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 have been traded to the Dallas Mavericks. He went on to characteristic for Dallas through the 2020–21 NBA season.
Since then, he has performed professionally in Israel, Lebanon, Taiwan, the Philippines and Venezuela, bringing precious worldwide expertise to the Tigers as they chase the league title.
The American ahead is predicted to reach in Rwanda on Thursday night time.
The RBL playoffs tip off on August 5 at BK Enviornment. 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 extensively 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 profitable the 2026 title on house soil in Kigali in Might
