Isaiah Jaleel Miller was named the 2024 Rwanda Basketball League Playoffs Finals Most Valuable Player on Sunday as his APR BBC team polished off Patriots four games to two to earn a record 15th championship.
Kigali, September 22— APR Basketball Club claimed the 2024 Rwanda Basketball League (RBL) title at BK Arene, earning the club a RBL-best 15th title. After the game, top performers from the league and playoffs were honored, with American guard Isaiah Jaleel Miller receiving the playoffs finals MVP award.
Isaiah dropped a game-high 19 points, three rebounds, and four assists in APR’s 73-70 triumph against the Patriots in Game 6, in addition to playing excellent defense during the game.
Undoubtedly a high-profile this season, Isaiah Jaleel Miller—who has had short stints with NBA franchises Portland Trailblazers and Minnesota Timberwolves during the offseason—averaged 20.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3 assists in the finals.
During the awards ceremony, fellow American and Kepler guard Chad Bowie Jordan was recognized as the league’s top scorer and also named MVP. Fabrice Muhoza, also known as Musinga from Espoir BBC, was honored as the most improved player.
In his third season in the top-flight league, Musinga recorded the most blocks in the league, despite his team missing out on the playoff spot in the final two games.
REG BBC’s Pitchou Manga earned the Defensive Player of Year title, while Dieudonné Ndizeye Ndayisaba of the Patriots took home the award for best three-pointer. Patriots head coach Henry Mwinuka was named coach of the year after leading his team to just one defeat in the regular season.
Isaiah Jaleel Miller received a cash prize of USD 2,000, while APR took home 15 million Rwandan francs. The patriots and REG BBC, as the first and second runners-up, received 7.5 million and 3 million Rwandan francs, respectively.
The All-Star Game is on the horizon to conclude the RBL men’s season.
