF 24 Burundi Karabona, Clement 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (2001-07-10)10 July 2001
C 28 United Kingdom Williams, Morakinyo 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 26 – (1998-08-29)29 August 1998
C 50 Nigeria Otobo, Israel 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 20 – (2004-05-31)31 May 2004
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 15 March 2024

Transactions

In

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Date Source
1 PG United States Hameed Ali[a] 23 Caballeros de Culiacán Mexico Free agent 1-month
14 F South Sudan David Deng 23 Cobra Sport South Sudan Free agent 2024 [10]
32 C Nigeria Chris Obekpa 30 ABC Fighters Ivory Coast Free agent 1-month [10]
– F/C United Kingdom Ryan Richards 32 Yamaguchi Patriots Japan Free agent 2024
– PG South Sudan Dhieu Deing 22 Pazi Tanzania Free agent 2024 [4]
– F Senegal Makhtar Gueye 26 Ferroviário da Beira Mozambique Free agent 2024
– C United Kingdom Morakinyo Williams 35 Pukhet Wave Thailand Free agent Undisclosed January 26, 2024 [11]
– PG United States Bryton Hobbs 32 Perth Redbacks Australia Free agent Undisclosed January 26, 2024 [12]

Competitions

Road to BAL

First round

19 October 2023
1
 KPA Kenya 63–75 Burundi Dynamo IST Gymnasium, Dar es Salaam
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 13-17, 13-24, 16-28, 21-6
Pts: Jordan 22
Rebs: Koranga 7
Asts: Adera 3 		Report Pts: Otobo, Revolution 18
Rebs: Otobo 18
Asts: Ali 8 		Referees: Tonton Banza Kalume (DRC), Guy Sani Kollo (CMR), Adel Kahallou (ALG)
20 October 2023
2
 Dynamo Burundi 62–71 Tanzania Pazi IST Gymnasium, Dar es Salaam
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 10-15, 15-20, 18-14, 19-22
Pts: Deng 20
Rebs: Revolution 15
Asts: Ali 5 		Report Pts: Rucklin 17
Rebs: Deing 14
Asts: Deing 4 		Referees: Adlen Larouci (ALG), Tonton Banza Kalume (DRC), Gnoambilé Mockey (CIV)
21 October 2023
3
 Dynamo Burundi 88–59 Benin Elan Coton IST Gymnasium, Dar es Salaam
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 22-17, 22-18, 18-14, 26-10
Pts: Otobo 21
Rebs: Otobo 11
Asts: Ali 6 		Report Pts: Mama, Ngaransou 14
Rebs: Ngaransou 12
Asts: Andebi, Sero 3 		Referees: Adel Kahallou (ALG), Gnoambilé Mockey (CIV), Shabani Mohamed Shabani (TAN)

Elite 16

Group stage
21 November 2023 Cape Town Tigers South Africa 76–61 Burundi Dynamo Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 17-14, 10-28, 20-8, 29-11
Pts: Larrier 25
Rebs: Sibanyoni 13
Asts: Larrier 5 		Report Pts: Nijimbere 14
Rebs: Otobo 18
Asts: Morman 4 		Referees: Tonton Banza Kalume (DRC), Haytham Ihaqaf (LBY), Diallo Mahamadou (MLI)
22 November 2023 Dynamo Burundi 71–76 Senegal NBA Academy Africa Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 6-22, 23-22, 21-14, 21-18
Pts: Otobo 22
Rebs: Otobo 10
Asts: Nkanira 3 		Report Pts: Maluach 23
Rebs: Maluach 18
Asts: Chomche 5 		Attendance: Haytham Ihaqaf (LBY), Silver Houngbedji (BEN), Erick Otieno (KEN)
23 November 2023 Pazi Tanzania 85–88(2OT) Burundi Dynamo Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 17-15, 20-13, 9-21, 21-18, Overtime: 10-10, 8-11
Pts: Deing 32
Rebs: Ndikumana, Thabeet 12
Asts: Gatkuoth 5 		Report Pts: Otobo 20
Rebs: Otobo 18
Asts: Nijimbere 4 		Referees: Youssouf Maiga (MLI), Mohamed Elmenshawy (EGY), Erick Otieno (KEN)
Final phase
25 November 2023
Semifinal
 City Oilers Uganda 72–61 Burundi Dynamo Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–5, 12–19, 22–22, 19–15
Pts: Opong 17
Rebs: Miller Jr. 10
Asts: Miller Jr. 6 		Pts: Morman 15
Rebs: Obekpa 13
Asts: Ndikuriyo 5 		Referees: Arnold Moseya (RSA), Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Francisco Tando (ANG)
26 November 2023
Third place game
 COSPN Madagascar 78–79 Burundi Dynamo Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–30, 23–17, 21–12, 16–20
Pts: Randriamampionona 20
Rebs: Rasolomanana 8
Asts: Adewunmi 8 		Report Pts: Deng 17
Rebs: Obekpa 14
Asts: Otobo 5 		Referees: Arnold Moseya (RSA), Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Mohamed Elmenshawy (EGY)

