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Basketball: Canada rip Nigeria at U-19 Women’s World Cup

Canada delivered a historic display of long-range shooting to inflict a heavy 113–42 defeat on Nigeria at the 2025 FIBA U-19 Women’s Basketball World Cup in Brno, Czech Republic, setting a new...... Read more Hoopers have work to do ahead of BAL playoffs – Odaudu

Despite reaching the 2025 Basketball Africa League playoffs with a game to spare, Rivers Hoopers coach, Ogoh Odaudu says the Nigerian champions still have some work to do to reach their target...... Read more ‘Greedy’ Hoopers reset BAL goals after playoffs ticket

Nigerian champions Rivers Hoopers have booked their place in the 2025 Basketball Africa League playoffs with two games to spare in the Kalahari Conference in Rabat, Morocco, as their head coach Ogoh...... Read more Al Ittihad beat Hoopers 100-80 to end BAL unbeaten run

Al Ittihad Alexandria extended their perfect start to the 2025 Basketball Africa League with a commanding 100-80 victory over Nigerian champions Rivers Hoopers in Rabat, Morocco, on Tuesday, The PUNCH reports....... Read more Rivers Hoopers drawn in BAL Kalahari Conference

Last seasons Basketball Africa League bronze medallists, Rivers Hoopers have been drawn to play in the Kalahari Conference of the 2025 BAL season from April 5 to 13 in Morocco, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. In...... Read more D’Tigers pick 2025 AfroBasket ticket

Nigeria’s male senior basketball team D’Tigers have conquered the fear of missing out on this year’s FIBA AfroBasket championship after they were declared ‘qualified’ for the tournament before their last qualifying...... Read more D’Tigers camp opens today ahead crucial AfroBasket qualifiers

The 11 home-based players invited for the D’Tigers’ next phase of the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket qualifiers will open Nigeria’s camp in Abuja on Monday (today), with their foreign counterparts scheduled to...... Read more Ahmadu-Kida, Oyedeji, others to grace Doregos b’ball tourney

The 20th edition of the Doregos Inter-School Basketball Championship is set to take place on February 13 at the Doregos Private Academy in Ayobo, Ipaja, Lagos, with President of the Nigeria...... Read more LeBron James sets new NBA record in Lakers win

LeBron James broke the record for the most minutes played in NBA history as he helped the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings. The 39-year-old American surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar when...... Read more Zenith B’ball League: First Bank eye Final 8 glory

Nine-time Nigerian women’s basketball league champions, First Bank, have made a strong start to another title challenge, winning their first two games of the 2024 Final 8 playoffs comprehensively, PUNCH Sports...... Read more Kalu eyes WNBA Defender of the Year award

D’Tigress and Atlanta Dream guard Ezinne Kalu has set a target for herself in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), which is to win the Defensive Player of the Year award,...... Read more Pillars set for CDS Independent Day Basketball Championship

Kano Pillars Basketball Club are set to showcase their talent at the first edition of the Chief of Defence Staff Independence Day Roundball Championship 2024, which commences on Wednesday, October 2,...... Read more Kpee: From sports hopper to National Team star

Favour Kpee’s journey to becoming a national basketball player is a testament to the power of passion and perseverance. The 18-year-old combo guard, who stands at 6ft, discovered his love for basketball...... Read more J’Tigress coach rates U-18 Afrobasket outing high

Coach of Nigeria’s U-18 basketball team, Julie Negedu-Akere, has commended the players who represented the country in the 2024 Afrobasket U-18 championship that ended in Pretoria, South Africa. She spoke just as...... Read more Ahmadu-Kida lauds Nigeria’s U-18 Afrobasket outings

The President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Musa Ahmadu-Kida, has expressed the federation’s satisfaction with the performances of the Nigeria U-18 male and female teams at the Afrobasket U-18 Championship in...... Read more U-18 Afrobasket: Junior D’Tigress battle Mali for gold today

Nigeria will face Mali in the final of the FIBA U18 Women’s AfroBasket 2024 on Saturday (today) at 4pm at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Junior D’Tigress reached this...... Read more Knocks for S’Africa over Junior D’Tigers visa denial

Several Nigerians have taken to social media to shade the South African Consulate for initially denying the Nigerian U-18 boys’ basketball players visas for the AfroBasket Men’s U-18 competition in South Africa,...... Read more Ikedigwe: Barefooted basketball rookie who became star

Shalom Ikedigwe’s journey into the world of basketball started unexpectedly. Like many Nigerian kids, Ikedigwe’s first love was football. Growing up in the Nigerian Air Force Base in Ikeja, Lagos State,...... Read more D’Tigress move up to 8th in world rankings

A resounding 2024 Olympics campaign saw the Nigeria senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, move up four spots from 12th to 8th in the latest FIBA working rankings released on Thursday, August 29...... Read more D’Tigress: Coach, players urge NBBF to build on Olympics feat

Some basketball enthusiasts have urged the Nigeria Basketball Federation to ensure the country builds on the laudable outing of the senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, at the 2024 Olympic Games in...... Read more Musa: D’Tigress Olympics unsung hero

Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, were hailed by all and sundry following their impressive performance at the recently concluded Paris 2024 Olympics, with the coach Rena Wakama and some of the...... Read more Samuel: Teen D’Tigress shooting for success

Osaretin Samuel’s journey into the world of basketball began in a way she never imagined. Despite showing no initial interest in sports, she was drawn to the game through the influence of...... Read more Wakama named best coach as Team Nigeria return without medal

Despite Team Nigeria’s poor outing at the Paris 2024 Olympics where the country failed to win a single medal, there was a cause to smile as head coach of the country’s...... Read more Gallant D’Tigress lost 88-74 to USA in q’finals

Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, crashed out of the 2024 Olympic Games after losing 88-74 to the United States of America in the quarterfinals of the women’s basketball event on...... Read more ‘Hoopers still have more work to do’

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