Men’s basketball field set for Tokyo Olympics
By: NBA.com Staff The 12-team field is set for men’s basketball at the Tokyo Olympic Games after the final spots were secured in qualifying tournaments on Sunday. Opening ceremonies for [...]
NIGERIAN NATIONAL BASKETBALL TEAM CONCLUDES FIRST WEEK OF TRAINING CAMP IN OAKLAND Initial Roster Includes 46 Invited Players To Compete For Spot On 15-Man Roster
OAKLAND – The Nigerian National Basketball Team concluded its first week of training camp in Oakland this week and will continue preparations for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo with [...]
13 NBA Players Have Been Named to Nigeria’s Preliminary Olympics Roster
Written by: Ronald Agers, Slam.com The Nigerian national basketball team is currently the only African team to qualify for the Olympic Games and head coach Mike Brown hopes the addition [...]
NBA stars Monte Morris, OG Anunoby headline Nigeria’s Olympic preliminary roster
Written by: Colin Udoh, ESPN Denver Nuggets guard Monte Morris is one of 13 NBA players named on Nigeria's Olympic Games preliminary roster by head coach Mike Brown at a [...]
Ime Udoka set to emerge as first Nigerian head coach in NBA
Written by: Tunde Elunde, Premium Times The prominence of Nigerians in the NBA continues to grow season on season with the announcement that Ime Udoka will coach Boston Celtics in [...]
Tokyo Olympics to allow limit of 10,000 local fans in venues
Written by: Associated Press TOKYO -- A limited number of local fans will be allowed to attend the Tokyo Olympics, organizers announced Monday as they tried to save some of [...]
Mike Brown prepares to make Olympic history with Nigerian national team
Written by: Marc J. Spears Undefeated Nelson Mandela once famously said, “The world will not respect Africa until Nigeria earns that respect. The Black people of the world need Nigeria [...]
BYU Forward Gideon George Invited to Nigeria Basketball Olympic Training Camp
Written by: Robbie McCombs, SB Nation BYU Forward Gideon George will have a chance to play on the world’s biggest stage as he was invited to training camp with the [...]
As Olympics near, Warriors’ Brown eager for Nigerian chance
Written by: Tim Reynolds, AP News There was a small hurdle that officials from the Nigerian basketball federation had to clear before they could even talk to Golden State Warriors [...]
Kennedy Nzechukwu replaces Ed Herman, meets Danilo Marques at UFC Fight Night 190
Written by: Nolan King, MMA Junkie Danilo Marques has lost his original opponent, but remains on UFC Fight Night 190 and takes on a new foe. Fortis MMA product Kennedy [...]