Sunday, May 19, 2024

Basketball

BAQE, BAKO, this is basketball as you’ve never seen it before. News, features, analysis, live events, BAL, national leagues, FIBA news, all from An African Angle. Here on SPNAfrica News and with video and Live coverage, curated by SILALEI SHANI, on SPNAfrica.com

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...

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. by Silalei Shani, bird story agency After applying for American citizenship in a move that...

Basketball Africa League and the Senegal Tourism Agency sign partnership

The Basketball Africa League #BAL and the Agence Sénégalaise de Promotion Touristique (ASPT)), Senegal’s #Tourism Promotion Board, today announced a partnership that makes Destination #Senegal, the country’s marketing and tourism initiative, the Host Partner of the BAL’s Sahara Conference group phase underway now at the...

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...

Harouna, Stoglin step up as AS Salé improve to 2-2

Despite SLAC’s aggressiveness in the paint, the two teams headed to the locker room tied 40-40 AS Salé knew beforehand that the best way to beat SLAC was making Marcus Crawford uncomfortable and play smart offensively to keep their Basketball...

Top level scouts eye Africa’s U-18 basketball talent

Scouts from the NBA and other top-level leagues are keeping a careful eye on emerging talent at the tournament that yielded Serge Ibaka and Khalifa Diop. Another talent showcase, this time in Malawi, aims to raise regional interest in...

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...

Mali basketball star turns heads in Hawaii, BAL qualifiers come to and end and...

Rising star Oumar Ballo drew the attention of NBA scouts by bagging MVP at the 2022 Maui Invitational in Hawaii, as Uganda's City Oilers qualify for the BAL for the first time season and legendary female coach Liz Mills...

Nigerian media spotlight turns to Rivers Hoopers, drawn in Group A of Basketball Africa...

The gaze of Nigerian basketball supporters is moving eastwards, towards tiny Rwanda, following Nigerian team Rivers Hoopers, who have have been drawn in Group A of the BAL. The Basketball Africa League made public the draw in an official announcement...
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