Petro de Luanda fires head coach Jose Neto, African players continue to shine at...
Jose Neto is out at Angola’s Petro de Luanda, African youth prospects shine at the 2024 edition of the Nike Hoop Summit, and Bella Murekatete named to the Washington Women’s College All-star game.
Silalei Shani, bird story agency
After disappointing results...
Basketball’s influence in Africa is growing, latest NBA data shows
A new NBA Africa report shows growing African interest in basketball activities, judging by a surge in live game views, a growth in social media numbers and an increase in merchandise sales.
Bonface Orucho, bird story agency
From growing live game...
NBA Africa-Africell collaboration points to the growing influence of private sector in Africa sport
Private sector collaborations in basketball are fostering the growth of Africa's sports ecosystem.
Bonface Orucho, bird story agency
The recent unveiling of a new indoor basketball court by NBA Africa and Angolan telecoms company Africell is another example of how private...
The bird basketball roundup: Khaman Maluach to join a US university, Kalahari Conference wraps...
Khaman Maluach, a top-three 2025 NBA prospect, commits to Duke after offers from the NBA’s G-League and other top D1 schools in America, as the inaugural Kalahari Conference ends with Morocco’s FUS Rabat topping the standings. Elsewhere, 30 university-age...
Pro basketball teams shine at the NBA-backed BAL Kalahari Conference
South Africa hosted BAL matches for the first time as Fath Union Sport de Rabat emerged the top team in the Kalahari Conference, clinching a spot in the BAL playoffs in May, alongside second-placed Clube Atletico Petroleos de Luanda....
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.
Bonface Orucho, bird story agency
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...