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Ben Uzoh has his eyes set on picking up a medal at Rio 2016. The Nigerian guard and Afrobasket Champion was a key player in helping the country win its first ever African title at the 2015 FIBA Men African Championships by upsetting Senegal and Angola, both African basketball powerhouses, ...

Charles Bassey notched a double-double at the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic in Brooklyn, New York, leading his team to a 85-73 victory. Bassey had a team-high 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, a game-high, for the Black Team at the International Game. He shot 60 percent from the field and ...

Michael Gbinije, Nigeria D’Tigers guard who just finished his college basketball career leading Syracuse University to the 2016 NCAA Final Four, has signed with Roc Nation Sports, a division of entrepreneur Jay-Z’s Roc Nation enterprise. Proud to announce that I’m officially part of the @rocnation fam #rocnationsports A photo posted ...

Charles Bassey is having an impressive freshman season and Thursday’s 79-57 win against Central Catholic High is a reminder of how the Nigerian-born big man is a dominant factor for the Yellow Jackets in boys varsity basketball. Though junior guard Isiah Saenz led all scorers with 24 points at the ...

Udoka Azubuike, from Lagos, Nigeria, is one of the top 30 players and a top 3 center in the 2016 recruiting class in US college basketball.

After a tough 51 – 57 loss to Angola in its first game of the 2015 FIBA Africa Women Championship, the Nigerian senior female basketball team mauled the Egyptian team in its second game in Yaounde, venue of the event. Five players on the Nigerian team scored in double figures ...

Even though he has barely spent two months in the United States, Charles Bassey is not just turning heads, but he’s also leaving people in awe of his talents. The 6’10 Bassey was a marvel for all who watched him perform at the John Lucas II 2015 40/40 Combine Basketball ...

The Nigerian female and male basketball teams were awarded silver and bronze medals respectively at the conclusion of the basketball tournament at the All African Games in Brazzaville, Congo. The D’Tigress got to the finals but fell to a stronger Malian team 73 – 57 to win the silver medal. ...

Not many people considered the Nigerian D’Tigers favourites for the Afrobasket 2015 title. There were skeptics and there were those who saw Nigeria’s participation at the biennial event another routine outing. The doubters had logical reasons. After all, Nigeria has had very good teams capable of winning the championship in ...

Chamberlain Oguchi won the Most Valuable Player Award for his stellar performance at the 2015 edition of the FIBA African Championship. The 6’6 shooting guard nicknamed ‘The Champ’ sat out the previous Afrobasket in 2013 due to an injury. He considers his performance at the Afrobasket 2015 in Tunisia a ...