D’Tigers’ captain, Ike Diogu, has revealed that he is closer to the end of his journey with the D’Tigers team than ever before.
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The Nigerian Basketball Federation has announced the indefinite postponement of the 2020 FIBA Certification Course for its Table Officials earlier slated to commence on April 27.
Ahead of a busy 2021 and 2022 international calendar, the Nigerian Basketball Federation is becoming the most sort after federation, thanks to her rising profile in global basketball family with interests from many players wanting to play for Nigeria ahead of the Olympics.
Kobe Bryant has been remembered as an amazing husband and a passionate advocate for women’s basketball at a memorial service for the NBA star and his daughter Gianna.
The NBA has put its season on hold after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for COVID-19.
Utah’s game against the Thunder in Oklahoma City was called off moments before tip-off due to the confirmation of the positive test.
Nigeria’s representative in the maiden edition of the Basketball Africa League, Rivers Hoopers, have signed American Kaylon Deshaun Tappin for the tournament which tips off in March.
The Nigeria Basketball Federationhas applauded the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare’s fatherly intervention toward sourcing funds for injured D’Tigress player, Nkem Akaraiwe.
Ahead of the 2019 Zenith Bank Plc sponsored Women Basketball League tipping off on July 26, 2019, the Nigeria Basketball Federation has appointed referees, table officials, statisticians and Technical Commissioners for the four match venues.
Head Coach of the Men Senior basketball team, Alex Nwora, has arrived in San Domingo with 15 players for the two-legged test match with fellow World Cup bound Dominican Republic on July 20 and 22.
The Nigerian Basketball Federation board has warned its referees to refrain from any activity capable of bringing the board and game of basketball to disrepute.
The Rivers side, parading an array of stars, were put to a tough test by a determined Plateau side before the former utilised their superior experience to win the game.
The City of Lagos will be agog with basketball activities between October 23 and 27 as eight teams converge on the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium for the National Finals of the Total/NBBF Division 2 league.
Team Lagos had beaten Team Benue, who won bronze, to reach the final.
He quoted the NBBF Secretary-General, Chimezie Asiegbu, as saying the federation was intensifying efforts to ensure that the team maintained its 100 per cent winning record in the qualification series.
The 33-year-old has reached the finals for the eighth consecutive season, but this campaign may be his crowning glory.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that International School, University of Lagos male Basketball team, defeated their Ogun counterparts, Victorroti Private Secondary School from Olokuta , Idi-Aba 71-41 to win the trophy and cash awards at stake.
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FIBA had said the election held by the Umar-led NBBF board was organised with due process in line with its statutes from which the NBBF Constitution was derived.
Talib Zanna was Nigeria’s top performer against the east Africans as he contributed 14 points with six rebounds and four assists to a collectively effective performance by the D’Tigers.
In other matches, St. Charles College of Ilorin beat St. Anthony Secondary School of Ilorin 25-5, while Government Secondary School Ilorin lost 0-13 to Adesoye College of Offa.