CAIRNS – At a booming 208cm and 113kg, Nigeria’s towering centre Prince ORIZU is certainly a presence on the basketball court and will need to be when he matches up against opposing centres at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. ORIZU is known for hauling in big rebounds and swatting away rejections and will need
TENERIFE, Spain (FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2018) – The official logo and branding identity of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2018 was unveiled on Monday in San Cristobál de la Laguna, Tenerife, the largest of Spain’s Canary Islands. The logo draws its inspiration from the impressive natural treasures that the Canary Islands –
The secretary general of Nigeria Olympic Committee Tunde popoola, has told the public that the NOC are not keeping quiet as regards the ongoing crises going on in the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBF). Popoola stated without mincing words that it is the constitutional responsibility of the of the Olympic body to intervene, and the NOC
The Nigeria female national Basket Ball team D’Tigress have made historical achievement in the just concluded 2017 AFRO Basket championship hosted by Mali, beating 11-time champions Senegal to cling the title for the third time. D’Tigress who thrashed defending champions Senegal 65-48 to win the title, now complement the effort of the Nigerian men basket
NBA free agency is under way. There’s still plenty of league news, rumours and updates, and that figures to be the case all week as at July 4. Patrick Patterson Moves To Thunder Patrick Patterson will be joining the retooling Thunder. He and the Thunder agreed on a $16.4 million contract with a player option
The Warriors completed a second-round sweep of the Jazz with a 121-95 win Monday night, putting them one step closer to an unprecedented undefeated run through the NBA playoffs. The Warriors defeated the Jazz by double figures in each of the four games of the series according to reports from sportingnews.com. Stephen Curry led all scorers with
Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook made the highest scoring triple-double in NBA history as his side beat Orlando Magic 114-106 according to reports from BBC. Westbrook scored 57 points as well as notching up 13 rebounds and 11 assists. It was his 38th triple-double of the season – just three short of the NBA record
The ongoing Olumide Oyedeji Basket ball competition ended at the University of Lagos Akoka yesterday, with the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria beating the College of Education Minna 88-79 to win the prestigious cup. ABU’s defeat inflicted bitter pains on College of Education Minna, who reached the final for a second consecutive time in the tournament
The basket ball male team of the University of Lagos Akoka, yesterday beat Federal University of Technology Minna to progress to the semifinal stage of the ongoing Olumide Oyedeji Intercollegiate Basketball Championship going on at the indoor Sports Hall of the University of Lagos. The match which ended 63-57 in favour of the University of
Nigeria’s international Basketball player Chamberlain Oguchi has moved to Mexico, ending his contract which started in Poland in the year 2015. The 30-year-old who had a stint with Polish side Anwil Włocławek, is set to face a new challenge with 2015 Mexican champions Soles de Mexicali, and he plans to help them win another trophy.