Latest basketball stories from around the world.
Assistant captain of Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, Mike Eric has called on Nigerian athletes living abroad to reconnect with their roots by investing in their local communities and helping to inspire the next generation. READ…
Miami Heat’s Nigerian-born star, Edrice Femi ‘Bam’ Adebayo has escaped the disciplinary hammer of USA’s National Basketball Association (NBA), as the officials opted to overlook his recent physical assault on a former teammate, Tyler…
Nigeria men’s national basketball team assistant captain Mike Eric has declared that D’Tigers are heading into the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifying window with one objective—winning all three games to secure qualification.…
Former D’Tigers head coach Sanni Ahmed has advised Nigeria’s new national team coach David Fizdale to assemble the country’s strongest possible squad for the next window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup African Qualifiers, warning that the…
South East representative in the executive committee of Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF), Ugo Udezue has commended the country’s teenage national team, Cadet D’Tigers for winning the FIBA Africa Zone 3 U18 Championship, but charged…
Cook Islands went down fighting, losing 51-54 to Lebanon in their opening match at the U18 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2026 – Division B in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday (local time).
The president of Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF), Engineer Ahmad Kusa Kida has come out with a bold pledge that the governing body for the giants’ sport will continue ‘lubricating the fan belts of talent production’ to ensure that…
JABA hopeful NBA’s newest star Dybantsa will commit to Jamaica
Newly drafted Nigerian-born youngster at Atlanta Hawks, Zuby Ejiofor has gained massive superlatives from experts of the giants’ game, following his form in the Summer League, which marks his bright start to life as a player in USA’s…
Nigerian-born slam-dunk veteran, Kehinde Babatunde Victor Oladipo is making an ambitious return to relevance in USA’s National Basketball Association (NBA) by organising a series of pro-exhibition games on Tuesday, Sports247 reports.…
Nigerian-born US national basketball team star, Bam Adebayo has come under verbal attack from many stakeholders of the game and a cross-section of analysts, following his widely reported physical confrontation with a former teammate, Tyler…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines concluded FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers third in Group B after recording two impressive victories before falling in its final two contests in the competition…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Men’s National Basketball Team suffered a difficult 100-66 defeat to Haiti on Saturday in Game 3 of the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers in Guyana….
Wembanyama says ‘here to stay’ to Spurs fans after contract extension
USA-based Nigerian basketball player, James Ugochukwu Nnaji is back in the news on another copntroversial note, following his transfer to George Mason University, where he is set to feature in the National Collegiate Athletics Association…
Nigerian-born female basketball star, Nneka Ogwumike stole the show for Washington Sparks, as she helped her team pull off a commanding 106-92 win over Indiana Fever, who were undermined by fitness isssues with their marquee player,…
Two Nigerian-born youngsters, Ebuka Okorie, a rookie guard with Detroit Pistons, and Zuby Ejiofor, a forward at Atlanta Hawks, have both been named among the top-50 players to watch during this year’s National Basketball Association (NBA)…
Basketball Fiji rep Moana Liebregts says the national side is embracing the challenge of competing against some of the world’s best as they prepare for their historic Commonwealth Games debut in Glasgow. Fresh from the Pacific Nations…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines opened its campaign at the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers in impressive fashion on Wednesday, defeating Grenada 85-66 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in…
Former D’Tigers head coach Sanni Ahmed has applauded David Fizdale for making a dream start as Nigeria’s national team coach but has cautioned that the toughest part of the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup African Qualifiers is still to…
D’Tigers forward Stan Okoye has described representing Nigeria as the greatest honour of his basketball career, admitting he never imagined as a young boy that he would one day wear the country’s colours on the international stage. READ…
Rivers Hoopers captain Victor Anthony Koko has warned that past achievements will count for little as the KingsMen prepare for the decisive Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Premier League Final Eight, insisting the club’s immediate…
Nigerian-born basketball star, Guiannis Antetokounmpo (The Greek Freak) had a dramatic start to his days at Miami Heat of USA, as the Greece international sensationally dumped his favourite jersey number 34 and picked seven minutes after…
Nigeria’s men’s senior basketball national team, D’Tigers will next be in action on August 27th, when they tango neighbours Cameroon at the start of round two in the FIBA World Cup qualifiers, Sports247 reports. While D’Tigers’ coach,…