Nigeria's Rivers Hoopers have hit the end of the road in the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) following a disappointing 104-73 defeat to Rwanda’s APR in the playoffs quarterfinals on Monday, Afrosport reports. The Hoopers came into Monday’s game at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa, as the fourth seed, having lost 89-81 to Tunisian side US Monastir in the seeding games on Saturday, while...
NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum on Monday spoke about the impact the Basketball Africa League (BAL) has on the development of the sport on the continent, Afrosport reports. The 2025 BAL enters its business end with the playoffs set to begin in a couple days in South Africa, where seven other teams will be hoping to dethrone holders Petro de Luanda of Angola. The BAL playoffs,...
Nigeria’s Rivers Hoopers will play Tunisian side US Monastir in the seeding games for the 2025 Basketball Africa League playoffs, Afrosport reports. Rivers Hoopers placed second in the Kalahari Conference in Rabat, Morocco, finishing with a 4-2 record behind Egypt’s Al Ittihad Alexandria, who finished the regular season unbeaten. US Monastir, who had an identical 4-2 record, finished atop the Sahara Conference, which took place in...
The Nile Conference of the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) season came to an end on Sunday at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, as hosts APR joined Al Ahli Tripoli in securing an automatic spot in the playoffs, Afrosport reports. Obadiah Noel hit a game-winning 3-pointer with three seconds left on the clock to help APR avoid overtime and rally to a 77-74 win over...
Gameday four of the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) Nile Conference served up another memorable result as South Africa’s Made by Ball Basketball clinched their second-ever tournament win, Afrosport reports. MBB saw off hosts APR 94-88 at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, on Thursday, to clinch back-to-back wins thanks to a superb third-quarter performance. The South Africans, who lost 103-81 to APR in their first...
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