JBC Basketball

JBC
JBC logo
LeagueHarare Basketball Association
BUZ National Championship
LocationHarare, Zimbabwe
PresidentAddison Chiware
Head coachAddison Chiware
Championships6 BUZ National Championships

JBC is a Zimbabwean basketball team based in Harare. The team plays in the Harare Basketball Association (HBA) and has won a record of six BUZ National Championship titles. JBC plays in the Road to BAL in the 2023 tournament, becoming the second team from Zimbabwe to do so. In the first round, JBC won two out of three games to become the first Zimbabwean team to advance to the elite 16.

The club is owned by Addison Chiware, who is also JBC's president and head coach, as well as the president of the country's federation Basketball Union of Zimbabwe (BUZ).

The JBC is also known for winning multiple awards and have gone international in 2022.

Honours

BUZ National Championship

Performance in the Road to BAL

Competition Season Coach Won Lost Win % Final stage Top scorer
Road to BAL 2024 Addison Chiware 2 4 .333 Eliminated in Elite 16 group stage Tafadzwa Tela (15.0 PPG)
Totals 2 4 .333 —

Players

Current roster

The following is JBC's roster in the 2024 BAL qualification, which was played in October 2023.

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

JBC roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
C 00 United States Byers, Tyjhai 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 28 – (1998-04-01)1 April 1998
PF 5 Zimbabwe Muratu, Tadisa 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 20 – (2005-11-20)20 November 2005
SG 6 Zimbabwe Pote, Kudakwashe 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 32 – (1994-06-08)8 June 1994
SF 7 Zimbabwe Phiri, Saul 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 29 – (1997-03-23)23 March 1997
SF 8 Zimbabwe Penduka, Noah Jotham 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1995-11-30)30 November 1995
SG 10 Zimbabwe Chidzomba, Munyaradzi 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 25 – (2001-07-16)16 July 2001
PF 12 Zimbabwe Nyatanga, Benson 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 35 – (1991-09-04)4 September 1991
PG 14 Zimbabwe Pfachi, Dyvonne 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1995-05-09)9 May 1995
PF 15 Zimbabwe Zhomwa, Innocent 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1999-04-20)20 April 1999
SF 30 Zimbabwe Changara, Rolland Kudakwashe 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 31 – (1995-09-13)13 September 1995
PF 33 Zimbabwe Zamani, Takutdzwa 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1995-08-04)4 August 1995
C 34 Zimbabwe Chiimba, Tashinga 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (2001-11-22)22 November 2001
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 22 October 2023

References

  1. ↑ "Road to BAL: Get to know the teams drawn in Group D". FIBA.basketball. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "JBC storm past the Suns, book ticket to the Elite 16 Division East". FIBA.basketball. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Mail, The Sunday (7 May 2016). "Harare Basketball Association fumes over rebel clubs". The Sunday Mail. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "JBC, Mavericks BUZ champs". H-Metro. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Zimbabwe: JBC Want to Keep Their Titles - Ghanamma.com". 1 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "JBC at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2024 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "JBC at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2024 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 October 2023.