The bird basketball roundup: An African film stars at the 2024 NBA All Star...
Nigeria’s national basketball team, D’Tigress are headed to the 2024 Olympic Games, Kenyan film-maker Becky Muikia introduces her short film at the NBA Africa All-Star Luncheon, while Cote D’Ivoire, Tunisia and Cape Verde all finish FIBA 2025 Afrobasket Pre-Qualifiers...
Rising talent fuelling continental basketball
A global camp for the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders features rising stars from the continent.
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Seven African basketball prospects are among the 40 high-school-age prospects who will participate in the eighth annual Basketball Without Borders (BWB)...
bird’s African Basketball Wrap: Pascal Siakam traded, Clare Akamanzi to start as NBA Africa...
In African basketball news, Toronto Raptor’s Cameroonian player Pascal Siakam has traded to the Indiana Pacers after an eight-year tenure with the Canadians, Afrobasket qualifiers are coming to Tunisia and Egypt and seasoned business executive Clare Akamanzi steps into...
Host cities, venues, and dates for the 2024 BAL regular season announced
Host cities, venues, and dates for BAL’s expanded fourth season, which will feature a record 48 games in Pretoria, Cairo, Dakar, and Kigali, have been announced. Pre-season activities include the Combine in Rabat, a scouting program targeting 30 aspiring...
bird’s African Basketball Wrap: Kenya upsets Egypt at the FIBA Africa Cup 3×3 games,...
Kenya wins at the buzzer against Africa Cup’s reigning champion, Egypt; five-time NBA champion Ron Harper visits Africa for the first time as he participates in a Jr. NBA clinic and NBA Africa's Kenya office launch; and an Afrobasket...
NBA Africa expands in the East
The establishment of an office in East Africa rounds out the NBA's Africa-wide network and will help it target grassroots basketball.
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NBA Africa has established a subsidiary in Nairobi, adding a fifth office to a network...
NBA Africa’s first original docu-series “Born & Bred” premieres on the NBA app
NBA Africa has launched an inspiring documentary series that showcases the remarkable journeys of five promising NBA prospects. These young athletes share their stories, with insights from their families, friends, and coaches. Through this on-App series, viewers can witness...
South Africa to host ‘Kalahari Conference’ of the BAL – African basketball round-up
This month’s basketball news roundup includes: KPA going undefeated in the revamped FIBA Africa Women’s Championship Cup qualifiers and reclaiming the title, Stephane Konate retires at 43 after an illustrious career, among others.
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For the first...
15 African players in the 2023/24 NBA
Africa's representation in the NBA continues to rise, both in terms of numbers of players and earning power. 15 African players and 35 players with African roots will participate in the new season.
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The 2023/24 NBA...
The World of African Basketball: Joel Embiid finally announces which flag he’ll play for...
Former Kenya women's basketball team captain and international commentator Silalei Shani provides all the latest moves and grooves in this week's The World of African Basketball.
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After applying for American citizenship in a move that...