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. Dynamo successfully qualified for the BAL following their campaign in the Road to BAL, becoming the first team from Burundi to do so.
For the BAL season, Dynamo hired Julien Chaignot as head coach. 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. 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. Following Dynamo's second forfeit on 12 March, the team was automatically withdrawn from the group as per FIBA rules. 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.
Roster The following was Dynamo BBC's roster in the 2024 BAL season.
Transactions
In
Competitions
Road to BAL
First round
Elite 16
Group stage
Final phase
BAL
Does not include the cancelled games.
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