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Year in Review: D’Tigress at the Olympics and the other top basketball moments in 2024

BAL: Rivers Hoopers seal dominant win over Stade Malien in Kalahari Conference opener

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...

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 beat US Monastir to qualify for historic semifinal

Nigerian champions Rivers Hoopers added to their already-packed laurels at this season’s Basketball Africa League (BAL) as they overcame 2022 champions US Monastir 92-88 in their playoff quarterfinals tie at the BK Arena on Monday. The King’s Men, who were making their debut in the BAL playoffs, became the first-ever Nigerian team to progress to the semifinals of the tournament, where they will face Libyan side...

BAL: D’Tigers Eke lifts Rivers Hoopers past AS Douanes in Sahara Conference

BAL: Rivers Hoopers seal double OT win over APR to secure historic playoffs berth

Nigerian champions Rivers Hoopers showed huge resilience and a strong will at the Dakar Arena on Saturday to see off Armée Patriotique Rwandaise (APR) 78-71 after double overtime in the Sahara Conference of the ongoing Basketball Africa League. The King’s Men, who journeyed to Senegal as one of the underdogs in the conference, got their fourth win in five games to seal a berth in the...