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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 6. The team has regularly played in the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup, winning bronze in 1985 and 1987. Honours Nigerian Premier League *Champions (6): 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 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ... – Preliminary Roun ... [...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 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. The league was sponsored by the DSTV until 2017, who had both title and TV rights through the contract agreement. The league was then referred to as the DSTV Premier Basketball League. 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 Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kano, Nigeria
Kano (Ajami: كانو) is a city in northern Nigeria and the capital of Kano State. It is the second largest city in Nigeria after Lagos, with over four million citizens living within ; located in the Savanna, south of the Sahel, Kano is a major route of the trans-Saharan trade. The city has been a trade and human settlement for millennia. It is the traditional state of the Dabo dynasty who since the 19th century have ruled as emirs over the city-state. Kano Emirate Council is the current traditional institution inside the city boundaries of Kano, and under the authority of the Government of Kano State. The city is one of the medieval Hausa seven kingdoms and the principal inhabitants of the city are the Hausa people. Centuries before British colonization, Kano was strongly cosmopolitan with settled populations of Arab, Berber, Tuareg, Kanuri and Fula and remains so with the Hausa language spoken as a lingua-franca by over 70 million speakers in the region. Islam arri ... [...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 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 bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Africa Basketball League
The FIBA Africa Basketball League (formerly named the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup) was the highest caliber men's professional basketball competition for clubs until 2020, organized by the FIBA Africa and played by the champions of the leagues of the African countries. The league was replaced by the Basketball Africa League (BAL) from 2020. History The competition was founded in 1971. A year later, in 1972, Hit Trésor SC won the inaugural championship. For the first 33 years in existence, it was a biennial league. From 2004, the ACC was held yearly. Notable players who have played in the competition are Serge Ibaka and Bismack Biyombo, who both went on to play in the United States' National Basketball Association (NBA). In February 2019, FIBA Africa announced the reformulation of the league, expanding it from 12 to 16 teams. The name of the tournament was changed to "FIBA Africa Basketball League", or "FIBA AfroLeague". FIBA has in the past announced plans to expand the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The 2016 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (31st edition), was an international basketball tournament held in Cairo, Egypt from December 7 to 16, 2016. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa and hosted by Al Ahly was contested by 10 clubs split into 2 groups of five, the top four of each group qualifying for the knock-out stage, quarter, semi-finals and final. Al Ahly Sporting Club from Egypt was the winner. Draw Squads Preliminary Round :''Times given below are in EET UTC+2.'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout Round ;Championship bracket ;5-8th bracket 9th place Quarter finals 5th-8th place Semifinals 7th place 5th place Bronze medal game Gold medal game Final standings Statistical Leaders Individual Tournament Highs Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Turnovers 2-point field goal percentage 3-point field goal percentage Free throw pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
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1987 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
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2005 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The 2005 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (20th edition), was an international basketball tournament held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from December 13 to 22, 2007. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa and hosted by Abidjan Basket Club, was contested by 7 teams in a preliminary round robin system followed by a knockout stage by the top four teams. The tournament was won by Abidjan Basket Club from Ivory Coast. Qualification Participating teams Squads Preliminary round :''Times given below are in UTC.'' ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Classification Semifinals Bronze medal game Gold medal game Final standings ABC rosterAbou Fofana, Aboud Bakayoko, Aka Diamah, Aristide Yao, Blaise Amalabian, Eric Affi, Guy Touali, Jean Besse, Kouamé Abo, Morlaye Bangoura, N'Dri Kouakou, Stéphane Konaté Kinidinnin Stéphane Konaté Sornan (born 23 August 1980) is an Ivorian basketball player for the ABC Fighters and . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The 2010 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (25th edition), was an international basketball tournament held in Cotonou, Benin from 10 December to 19 December 2010. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa, and hosted by ASO Modele, was contested by 11 clubs split into 2 groups, the top four of which qualifying for the knock-out stage, quarter, semi-finals and final. The tournament was won by Primeiro de Agosto from Angola, thus retaining the title. Draw Squads Preliminary rounds :''Times given below are in UTC+1.'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage 9–11th place Quarter finals 9th place 5–8th place Semifinals 7th place 5th place Bronze medal game Gold medal game Final standings Primeiro de Agosto roster Adilson Baza, Adolfo Quimbamba, Carlos Almeida, Felizardo Ambrósio, Filipe Abraão, Hélder Ortet, Hermenegildo Santos, Joaquim Gomes, Karlton Mim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The 2012 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (27th edition), is an international basketball tournament held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, from 29 November to 8 December 2012. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa and hosted by Mongomo, was contested by 12 clubs split into 2 groups of six, the top four of which qualifying for the knock-out stage, quarter-finals, semifinals and final. Primeiro de Agosto from Angola was the winner. Draw Squads Preliminary round :''Times given below are in UTC+1.'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout Round 9th–12th place Quarter-finals 11th place 9th place 5th–8th place Semifinals 7th place 5th place Bronze medal game Gold medal game Final standings Primeiro de Agosto roster Adilson Baza, Agostinho Coelho, Armando Costa, Carlos Almeida, Cedric Isom, Felizardo Ambrósio, Francisco Machado, Hermenegildo Santos, Islando Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The 2013 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (28th edition), is an international basketball tournament held in Sousse, Tunisia from December 12 to 21, 2013. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa and hosted by Étoile Sportive du Sahel was contested by 12 clubs split into 2 groups of six, the top four of which qualifying for the knock-out stage, quarter, semifinals and final. Primeiro de Agosto from Angola was the winner. Draw Squads Preliminary round :''Times given below are in UTC+1.'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout round 9th-12th place Quarter-finals 11th place 9th place 5th-8th place Semifinals 7th place 5th place Bronze-medal game Gold-medal game Final standings Primeiro de Agosto roster Agostinho Coelho, Armando Costa, Cedric Isom, Edmir Lucas, Edson Ndoniema, Felizardo Ambrósio, Francisco Machado, Hermenegildo Santos, Islando Manuel, Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The 2015 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (30th edition), was an international basketball tournament held in Luanda, Angola from December 10 to 19, 2015. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa and hosted by Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto was contested by 11 clubs split into 2 groups of six and five, the top four of each group qualifying for the knock-out stage, quarter, semi-finals and final. Petro Atlético de Luanda from Angola was the winner. Draw Squads Preliminary Round :''Times given below are in UTC+1.'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout Round ;Championship bracket ;5-8th bracket 9th place Quarter finals 5th-8th place 7th place 5th place Semifinals Bronze medal game Gold medal game Final standings Petro Atlético roster Délcio Ucuahamba, Domingos Bonifácio, Gerson Gonçalves, Hermenegildo Mbunga, Jason Cain, Joaquim Pedro, Leonel Paulo, Manny Quezada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
