Posts tagged with Basketball

How Habu Gumel Outsmarted His Opponents To Clinch NOC Presidency For Another Four-year Term

0 comments, 16/12/2022, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Football, Grassroots, Handball, News, olympics, Tennis

…Promises Formidable Financial Platform, Unity Of Purpose By Peter Ejiofor Habu Gumel, the just-re-elected President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), has promised that the new executive committee would endeavour to position the NOC family on a formidable financial platform to de... Read more...

Igoche Mark Hails D’Tigress Captain Adora Elonu On Grassroots Basketball Development

0 comments, 28/12/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Basketball, Grassroots, News

By Our Correspondent An Aspirant for the Nigeria Basketball Federation Presidency, Igoche Mark has saluted Adaora Eleonu for her efforts to uplift women's Basketball in Enugu State and to give a boost to the Girl Child, through her pet project. The US-born international basketball forward and... Read more...

Basketball: Kano, Plateau, Kebbi, Kaduna In Dallaji U17 Tourney Semi-finals

0 comments, 13/08/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Basketball, Grassroots, News

Kebbi upset the favourites Bauchi in the first quarter final encounter on Thursday. Having lost the first set (13-16), Bauchi bounced back to win the second set (20-9) before (16-16) draw third set. Kebbi completed the rout in the last round winning with (17-25) to go away with (66-63). Another ... Read more...

Basketball: Kano, Plateau, Kaduna, Bauchi In Quarterfinals of Dallaji U17 Cup

0 comments, 12/08/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Basketball, Grassroots, News

By Niyi Busari Kano, Plateau, Kaduna and Bauchi U17 Basketball teams have qualified for the quarterfinals of the ongoing 2021 Noah Dallaji Legacy U17 Basketball Tournament. The four clubs won their respective first three games making their last group matches a formality. In the first game... Read more...

D’Tigress Crash Out Of Tokyo Olympics After Japan Defeat

0 comments, 02/08/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Basketball, News, olympics

By Our Correspondent Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, on Monday were defeated by their Japanese counterparts in the Tokyo Olympics and consequently crashed out of the 32nd edition the Summer Olympics after losing all their three preliminary matches. D’Tigress fell... Read more...

Tokyo Olympics: D’Tigers, D’Tigress Release Final Lists For Basketball

0 comments, 21/07/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Basketball, News, olympics

By Our Correspondent All is now set for the 2020 Olympic Games as the D'Tigers and D'Tigress coaches have released their final 12 man roster. After about a month camping exercise in Sacramento and Las Vegas, D'Tigers head coach, Mike Brown selected Josh Okogie (Minnesota Timberwolves), Mia... Read more...

After USA, Argentina Heroics, Australia Cages Roaring D’Tigers In Olympic Friendly

0 comments, 14/07/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Grassroots, News, olympics

By Amaechi Agbo After two high profile victories against World number 1 and 4 ranked USA and Argentina in pre-Olympic warm up matches, Nigeria's D'Tigers were Wednesday handed a reality check as they lost to Boomers of Australia, bestchoicesports.com.ng can report The Coach Mike Brown tutored... Read more...

12 Nigerians Accredited for 2021/2022 FIBA Competitions

0 comments, 26/03/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Basketball, Grassroots, News

Following the conclusion of 2021 FIBA Match Commissioner and Referees exams on Monday 22nd, March, 12 Nigerians have been accredited for the 2021/2022 international window. Current Technical Representative on the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Adamu Janlong was retained as Match Commissioners al... Read more...

Ike Diogu Ponders 2023 Retirement From Basketball

0 comments, 05/06/2020, by Best Choice Sports in Basketball, Grassroots, News

Captain, Nigeria’s men national basketball team the D’Tigers, Ike Diogu has hinted that he could retire from the slamming and dunking game in 2023, Bestchoicesports.com.ng reports The 2017 FIBA Afrobasket Tournament MVP player said that he could be retiring very soon, although he has n... Read more...

Air Warriors Saddened By Deborah Onah’s Death, Commiserates With Family

0 comments, 18/04/2020, by Best Choice Sports in Basketball, News

By Our Correspondent Nigeria's foremost basketball club, Air Warriors Basketball Club of Abuja, has expressed saddness and commiserated with the family of Mr and Mrs John Onah over the death of their daughter, Deborah Onah, who died on Saturday at an Abuja hospital due to complications from tu... Read more...

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