Nigerian champions Rivers Hoopers took a step closer to securing a playoff berth in the 2025 Basketball Africa League following a hard-fought 79-71 win over Kalahari Conference hosts FUS de Rabat on Thursday. The KingsMen relied on a big fourth quarter to rally from five points down to defeat the Moroccans for the second time in less than a week. FUS led 36-31 into the halftime...
Nigerian champions Rivers Hoopers got off to a dominant start in the opening game of the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) Kalahari Conference in Rabat, Morocco, on Saturday, with an 81-60 blowout win over Stade Malien. The KingsMen, bronze medallists from last season, overturned a seven-point first-quarter deficit to beat their Malian counterpart inside the Salle Omnisport Moulay Abdellah, setting the tone for the fifth season...
Rivers Hoopers have been crowned Nigeria Premier Basketball League champions after defeating Hoops and Read 71-54 in the final at the Basketball Stadium in Old Port Harcourt Township on Monday. The KingsMen clinched their second consecutive title and sixth in franchise history with a commanding performance in front of their home fans. The Port Harcourt-based team finished the season unbeaten with 12 wins from as many...
Rivers Hoopers’ heroics at the just concluded Basketball Africa League (BAL) did not go unnoticed, as three of its starters have been named to the All-Tournament teams released on Wednesday. Experienced point guard and lethal shooter Will Perry was named to the All-BAL First Team for his outstanding performances in the fourth season of the tournament, while the duo of Kelvin Amayo and Devine Eke were...
History was made for the Rivers Hoopers on Friday as they beat South Africa's Cape Town Tigers 80-57 in the third-place game at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, to become the first Nigerian side to win a medal at the Basketball Africa League. The King's Men, who are the first Nigerian team to win back-to-back games at the BAL and the first Nigerian team to...
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