| City | Harare, Zimbabwe |
|---|---|
| Championships | 6 BUZ National Championships |
| Color 1 | white |
| Color 2 | blue |
| Color 3 | yellow |
| League | Harare Basketball Association BUZ National Championship |
| President | Addison Chiware |
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.[1] In the first round, JBC won two out of three games to become the first Zimbabwean team to advance to the elite 16.[2]
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).[3]
The JBC is also known for winning multiple awards and have gone international in 2022.
Honours
BUZ National Championship[4][5]
- Champions (6): 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2023
Performance in the Road to BAL
| Competition | Season | Coach | Won | Lost | Win % | Final stage | Top scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road to BAL | 2024[6] | Addison Chiware | 2 | 4 | Eliminated in Elite 16 group stage | Tafadzwa Tela (15.0 PPG) | |
| Totals | 2 | 4 | — | ||||
Players
Current roster
The following is JBC's roster in the 2024 BAL qualification, which was played in October 2023.[7]
References
- ^ "Road to BAL: Get to know the teams drawn in Group D". FIBA.basketball. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ "JBC storm past the Suns, book ticket to the Elite 16 Division East". FIBA.basketball. 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Mail, The Sunday (2016-05-07). "Harare Basketball Association fumes over rebel clubs". The Sunday Mail. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ "JBC, Mavericks BUZ champs". H-Metro. 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "Zimbabwe: JBC Want to Keep Their Titles - Ghanamma.com". 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "JBC at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2024 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "JBC at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2024 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-10-22.