2020–21 GNBC season

The 2020–21 GNBC season was the first season of Malagasy club GNBC. They qualified for the inaugural Basketball Africa League (BAL) season through the Road to BAL qualification rounds, in which they finished as the second-ranked team in the East Division.

In the inaugural BAL season, that was completely hosted in Kigali due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were allocated in Group A. After losing all three games, including a 47-point loss to US Monastir, they were eliminated in the group phase.

Roster

GNBC roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age C 00 Solondrainy, Alpha 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1995-05-04)4 May 1995 SG 1 Randriamampionona, Elly 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1997-07-20)20 July 1997 PG 2 Sen Chan, Zico 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 25 – (1999-01-30)30 January 1999 PG 5 Razanamahenina, Kiady 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 27 – (1996-12-15)15 December 1996 SG 7 Ramorasata, Ndranto 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 35 – (1989-05-27)27 May 1989 PG 8 Ralison, Andriantsara 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 34 – (1990-08-11)11 August 1990 F 11 Mory, Francis (C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – (1991-04-04)4 April 1991 C 12 Chanel, Chancy 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 38 – (1986-01-25)25 January 1986 C 15 Rasolomanana, Anthony 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1997-05-02)2 May 1997 C 21 Loubacky, Rick-Ley 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1996-12-27)27 December 1996 G 23 Mandimbison, Constant 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 34 – (1990-08-22)22 August 1990 C 55 Ridley, Cameron (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1993-10-27)27 October 1993	Head coach Lova Navalona Raharidera Assistant coach(es) Daniel Rabearimanana Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 16 May 2020

Games

Road to BAL

See also: 2021 BAL qualification

First round

GNBC v Usoni

30 October 2019 1	GNBC	124–53	Usoni	Antananarivo
22:30	Scoring by quarter: 27-6, 21-26, 38-11, 38-10
	Pts: Razafimanantsoa 17 Rebs: De Claisse 13 Asts: Mandimbison 6	Boxscore	Pts: Said 16 Rebs: Said 6 Asts: Abdallah 4	Arena: Palais des Sports et la Culture

KPA v GNBC

31 October 2019 2	KPA	98–84	GNBC	Antananarivo
22:30	Scoring by quarter: 26-23, 25-20, 23-19, 24-22
	Pts: Ayodi 20 Rebs: Nyakinda 12 Asts: Odendo, Kazunguzibwa 5	Boxscore	Pts: Mory 36 Rebs: Rakotonirina, Randriamampionona 8 Asts: Mandimbison 5	Arena: Palais des Sports et la Culture

GNBC v Beau Vallon Heat

2 November 2019 3	GNBC	92–67	Beau Vallon Heat	Antananarivo
22:30	Scoring by quarter: 22-19, 21-9, 30-14, 19-25
	Pts: Mandimbison 30 Rebs: De Claisse 10 Asts: Razafimanantsoa 6	Boxscore	Pts: Bouchereau 14 Rebs: N'Ganga 9 Asts: Bouchereau 3	Arena: Palais des Sports et la Culture

Cobra v GNBC

3 November 2019 4	Cobra	63–86	GNBC	Antananarivo
22:30	Scoring by quarter: 16-20, 15-25, 9-22, 23-19
	Pts: Lado, Rumudu 11 Rebs: Magol 11 Asts: Morris 3	Boxscore	Pts: Randriamampionona 22 Rebs: Rakotonirina 9 Asts: Randriamampionona 4	Arena: Palais des Sports et la Culture

Second round

Semi-final

Ferroviário de Maputo v GNBC

21 December 2019	Ferroviário de Maputo	90–94	GNBC	Kigali
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 29–14, 19–29, 14–24
	Pts: Calvo Masa 33 Rebs: Muchate 10 Asts: Muchate & Novela 5 PIR: Calvo Masa 28	Boxscore	Pts: Randriamampionona & Mandimbison 22 Rebs: Mandimbison 10 Asts: Ralison 6 PIR: Mandimbison 33	Arena: Kigali Arena

Final

Patriots v GNBC

22 December 2019	Patriots	94–63	GNBC	Kigali
	Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 28–14, 21–18, 29–16
	Pts: Mukama 18 Rebs: Ndizeye 11 Asts: Gasana 6	Boxscore	Pts: Randriamampionona 14 Rebs: Mandimbison 6 Asts: Mandimbison 5	Arena: Kigali Arena

BAL

See also: 2021 BAL season

Group phase

GNBC v US Monastir

17 May 2021 1	GNBC	66–113	US Monastir	Kigali
19:00 GMT	Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 19–25, 11–30, 23–25
	Pts: Randriamampionona 26 Rebs: Mandimbison 4 Asts: Razanamahenina 7	Boxscore	Pts: Ben Romdhane 23 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 10 Asts: Crawford 8	Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 498

Patriots v GNBC

19 May 2021 2	Patriots	78–72	GNBC	Kigali
12:00 GMT	Scoring by quarter: 19-25, 23-19, 14-16, 22-12
	Pts: Costner 16 Rebs: Wamukota 11 Asts: Gasana 4	Boxscore	Pts: Razanamahenina 21 Rebs: Mory 9 Asts: Razanamahenina 6	Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 1,022

GNBC v Rivers Hoopers

23 May 2021 3	GNBC	69–80	Rivers Hoopers	Kigali
12:00 GMT	Scoring by quarter: 18-18, 22-23, 19-18, 10-21
	Pts: Mandimbison 19 Rebs: Mandimbison 6 Asts: Razanamahenina 5		Pts: Sullivan 19 Rebs: Koko 12 Asts: Uzoh , Daniels , Balogun 3	Arena: Kigali Arena