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Two of Rivers Hoopers star performers at the ongoing 2024 Basketball Africa League, Will Perry and Divine Eke are eyeing a podium finish for the club as they take on Libya’s...... Read more Hoopers begin BAL playoffs against AS Douanes

The Nigerian champions, Rivers Hoopers, will hope to reach new heights in the Basketball Africa League when they begin their playoff campaign against AS Douanes on Saturday (today) at the BK Arena,...... Read more Eke praises teammates for BAL form

Rivers Hoopers forward Divine Eke has credited his teammates for his incredible form at the ongoing Sahara Conference of the Basketball Africa League in Dakar, Senegal, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Asides being...... Read more Young Nigerian basketballer bags US scholarships after street encounter with Calabar lawyer

A young Nigerian basketballer, David Etim, has bagged three United States scholarship offers after encountering a Calabar-born lawyer, Faithfulness Okom. Narrating how he met Etim to our correspondent on Thursday, Okom...... Read more Plaudits for Adebayo after Detroit heroics

One statistic rarely seen in NBA box scores is a Bam Adebayo three-pointer, and on Sunday, he made one when it mattered most. The matinée matchup between the Detroit Pistons and Miami...... Read more D’Tigers AfroBasket crisis: Ministry, NBBF incompetent, lament fans

Basketball fans have taken to social media to lash out at the sports ministry and the Nigeria Basketball Federation following D’Tigers’ uninspiring performance at the recently concluded 2025 FIBA AfroBasket qualifiers...... Read more Cash-strapped NBBF withdraws D’Tigers from AfroBasket qualifiers

Nigeria’s senior male basketball team, D’Tigers, have withdrawn from the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket qualifiers window, which begin Friday in Tunisia, The PUNCH reports. According to a release by the Nigeria Basketball Federation, the...... Read more D’Tigress force to reckon with, Ogoke boasts

Despite losing two of their three games at the recently concluded FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Antwerp, Belgium, D’Tigress star, Sarah Ogoke, insists the women’s national basketball team is a force...... Read more Olympic qualifiers: Okonkwo powers D’Tigress to opening win

Africa’s best women’s basketball player for a reason, Amy Okonkwo, was the star of the game as Nigeria defeated perennial arch-rivals Senegal 72-65 in their first game of the 2024 FIBA Women’s...... Read more B’ball: Lakers crush Pelicans to reach NBA Cup final

The Los Angeles Lakers, fueled by 30 points from ageless LeBron James, routed the New Orleans Pelicans 133-89 on Thursday to reach the final of the inaugural NBA in-season tournament. James...... Read more NBA: Lebron James makes history, hits 39,000 points

LeBron James claimed another piece of NBA history on Tuesday, becoming the first player to break the 39,000-point barrier as the Los Angeles Lakers routed the Utah Jazz to reach the...... Read more vwo: 6ft9in giant ‘made by God’ toplay b’ball

If you are well over 6ft in height, you would have been asked multiple times if you play basketball. This was the case of Lewis Uvwo before he fell in love with...... Read more D’Tigers edge US, China, win autumn tourney

D’Tigers have emerged winners of the friendly China Autumn Basketball Tour tagged Jishou Rural Commercial Bank Cup in China, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The of China provided D’Tigers an opportunity to be back in...... Read more Okogie inspires Suns to Warriors win

D’Tigers star, Josh Okogie, made a clutch three-pointer and scored 17 points to help the Phoenix Suns defeat the Golden State Warriors 108-104 on opening night at the Chase Centre in San...... Read more MFM beat Customs, claim Zenith Bank basket ball title

MFM of Lagos have emerged champions of the Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball League after beating Nigerian Customs 64-60 on the final day of the Super Four at the Indoor Sports Hall...... Read more 19th Doregos schools b’ball tourney set to dunk off

The 19th Doregos Inter-School Basketball Championship dunks off Saturday Nov 4 with the zonal preliminaries, organisers of the event have stated. According to the organisers, the 19th edition will hold in four...... Read more D’Tigress battle US, Belgium, Senegal for Olympic slot

African champions D’Tigress will face Senegal, US and Senegal at the 2024 FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The draws, which took place in Hungary on Thursday, had...... Read more Olympic qualifiers: D’Tigress know foes Oct 5

African champions D’Tigers will know their group opponents in the upcoming Olympic qualifying tournament on October 5, Saturday PUNCH reports. The Nigerian side qualified for the final stage of the qualifiers...... Read more D’Tigers crash out of Pre-Olympics qualifiers

It was a sad end to Nigeria’s pre-Olympics qualifiers after D’Tigers lost their second consecutive game to Mali at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos on Tuesday, The PUNCH reports. After losing...... Read more Adeleke receives D’Tigress star Olawuyi

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke in Osogbo, received a member of the victorious D’Tigress squad to the recently concluded 2023 FIBA AfroBasket Championship in Kigali, Adenike Olawuyi. Olawuyi, who is...... Read more Afrobasket: Shun hard drugs, FG urges victorious D’Tigress

The Federal Government has urged the country’s women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress, to shun drug addiction and other forms of social vices for them to enjoy the benefits of winning the...... Read more D’Tigress demolish Rwanda 79-48, reach AfroBasket final

Champions D’Tigress outclassed hosts Rwanda 79-48 in the semi-finals of the ongoing 2023 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket in Kigali, Rwanda to book a place in the final, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The win on Thursday...... Read more FG charges D’Tigress to retain Afrobasket title

As the 2023 AfroBasket FIBA Women’s Competition unfolds in Kigali, Rwanda, the Federal Government has rallied behind the Nigerian women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, urging them to maintain their impressive performance and secure...... Read more Afrobasket: D’Tigress begin title defence with DRC rout

The Nigerian national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, began their title defence in the 2023 Women’s AfroBasket tournament with a resounding victory against the Democratic Republic of Congo, Saturday PUNCH reports. The...... Read more AfroCan: D’Tigers eye semi-final spot

Nigeria will play 2019 champions DR Congo for a place in the semi-finals of the ongoing 2023 FIBA AfroCan on Thursday (today) after they overcame Gabon 71-55 at Pavilhao Multiusos de Luanda...... Read more