RSSB Tigers have strengthened their squad forward of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL) playoffs by signing skilled American ahead Tyler Tarik Bey.
The 27-year-old joins the Tigers after a stint with Trotamundos de Carabobo in Venezuela. He has additionally performed for Homenetmen Beirut in Lebanon, including to an intensive skilled profession that has taken him throughout a number of continents.
Tarik Bey was chosen thirty sixth total within the 2020 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers earlier than his rights had been traded to the Dallas Mavericks. He went on to function for Dallas in the course of the 2020–21 NBA season.
Since then, he has performed professionally in Israel, Lebanon, Taiwan, the Philippines and Venezuela, bringing beneficial worldwide expertise to the Tigers as they chase the league title.
The American ahead is anticipated to reach in Rwanda on Thursday night time.
The RBL playoffs tip off on August 5 at BK Area. High-seeded APR will face fourth-placed RSSB Tigers within the semi-finals, whereas second-seeded Patriots will tackle third-placed REG. The semi-finals will likely be performed in a best-of-five format, with the finals contested over a best-of-seven sequence.
The APR-RSSB Tigers matchup is broadly anticipated to be the marquee sequence of the playoffs. APR will likely be aiming to increase their home dominance, whereas the Tigers head into the postseason because the reigning Basketball Africa League (BAL) champions after making historical past by successful the 2026 title on dwelling soil in Kigali in Could
