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National Basketball League (Tanzania)
The National Basketball League (NBL) is the premier basketball league for clubs in Tanzania. The league consist out of twelve teams. The champions of the NBL are eligible to play in the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Current teams The following were the twelve teams for the 2020 season: *ABC *Chang'ombe Boys *Chui * JKT *Oilers Club * Pazi *PT Stars *Savio Basketball Club *Tanzania Prisons *Don Bosco Panthers *Vijana City Bulls *Kurasini Heat Kurasini Heat is a Tanzanian basketball club based in Dar es Salaam. The team competes in the Regional Basketball League (RBL) and the National Basketball League (NBL). In 2020, the Heat won its first NBL championship. As such, the team claimed ... Champions Supercup winners References Basketball in Tanzania Basketball leagues in Africa Sports leagues in Tanzania {{basketball-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzania Basketball Federation
The Tanzania Basketball Federation ( sw, Shirikisho la Mpira wa Kikapu Tanzania) is the governing body of basketball in Tanzania. It operates the Tanzania national basketball team as well as the NBL and other amateur leagues. References Sports governing bodies in Tanzania National members of FIBA Africa Basketball in Tanzania Sports organizations established in 1964 1964 establishments in Tanzania {{Tanzania-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in northeastern Tanzania. According to the United Nations, Tanzania has a population of million, making it the most populous country located entirely south of the equator. Many important hominid fossils have been found in Tanzania, such as 6-million-year-old Pliocene hominid fossils. The genus Australopithecus ranged across Africa between 4 and 2 million years ago, and the oldest remains of the genus ''Homo'' are found near Lake Olduvai. Following the rise of '' Homo erectus'' 1.8 million years ago, humanity spread ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road To BAL
The Road to BAL, also known as the BAL Qualifying Tournaments, are the qualifying tournaments of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The organization of the qualifiers is in hands of FIBA Africa. The first qualifying rounds were held on 16 October 2019. The qualifiers are geographically divided into the West and East Division, with three teams qualifying out of each division. Semi-finals and finals are played to determine the winners of the qualifying tournaments. Format The national champions of each national federation (associated with FIBA Africa) can sign up for the BAL qualifiers. In the inaugural edition, a total of 31 teams from 31 countries participate in the qualifying tournaments to determine which six teams will play in the 2020 BAL regular season, along with six directly placed six teams. The qualifying tournaments are divided into the first round and the Elite 16; teams are also divided into the East Division and the West Division. Out of each division, three team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army Basketball Club
The National Basketball League (NBL) is the premier basketball league for clubs in Tanzania. The league consist out of twelve teams. The champions of the NBL are eligible to play in the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Current teams The following were the twelve teams for the 2020 season: *ABC *Chang'ombe Boys *Chui * JKT *Oilers Club * Pazi *PT Stars *Savio Basketball Club *Tanzania Prisons *Don Bosco Panthers *Vijana City Bulls *Kurasini Heat Kurasini Heat is a Tanzanian basketball club based in Dar es Salaam. The team competes in the Regional Basketball League (RBL) and the National Basketball League (NBL). In 2020, the Heat won its first NBL championship. As such, the team claimed ... Champions Supercup winners References Basketball in Tanzania Basketball leagues in Africa Sports leagues in Tanzania {{basketball-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JKT BC
Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa Basketball Club, better known as JKT, is a Tanzanian basketball club from Dar es Salaam. The team plays in the National Basketball League. In 2020, the team played in the qualifiers for the 2020 BAL season where it hosted Group D of the group phase in Dar es Salaam. Honours Tanzanian National League *Winners: 2003, 2017, 2023 **Runners-up (2): 2001, 2010 In African competitions BAL Qualifiers (1 appearance) ::2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ... – First Round Players Current roster References {{Reflist Basketball teams in Tanzania Road to BAL teams Sport in Dar es Salaam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pazi BBC
Pazi Basketball Club, also known simply as Pazi, is a Tanzanian basketball club based in Dar es Salaam. The team plays in the Regional Basketball Association (RBA) and the National Basketball League (Tanzania), National Basketball League. Pazi won their first-ever National Basketball League (Tanzania), national league title in 2022, and as such represented Tanzania in the 2024 BAL qualification, Road to BAL 2024 tournament. They hosted the first round in Dar es Salaam, and behind players Dhieu Deing, Hasheem Thabeet and Baraka Athumani, Pazi advanced to the Elite 16. Honours National Basketball League (Tanzania), National Basketball League * Champions (1): 2022 Regional Basketball Association (RBA) * Champions (1): 2022 Players Current roster The following roster played for Pazi in the 2024 BAL qualification tournaments. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurasini Heat
Kurasini Heat is a Tanzanian basketball club based in Dar es Salaam. The team competes in the Regional Basketball League (RBL) and the National Basketball League (NBL). In 2020, the Heat won its first NBL championship. As such, the team claimed a ticket to play in the qualifiers for the 2022 BAL season. Honours National Basketball League *Champions (1): 2020 Regional Basketball League (RBL) *Champions (1): 2020 Shiwata Cup *Champions (1): 2007 Players Current roster The following is the Kurasini Heat 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 {{Reflist External linksOfficial Instagram Basketball teams in Tanzania Road to BAL teams Sport in Dar es Salaam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball In Tanzania
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] |
