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KBF Premier League
The KBF Premier League, also known as the KBF National Basketball Classic League, is the premier basketball league for clubs in Kenya. The league currently consist out of twelve teams. The most successful team in the history of the league is KPA with nine national championships. The champions of the KBF Premier League are eligible to play in the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The league was established in 1987 and has been won by seven different clubs since then. Current teams The following were the twelve teams for the 2019 season: *KPA *Ulinzi Warriors * Nairobi City Thunder *Equity Bank *Emyba *Strathmore *Eldonets *Lakerside *KCA U *Umoja *USIU Tigers *World Hope List of champions * 1987: KPA * 1988: Barclays Eagles * 1989: Posta * 1990: KPA * 1991: KPA * 1992: Posta * 1993: Posta * 1994: Co-op Bank * 1995: Co-op Bank * 1996: Co-op Bank * 1997: Co-op Bank * 1999: Ulinzi Warriors * 2000: NSSF Stars * 2001: KCB Lions * 2002: Ulinzi Warriors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya
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Basketball Africa League
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is Africa's premier men's basketball league. The league consists of twelve teams, each qualified through their domestic competition, similar to the format of the UEFA Champions League. The league is a joint effort between the National Basketball Association (NBA) and International Basketball Federation (FIBA) with sponsorship from Nike, Inc., Nike, Air Jordan and Pepsi. Its 2021 BAL season, inaugural season started with the qualifying rounds in October 2019 and the regular season in May 2021. The competition replaces FIBA's Africa Basketball League as the continent's top-tier league. BAL president, Amadou Gallo Fall, announced at the 2020 NBA All-Star Game Africa Luncheon in Chicago, that the season will tip off on 13 March. At the event, Nike and Jordan unveiled the official jerseys for the twelve teams (six of the teams will be outfitted by Nike and the other six by Jordan). The BAL also launched the league's official website and social media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KPA (basketball)
Kenya Ports Authority, commonly known as KPA, is a basketball club based in Mombasa, Kenya. Owned by the Kenya Ports Authority corporation, the team has competed in the KBF Premier League since first qualifying in 2008. The team made their debut in international competitions during the 2002 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup, losing all six games. In 2019, KPA made their debut in the Road to BAL competitions. Roster The following is the KPA roster for the 2020 BAL Qualifying Tournaments: at .com Honours * |
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] |
Kenya Ports Authority (basketball)
Kenya Ports Authority, commonly known as KPA, is a basketball club based in Mombasa, Kenya. Owned by the Kenya Ports Authority corporation, the team has competed in the KBF Premier League since first qualifying in 2008. The team made their debut in international competitions during the 2002 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup, losing all six games. In 2019, KPA made their debut in the Road to BAL competitions. Roster The following is the KPA roster for the 2020 BAL Qualifying Tournaments: at .com Honours * |
Ulinzi Warriors
The Ulinzi Warriors are a basketball club based in Moi Air Base, Kenya. The club is affiliated with the Kenya Defence Forces and is often nicknamed ''Soldiers''. The Warriors are eight-time national champions of Kenya, trailing only KPA for holding the record of most championships. The Warriors are a regular member of the KBF Premier League, however, the team was folded in 2007 but returned in 2012. Honours KBF Premier League *Winners (8): 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2019 **Runners-up (2): 2014, 2018 Players Current roster The following is the Ulinzi Warriors roster for the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments The qualification tournaments for the 2022 BAL season were the qualification rounds for the second season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The tournaments began on 19 October 2021 and ended 16 December 2021. The competition consisted out of .... References Basketball teams in Kenya {{Europe-basketball-team-stub Road to BAL teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nairobi City Thunder
The Nairobi City Thunder are a Kenyan professional basketball team based in the Shauri Moyo neighborhood of Nairobi. They play in the KBF Premier League, the top flight division of men's basketball in the country. Home games of the Thunder are played at the Nyayo Gymnasium. The Thunder won their first national title in 2024. History The Thunder had been playing in the KBF Premier League for many years, and reached the finals of the league for the first time in 1999. Their second finals appearance would be 30 years later, in 2019. In 2023, the team was acquired by Twende Sports Limited, founded by American entrepreneur Colin Rasmussen and ex-player Stephen Domingo. Following the transaction, they transferred the club to a professional organization as the first basketball team in Kenya to have fully professionals. The acquisition gave the team financial injections with the goal of establishing an elite basketball club and youth program. The Thunder hired Brad Ibs as their head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Co-operative Bank Of Kenya
Co-operative Bank of Kenya is a commercial bank in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator. The bank has introduced Agency banking model and has a deep customer base in Kenya with over 7.5 million accounts as of December 2018. In 2010, the bank was awarded ''"Best Bank of Kenya"'' by the London Financial Times due to their excellent growth. Overview The bank serves the banking needs of individuals, small businesses and large corporations, focusing on the needs of cooperative societies in KenyaCooperative Bankis a large financial services institution. Its total assets were valued at 404.15 billion KES (about US$4 billion). At 31 December 2013, its shareholders' equity was valued at approximately 36.8 billion shillings. , the bank controlled about 8.2% of all bank assets in Kenya. History The bank was established in 1966, initially as a cooperative society. The banking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KCB Lions
Kenya Commercial Bank Sports Club, commonly known as KCB, and nicknamed Sidwedwe, is a Kenyan multi-sport club based in Nairobi currently playing in the Kenyan Premier League. History Owned by the Kenya Commercial Bank, the club's football team played for several years in the Kenyan Premier League, but were relegated at the end of the 2015 season after finishing in 15th place. They were promoted again in 2018 after their 2–0 victory against Talanta made it impossible to finish outside of the promotion places. Kenya Commercial Bank also has rugby, volleyball and basketball teams, all of which play in their respective men's top-flight leagues of Kenya. In addition, their volleyball section has a women's team, which is among the most successful ones in Kenya. KCB has its own facilities in Ruaraka, Nairobi, which the rugby team uses as their home ground. Aside from other sports, KCB also runs a chess club. Departments Football The football club was founded in 1993. In 1996 it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya Commercial Bank S
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Eurobasket
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The competition was first held in 1935. The former Soviet Union holds the record for most gold medals with a total of 14. The tournament is generally held in August or September, in the offseason of major club competitions. The current defending champion is Spain, who won the 2022 title. History Beginning The first championships was held three years after the establishment of FIBA, in 1935. Switzerland was chosen as the host country, and ten countries joined. Only one qualifying match was played between Portugal and Spain. With a complicated formula, the final would see Latvia as champions. According to the rule at the time, the winner had to hold the following games. The fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball In Kenya
Sport is an important element of Kenyan culture. Various indigenous traditional sports have prevailed in Kenyan culture from its earliest history. Some of the traditional games and sports prevalent in Kenya since antiquity have included wrestling, racing exercises, stick fights, hunting (using spears and arrows), board games, bull fights and dances.Nyaga, L. R. K. (2011). Valued Outcomes in Youth Sport Programs in Kenya: Towards the Government’s Vision 2030. Doctoral Dissertation. Springfield College, Massachusetts, USA. Most modern sports in Kenya owe credit to the British colonisation. Professional teams in form of clubs were organised by colonial British settlers and Asian contractors as early as 1922, before the establishment of formal schools.Kanyiba Nyaga, L. R. (2011). The History of Sports in Kenya. Unpublished Book Manuscript Sports were introduced in schools in 1925. The syllabus for teaching sport through physical training in schools (extracurricular activity) was pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
