“Numbers don’t lie”. The statistics game in African basketball – and other sports.
Providing accurate statistics for basketball games is still about as foreign as keeping time in African basketball culture. But I believe the tide is turning, especially with people like Coach Liz Mills providing advanced stats for major tournaments, like...
Nigeria baskeball’s Kida bemoans continued absence of national Premier League
Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) president, Musa Kida has bemoaned the continued absence of a robust Premier League for men over the past three years due to a legal challenge.
Kida said that a country with such a huge potential in...
African teams can be world-beaters – Brown
D’Tigers head coach, Mike Brown is of the opinion that if the necessary elements are put in place by African basketball federations, many African teams could compete favourably with the best in the world.
Teams have commenced preparations for the...
D’Tigers rule Afrobasket qualifiers in Rwanda
D'Tigers concluded their first FIBA Afrobasket qualifying series on a winning note as they maintained their unbeaten run with another emphatic 91-68 points win against Mali.
Captain, Ike Diogu led from the front as he powered the team to its...
NBA champion Lakers face ‘balancing act’ in fast-approaching season
The quick turnaround from the Los Angeles Lakers' NBA triumph in October mean the team will face a "balancing act" in keeping veteran superstar LeBron James at his best, Lakers vice president Rob Pelinka said this week.
“That'll just be...
NBBF puts clubs on red alert ahead of new season
As stakeholders look ahead to the new season following the recent Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 lifting of ban on contact sports, clubs have been advised to put their houses in order in readiness for the new season.
This was...
D’Tigers final camp for 2021 Afrobasket qualifiers to start Nov 23
The Nigeria Basketball Federation has announced that the national basketball team's final camp for the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket qualifiers will commence on November 23, 2020 - just four days before the start of the event.
Making this known in Abuja,...
AMK Foundation takes basketball to Kano
Attention will shift to the Bayero University Kano, Old Site Basketball Arena between Monday, 16th of November and Saturday, 21st of November for this year’s edition of Ahmadu Musa Kida Basketball Foundation Tournament.
According to the format agreed during the...
D’Tigers’ invitation made me to cry – Moneke
D'Tigers invitee, Chima Moneke is over the moon after being named in the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket 20-man provisional list.
Moneke revealed that he got emotional and cried when he was contacted and invited by the federation.
The power forward who plays...
Kida explains 20-man Afrobasket selection
The Nigeria Basketball Federation has revealed that an abundance of talent made listing a 20-man provisional list for the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket qualifiers in Rwanda a particularly difficult job.
Reacting to recent feedback over the absence of some players who...