Nigeria Basketball Federation

Nigerian Basketball Federation
Current season, competition or edition: Nigerian Premier League (basketball)

Sport	Basketball
Founded	1963
CEO	Tijjani Umar
No. of teams	44 Registered Clubs
Country	Nigeria
Official website	FIBA.com/Nigeria

The Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF) is the governing body for men's and women's basketball in Nigeria. NBBF has been an affiliate of FIBA Africa since 1963, and its offices are located in Abuja.

FIBA competitions

The senior men's Nigerian national basketball team has participated in the FIBA Africa Championship games 15 times, in: 1972, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011. Earning three silver and three bronze metals, and participated twice in the FIBA World Cup, in 1998 and 2006, where they placed 13th and 14th respectively.

Recently, the team has enjoyed success, due to an orchestrated recruitment of American college and professional players of Nigerian descent. A team dominated by Nigerian-Americans qualified for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, marking only the second time in the country's history that they qualified to the FIBA World Cup.

Eight players on the team that represented Nigeria at the 2009 FIBA AfroBasket tournament were born in the United States. Nigeria also qualified to the 2012 Summer Olympics, where their team consisted of 10 Nigerian-Americans, 10 of which were born in the United States.

Other competitions

Nigeria has won several medals at the All-Africa Games, and placed 4th in the 2006 Commonwealth Games, falling short to 3rd place England.

Nigerian Premier League

Main article: Nigerian Premier League (basketball)

The Nigerian Premier League is the top professional basketball league in Nigeria.

Teams

SAVANNAH CONFERENCE

Bauchi Nets (Bauchi)
Kano Pillars (basketball) (Kano)
Gombe Bulls (Gombe)
Plateau Peaks (Jos)
Mark Mentors (Abuja)
FCT Rocks (Abuja)
Nigerian Immigration(Kano)
Kada Stars (Kaduna)

ATLANTIC CONFERENCE

Oluyole Warriors (Ibadan)
Dodan Warriors (Lagos)
Ebun Comets (Lagos)
Lagos Islanders (Lagos)
Delta Force (Asaba)
Union Bank (Lagos)
Police Baton (Lagos)
Kwara Falcons (Ilorin)

References

External links

National members of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA)

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Pinnacle Events Olympics World Cup

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