The 2023/2024 Rwanda Basketball League (RBL) will be graced by two new teams – Inspired Generation and Kepler University.

The two teams qualified from Division 2 having topped its table. Inspired Generation were the champions of the division, while Kepler were the runners up.

They replaced four teams that were relegated - IPRC- Kigali, Shoot 4 Stars, IPRC-Musanze and IPRC-Huye. The RBL will now have 10 teams as opposed to the 14 that it had last season.

In this article, Times Sport brings you a few details about the two new teams.

Inspired Generation

Inspired Generation was founded two years ago and is owned by US-based Duke Efufa, who is also their current head coach.

They won the Division 2 trophy by beating Kepler University 3-0 in the best of five final series of the finals.

Before their successful season, the team had played for one year in Division 2 and finished in fourth place.

Star Man: Oyono Nicolas

One of their key players is forward Oyono Nicolas, a Cameroonian who scored 151 points for them in the seven games he played. In addition, he contributed 61 rebounds and 10 assists.

Kepler Basketball club

It is a university team that started playing in the second division league in 2023.

They finished in second place of Division 2, behind Inspired Generation.

The team is coached by Rene Sahabu, a tactician who also coaches Groupe Scolaire Marie Reine Rwaza in the women’s basketball topflight.

Star man: Furaha Lajoie Muburanyi

DR Congolese point guard Muburanyi is one of the key players who played a good role in the club’s rise.

He played nine games, scored 169 points, 43 rebounds, 4.7 rebounds and 42 assists.

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The two clubs – Kepler University and Inspired Generation will face a serious test in the topflight where they will be up against giants like Rwanda Energy Group (REG), Patriots, and APR.