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2022 NBBF Premier League
The 2022 NBBF Premier League was the 21st season of the Nigerian Premier League (basketball), Nigerian Premier League, the top division of professional basketball in Nigeria. After the 2021 NBBF Premier League, 2021 season was organised by the Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports, the organisation returned to the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) this season. Rivers Hoopers were the defending champions, however, they were eliminated in the semi-finals. Kwara Falcons won their first-ever national championship and qualified directly for the 2023 BAL season. The Falcons' Dada Samuel, who was still a high school student at the time, was named MVP during his first appearance in the Final 8. Final 8 The Final 8 was held from 7 November to 12 November 2022 in the Indoor Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos, National Stadium of Lagos. The two highest-placed teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals. Standings Atlantic Conference Savannah Conference Games Each t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian Premier League (basketball)
The Nigerian Premier Basketball League, often abbreviated to the NPL, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball List of professional sports leagues, league in Nigeria. The league consists of sixteen teams who are categorized into two conferences based on the geographical location. These conferences are Savannah and the Atlantic. Format The league usually spans from March till mid year. Each team plays a total of 14 games in a regular season after which the top four teams qualify for the Final Eight Playoffs which usually takes place at the National Stadium Surulere Lagos. The team at the bottom of the table in each conference is relegated from the league. Towards the end of the year, the Division 1 Championship is held to determine who will be promoted to the DSTV League for the new season. In the 2014 season, Royal Hoopers of Rivers State and Niger Potter of Nigers State were both relegated from the Atlantic and Savannah Conference respectively. Accordingly, the Delta Force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagos Islanders
The Lagos Islanders are a Nigerian basketball club based in Lagos, founded in 1984. The franchise was co-owned by the late music artist Sound Sultan since 2014. They play their home games at the Rowe Park Sports Centre in the Yaba area. In 2016, the Islanders played in the private African Basketball League (ABL). Because the Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF) did not recognise this league, they were suspended from domestic leagues. The ban was lifted in 2019. Honours Nigerian Premier League *Winners (5): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup * Third place (1): 2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ... References Basketball teams in Nigeria Basketball teams established in 1984 {{Africa-basketball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
November 2022 In Nigeria
November is the eleventh and penultimate month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 30 days. November was the ninth month of the calendar of Romulus . November retained its name (from the Latin ''novem'' meaning "nine") when January and February were added to the Roman calendar. November is a month of late spring in the Southern Hemisphere and late autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, November in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of May in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. In Ancient Rome, Ludi Plebeii was held from November 4–17, Epulum Jovis was held on November 13 and Brumalia celebrations began on November 24. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. November was referred to as Blōtmōnaþ by the Anglo-Saxons. Brumaire and Frimaire were the months on which November fell in the French Republican calendar. Astronomy November meteor showers include the Andromedids, which occurs from Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian Premier League (basketball) Seasons
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) (formerly the Nigeria Professional Football League) is the highest level of club football in Nigerian football league system. The Nigerian Premier League has suffered like many others, from the financial impact and dwindling fortunes since the late 2000s. It is fed into by the Nigeria National League (NNL). It is organized by the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Board headed by Gbenga Elegbeleye. Name history The league was previously known as the Nigeria Premier League between 1993 and 2000, and between 2003 and 2013. It has also been known as the "Nigerian Premiership" (2000–2003); "Nigerian Professional League" (1990–1993); Nigerian National League - First Division (1979–1990) and "the (Nigerian) National League" or "Nigerian Football League" (1972–1979) and more recently "Nigeria Professional Football League" (2014–2023). International partnerships On 27 April 2016, The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional organ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 In Basketball Leagues
The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen but shorter than the minus sign; the emdash , longer than either the en dash or the minus sign; and the horizontalbar , whose length varies across typefaces but tends to be between those of the en and em dashes. Typical uses of dashes are to mark a break in a sentence, to set off an explanatory remark (similar to parenthesis), or to show spans of time or ranges of values. The em dash is sometimes used as a leading character to identify the source of a quoted text. History In the early 17th century, in Okes-printed plays of William Shakespeare, dashes are attested that indicate a thinking pause, interruption, mid-speech realization, or change of subject. The dashes are variously longer (as in ''King Lear'' reprinted 1619) or comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Benue may refer to: * Benue River, a river in Cameroon and Nigeria * Benue State, a state in Nigeria ** Benue-Plateau State, a former administrative division in Nigeria * Benue Trough, a major geological formation in Nigeria * Benue–Congo languages Benue–Congo (sometimes called East Benue–Congo) is a major branch of the Volta-Congo languages which covers most of Sub-Saharan Africa. Subdivisions Central Nigerian (or Platoid) contains the Plateau languages, Plateau, Jukunoid languages, Juk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gombe Bulls
Gombe Bulls is a Nigerian professional basketball team located in Gombe State. The team competes in the Nigerian Premier League. History The team participated in the 2017 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup, which was the first time the team played in the top continental league in Africa. The Bulls finished 11th with a 2–5 record. In 2018, Gombe won their first ever Nigerian Premier League title after defeating the Kwara Falcons in the final. Honours Nigerian Premier League *Champions (1): 2018 **Runners-up (1): 2017 In African competitions FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup (1 appearance) ::2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ... – Preliminary Round Notable players * John Idu * Abdulwahad Yakubu References External linksPresentation at Afrobasket.com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kano Pillars BC
Kano Pillars Basketball Club is a Nigerian basketball club based in Kano. The team plays in the Nigerian Premier League and holds the record for most championships with seven titles. The team has regularly played in the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup, winning bronze in 1985 and 1987. Honours Nigerian Premier League *Champions (7): 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 *Runners-up (2): 2012, 2015 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup *Third place (2): 1985, 1987 *Fourth place: 2016 In African competitions FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup (9 appearances) ::1985 – 3rd Place ::1987 – 3rd Place ::2005 – 5th Place ::2010 – 5th Place ::2012 – 9th Place ::2013 – 9th Place ::2015 – 7th Place ::2016 – 4th Place ::2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ... – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagos
Lagos ( ; ), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimated above 21 million dwellers, it is the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and one of the fastest-growing megacity, megacities in the world. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until the Government of Nigeria, government's December 1991 decision to move their capital to Abuja, in the centre of the country. Lagos is a major African financial center, financial centre and is the economic hub of Lagos State and Nigeria at large. The city has a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, and fashion in Africa. Lagos is also among the top ten of the world's fastest-growing cities and Urban area, urban areas. In 2024, Time Out (magazine), Time Out magazine ranked Lagos as the 19th best city to visit in the world. A megacity, it has the second-highest Gross domestic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's Basket (basketball), hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
