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BAL 2024: Get to know Rivers Hoopers & the seven other teams competing in the playoffs 

BAL 2024: Rivers Hoopers suffer OT defeat to Libya’s Al Ahly in playoff semifinals

History-makers Rivers Hoopers finally hit the end of the road in their pursuit of a first-ever Basketball Africa League title following an 89-83 overtime loss to Libyan side Al Ahly Benghazi on Wednesday. The King’s Men, who are the first Nigerian team to play a semi-final game at the BAL, just fell short at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, despite rallying from an 11-point deficit...

BAL 2024: Get to know Rivers Hoopers & the seven other teams competing in the playoffs 

BAL 2024: Rivers Hoopers lose seeding game; to face US Monastir in playoff Q/Finals

Rivers Hoopers suffered a 63-57 defeat to Sahara Conference rivals AS Douanes on Saturday in the first-ever seeding games in the history of the Basketball Africa League. The Nigerian champions left it too late at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, in the battle between the third and fourth seeds, which determines the final placement for the playoffs, which begins officially on Sunday, May 26. The...