News - Daily Sports Nigeria

Navigation: Home / News / Basketball

LeBron James jersey sells for record $3.7m

A game-worn jersey of basketball superstar LeBron James sold for $3.7 million at auction Friday, five times more than the previous record for one of his shirts. The sale comes with...... Read more FIBA Ranking: Nigeria Retains Top Spot In Africa

Former African champions, Nigeria retained her stranglehold on the top spot in Africa following the latest FIBA rankings released by FIBA on Friday. The 2017 winners of the FIBA AfroBasket for...... Read more NBBF To Name Committees For Leagues

Barring any hitches, the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF will in a matter of days make public the members of its various committees to oversee the leagues and other national activities. This...... Read more 20 Teams Set For Sam Oguche Energy Bullet B’ball Championship

The next edition of the Sam Oguche Energy Bullet Basketball Championship will attract 20 men and women teams across Nigeria and Togo. The competition billed for November 1 to 6, 2022...... Read more At SRAP basketball clinic, American coach, Baker, points at ways to excellence

Mark, Shehu sponsor coaches, and players to workshop American Basketball coach, Ganon Baker, believes building an academy in Nigeria will greatly enhance the game’s development. He has promised to put in...... Read more Baka is MVP as Raptors win OBN HOOP Summit Championship

U.S Consulate pledges continuous support for youth developmentRaptors Basketball Club, at the weekend, defeated Ebun Comets by 77 to 66 to win this year’s Organised Basketball Network Academy (OBN) Championship, tagged...... Read more FirstBank Team Retains Olukoya Women Basketball Championships

FirstBank Female Basketball team has retained the just-concluded Dr. D K Olukoya Women Basketball Championship by defeating MFM Queens 54-37. The weeklong competition which rounded off at the Indoor Sports Hall...... Read more North East NBBF Zonal Championship Impresses Usman

A total of 23 teams are in Maiduguri the North East NBBF Zonal Championship. According to an excited Coach Yakubu Usman, the turnout of teams at the maiden edition of the...... Read more Mark D Ball Elite 8 Championship: We Aren’t Going To Underrate Any Team – Mo Heats Coach

Coach of Mo Heats basketball team, Adeka Dauda has said they will not underrate any team in their quest to Nick the title. Dauda who defeated FCT Hardrockers 75 – 59...... Read more NBA, PanAfricare , ExxonMobil train FCT Schools

The National Basketball Association (NBA), through its youth development initiative Power Forward , PanAfricare and ExxonMobil has taken the teachings of health literacy and life skills through basketball to secondary school...... Read more Ban on international basketball could cost Nigerians scholarship opportunities, says Udezue

hairman of Anambra State Basketball Association and CEO of AFA Sports, Ugo Udezue, is worried that the Federal Government’s decision to withdraw the country from international basketball will affect the youth...... Read more 2022 NBA Finals: Udoka’s Celtics Lose At Home To Golden State Warriors To Tie Series At 2-2

Former Nigeria international Ime Udoka’s Boston Celtics, missed the chance to take a 3-1 lead over the Golden State Warriors in the NBA finals after losing 107-75 in game four on...... Read more Basketball stakeholders call for ban on key actors of crisis

A group, Concerned Basketball Stakeholders, has called on the Federal Government to ban all the key actors in the crisis rocking the game in the country. In an open letter signed...... Read more FIBA Throws D’Tigress Out Of 2022 World Cup After FG’s Withdrawal

The world governing body for basketball, FIBA, has replaced Nigeria’s female basketball team, the D’Tigress, with Mali for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 in Belgrade. Nigeria was disqualified after...... Read more Hoops Dreams Partner South West Basketball Association On U-14 Camp

Hoops Dreams, in conjunction with the South West Basketball Association, will holds its South West under-14 Children’s Day Basketball for boys and girls on the May 26 and 27 at the...... Read more Nigeria withdraws from international basketball over NBBF crisis

o set up interim management committee for basketball leaguesFollowing the leadership crisis that has dogged Nigerian basketball for more than eight years, the Federal Government, yesterday, withdrew the country from international...... Read more Hawks Say Clint Capela Will Be Re-Evaluated On Friday

The Hawks were in need of some good news after losing Game 1 of their playoff series against the Heat, 115-91, on Saturday. The Hawks had trouble with Miami in Game...... Read more South West Basketball Zone Sets Up Committees Ahead Of Activities Launch

Various committees have been set up to enable the smooth takeoff and running of basketball in the South West under the leadership of its zonal representative on the Nigeria Basketball Federation...... Read more Imo partners national team players for 2022 Owerri Basketball Classics

Imo State Basketball Association is partnering with some national team players to stage this year’s Owerri Classics, which will hold from April 20 to 24. It will feature teams from the...... Read more NBBF Builds Stronger Relationship With FG

The board of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) on Saturday met in Lagos to chat the way forward ahead of the 2022 domestic and international basketball season. The board of the...... Read more NBA Fans Debate If LeBron James' Time In Los Angeles Is A Success Or Disappointment

LeBron James just finished his fourth season with the Los Angeles Lakers after the team announced he won't return for the remainder of the campaign, as he keeps dealing with an...... Read more 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup: D’Tigers to travel to Kigali for Window 3 Africa qualifiers

FIBA Africa on Monday confirmed the three host cities for Window 3 of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers. The race for the five tickets available for African countries for...... Read more Miami Heat frustration: Three most experienced men to be separated.

Three of the Miami Heat's most experienced men all lost their cool during the loss against the Golden State Warriors. When your team name is Heat it's perhaps fitting for everyone...... Read more Stephen Curry: Golden State Warriors star out indefinitely with sprained ligament in left foot

The injury occurred when Stephen Curry, struggling to keep possession of the ball near midcourt, had Boston's Marcus Smart land on the back of his left leg while diving for the...... Read more March Madness 2022: Five potential Cinderella stars who could bust your bracket

If your bracket gets busted in the opening weekend of March Madness, one of these players will likely be responsible. Stars are made in March Madness and those players don't always...... Read more