Nigerian basketball star, Ike Diogu says the national team has a lot of work to do in their quest to challenge for the Afrobasket and 2020...
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) President, Engr. Musa Kida has called for calm following a tough Tokyo Olympics draw for the Nigeria women’s basketball team D’Tigress....
Nigeria is among the top countries in the world with an inexhaustible list of sporting personalities who are excelling in various sports across the globe. The...
World basketball governing body, FIBA has ranked Nigeria men’s national team, D’Tigers as the 22nd best team in the world. The Mike Brown team, who are...
Many African basketball teams have what it takes to compete alongside the best in the world, so said D’Tigers head coach, Mike Brown. The coach, who...
Grassroots Basketball in Nigeria has received a financial boost to the tune of N150m as the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) seals partnership with Total. The five-year...
A Nigerian basketballer, Michael Olalekan Ojo has died a sudden death after he slumped during training at his club in Serbia. According to an official release...
D’Tigress player, Evelyn Akhator believes the Nigeria women’s basketball team has the capability of getting into the top 10 of the best teams in the world....
Late basketball legend, Kobe Bryant’s first-ever championship gold ring which he gave to his mother as a gift, has been sold for $260,080 at a recent...
Nigeria senior women’s national Basketball Team will open their 2020 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament camp on Saturday, February 1 in Belgrade. The Otis Hughley girls will...
Fans and stakeholders of Nigerian Basketball have been assured of more strides in the sport in the new year by President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation...
Nigeria’s contingent to the FIBA 3×3 Africa Cup of Nations in Uganda had a decent outing and gained a vital exposure in the 3×3 format of...
President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engr. Musa Kida has charged the home-based D’Tigers to do well ahead of their Group B match of the inaugural...
D’Tigers Head Coach, Alex Nwora has released a 44 man preliminary roaster ahead of the 2019 FIBA Men’s World Cup billed to hold in China. Nwora...
D’Tigers’ coach, Alex Nwora says he will not be inviting just any player to feature at the 2019 FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup in China. The...
Nigeria’s representatives at the maiden FIBA Africa Basketball League, Rivers Hoopers are ready to fly their colours in Morocco. The FIBA Africa Zone 3 Champions were...
Nigeria’s national men’s basketball team, D’Tigers dropped a spot in the latest FIBA world ranking – an unexpected outcome, seeing that the team has been in...
The Nigeria Basketball Federation President, Engr. Musa Kida has urged First Bank Basketball Club of Lagos to go for broke and maintain their unbeaten run when...
Civil Defenders of Abuja and Rivers Hoopers Basketball Clubs have both emerged as Nigeria’s representatives for the 2018 FIBA Africa Club Championship. The Defenders owned by...
President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Musa Kida has assured that attention will now be shifted to the grassroots and various domestic leagues being organised...
After finishing 8th and breaking few records at the just-concluded FIBA Women’s World Cup, the Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, progressed in global ranking. The Otis...
World governing basketball body, FIBA has congratulated the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) for being the first federation in the world to qualify for the 2019 Men’s...
Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress finished 8th at the 2018 FIBA Women’s World Cup after they lost 73-72 to Canada in a classification match on Sunday....
Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress lost to their American counterparts in a thrilling quarter-final clash at the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Spain. A mentally and...
Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress have seen off Greece in a FIBA World Cup quarter-final qualifier to set up a quarter-final clash with the United States...
Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have become only the second African team to win a FIBA World Cup match after they triumphed over Turkey on Sunday....
Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, will battle five other African national teams in their bid to finally secure qualification for the 2019 FIBA Men’s World Cup...
Indiana Pacers Nigerian-born basketball star Victor Oladipo has been named the most improved player at the 2018 NBA Awards staged at the Barker Hangar in Santa...
After beginning their campaign with a defeat to New Zealand at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Australia, Nigeria’s senior basketball team, D’Tigers, have been defeated again,...
D’Tigers began their Commonwealth Games medal campaign with a heavy defeat to their New Zealand counterparts at the Gold Coast 2018 in Australia. The Nigerian senior...
As a way to resolve the ongoing crisis in the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), the world basketball governing body, FIBA has called for fresh elections into...
Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, D’Tigers retained the leading spot in Africa and the 32nd position in the world according to the latest FIBA Ranking released on...
African Women Basketball champions, D’Tigress are happy for their success this year and are looking forward to achieving even more in 2018, their coach, Sam Vincent...
The Nigerian senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, will renew their rivalry with their Cameroonian counterparts at the quarterfinals of the 2017 FIBA Men’s AfroBasket Championship. Nigeria...
The Nigerian senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, have reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 FIBA Men’s AfroBasket Championship in Tunisia despite 83-77 loss to DR Congo....
The Nigerian senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, have continued their title defence at the 2017 FIBA Africa Championship in Tunisia with a thumping 90-67 win over...
Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, began their title defence at the FIBA Africa Championship in Tunisia on Friday night narrowly defeating Cote d’Ivoire by 78-77...
Kano Pillars of Nigeria retained the FIBA Africa Champions Cup (ACC) 2016 Zone 3 Qualifiers. The team led by Sani Ahmed kept a clean sheet as...
The national men’s basketball team, the D’Tigers, have overtaken Africa giants Angola and Tunisia in the latest rating released by the Federation of International Basketball Association...
Journalists, volunteers and athletes were left inside when a controlled explosion took place inside Carioca 1 Arena in the Olympic Park just minutes before the start...
Nigeria’s senior male basketball team, the D’Tigers early Wednesday morning suffered their second defeat at the ongoing 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil after losing narrowly to...
Manu Ginobili got his fourth Olympics started with 12 points and an easy victory, as Argentina beat Nigeria 94-66 on Sunday in the final Olympic men’s...
The groups and schedule for the Women’s Olympic Basketball Tournament at the Rio 2016 Games have been finalised following the conclusion of the 2016 FIBA Women’s...
Nigeria women’s basketball team, the D’Tigress on Wednesday crashed out of the race to qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympics after group rivals, Korea defeated Belarus...
In from Nifemi Daniel … Nigeria senior basketball team, the D’Tigers, have emerged champions of the 2015 AfroBasket championship after beating defending champions, Angola 74-65 in...