BAL

Main article: 2024 BAL season
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification
1 Morocco FUS Rabat 4 3 1 363 295 +68 .750 Advance to playoffs
2 Angola Petro de Luanda 4 2 2 360 340 +20 .500
3 South Africa Cape Town Tigers (H) 4 1 3 305 346 −41 .250
4 Burundi Dynamo (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Withdrew
Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(D) Disqualified; (H) Hosts

Does not include the cancelled games.

9 March 2024 Cape Town Tigers South Africa 73–86 Burundi Dynamo SunBet Arena, Pretoria
3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST) Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 14–23, 24–22, 20–20
Pts: Cele 26
Rebs: Sibanyoni, Preston 7
Asts: Sibanyoni 5 		Boxscore Pts: Otobo 21
Rebs: Otobo 13
Asts: Hobbs 8 		Attendance: 5,749
Referees: Kevin Fahy, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Monicca Nassuuna

Notes

  1. ^ Hameed Ali only played in the group phase of the Road to BAL, and was not on the roster for the Elite 16.

References

  1. ^ "Kenya Moran's Ariel Okal celebrate sixth league title as Dynamo edge out holders Urunani in Burundi". Afrobasket. 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  2. ^ "Dynamo outlast COSPN, secure last BAL ticket". FIBA.basketball. 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  3. ^ "Dynamo outlast COSPN, secure last BAL ticket". FIBA.basketball. 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  4. ^ a b @dynamobasketballclub (2024-01-24). "News: @dhieudeng the south Sudanese shooting guard has arrived in Bujumbura after the coach @julienchaignot and the player @thelionkillaa are already here as our recruits for @thebal . Other new recruits are expected to arrive next week to complete our roster. Welcome @dhieudeng 💚🤍" – via Instagram.
  5. ^ a b "Burundi's Dynamo exit Basketball Africa League over jersey row". Reuters. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  6. ^ "Burundi's Dynamo BC out of BAL over Visit Rwanda protest". ESPN.com. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  7. ^ "Dynamo Basketball Club forfeits game against FUS Rabat Basketball". The BAL. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  8. ^ "Basketball Africa League President Amadou Gallo Fall Statement regarding Dynamo Basketball Club". The BAL. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  9. ^ Reporter, Times (2024-03-11). "BAL 2024: Gueye slams Burundi's interference amid Dynamo forfeit". The New Times. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  10. ^ a b "Road to BAL: Dar es Salaam hosts Group C teams in battle for Elite 16 slot". FIBA.basketball. 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  11. ^ @dynamobasketballclub (2024-01-26). "@kinyowilliams the British big man has arrived today in Bujumbura. He is our third recruitment for the BAL so far. He plays at the center position and is here to bring his experience in basketball to the team at @thebal" – via Instagram.
  12. ^ @dynamobasketballclub (2024-01-27). "The point guard @iso.hov has arrived in Bujumbura as our fourth recruit for @thebal . Welcome 💚🤍" – via Instagram.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Dynamo_BBC_season