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Uchenna Iroegbu
Uchenna "U.C." Iroegbu (born 20 August 1996) is an American-Nigerian professional basketball player, who currently plays for Al-Shamal of the Qatari Basketball League. He played college basketball for Stony Brook. Standing at , he is a point guard and has represented the Nigeria national basketball team. Early life and high school career Iroegbu was born in Sacramento, California. He played all four seasons at Capital Christian High School. In his senior year, he averaged 15 points, 4 assists and 2 steals per game, being named to the all-district and all-league teams as his team finished third in the state of California with a 28–4 record and a CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division V championship. College career Iroegbu played his first two seasons for the College of Southern Idaho at the junior college level. He averaged 4.1 points per game as a freshman but got more playing time as a sophomore, as he averaged 6.6 points per game. He transferred to Stony Brook before the ... [...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] |
Nigeria National Basketball Team
The Nigeria national basketball team represents Nigeria in men's international basketball and it is overseen by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). In March 2021, the global governing body FIBA ranked Nigeria as Africa's top men's basketball nation. After the 2016 Olympic Men's Basketball Tournament in Rio, Nigeria was ranked 16th in the FIBA World Rankings, making them the top climber in FIBA rankings from 2015. Nigeria is the only African nation to beat the United States. Nigeria is also the first African team to qualify for the Summer Olympics through the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. This was accomplished at the 2012 Event when Nigeria beat the world elite teams of Lithuania and Greece. In 2015, Nigeria won its first crown as basketball champion of Africa. History The history of basketball in Nigeria goes as far back as the late 1950s when Walid Zabadne served as the first basketball coach to train Nigerians. At the time, Nigeria's only basketball court ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball
The Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represents Washington State University and competes in the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12) of NCAA Division I. The Cougars play their home games on campus in Pullman at Beasley Coliseum, which has a capacity of 12,058. They are currently led by head coach Kyle Smith (55-46). History Washington State began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1902. The Cougars were retroactively awarded the 1917 National Championship by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. The team played to large crowds in the late-1970s when George Raveling was head coach. For the better part of seven decades, the Cougars were a consistent contender in the Pac-10 and its predecessor, the Pacific Coast Conference. After a dark period in the late 1990s and early 2000s, there was the beginning of a resurgence under coach Dick Bennett. The 2004–05 season saw a large increase in student support as the team finished wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ike Iroegbu
Ikenna Ugochukwu Iroegbu (born March 14, 1995) is an American-born Nigerian basketball player for Treviso Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Iroegbu played college basketball for Washington State University, and is a member of the Nigerian national team. Professional career In October 2017, Iroegbu was a point guard for the Los Angeles Clippers. He was later waived by the Clippers and was sent to play for its NBA G League affiliate the Agua Caliente Clippers where he averaged 12.24 points, 4 rebounds, and 3.8 assists in the 2017–2018 season.https://sportando.basketball/m/en/germany/bbl/281547/science-city-jena-agreed-to-terms-with-ike-iroegbu.html Iroegbu signed with the German Basketball Bundesliga side Science City Jena on a one-year deal for the 2018–2019 basketball season on July 12, 2018. On February 1, 2019, he joined Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League for the rest of the season. For the 2019–20 season, Iroegbu signed with the Capita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Illinois Huskies Men's Basketball
The Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represents Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 1996. History * 1900–01 to 1919–20: Independent * 1920–21 to 1965–66: Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference * 1966–67 to 1967–70: NCAA Division I Independent * 1970–71 to 1971–72: Midwestern Conference * 1972–73 to 1974–75: NCAA Division I Independent * 1975–76 to 1985–86: Mid-American Conference * 1986–87 to 1989–90: NCAA Division I Independent * 1990–91 to 1993–94: Mid-Continent Conference (now known as Summit League) * 1994–95 to 1996–97: Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now known as Horizon League) * 1997–98 to present: Mid-American Conference The All-Century Team Best of Northern Illinois Men’s Basketball (1900-2000) The Northern Illinois University athletic d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 BAL Season
The 2021 BAL season, also known as BAL Season 1, was the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Established as a joint effort between the National Basketball Association (NBA) and FIBA, the BAL is the highest tier continental league of Africa, replacing the FIBA Africa Basketball League. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the BAL held its inaugural season one year later as planned, with the season beginning in 2021. Initially the league planned to play in six venues in six countries; however, due to the pandemic the season was held in a bio-secure bubble in Kigali, Rwanda. The season began on 16 May 2021 and ended on 30 May 2021. The qualifying rounds for the season were held from 16 October to 21 December 2019, with national champion of each African country has the opportunity to qualify through the qualifying rounds. Meanwhile, six national champions directly qualified for the regular season to make up a total of twelve teams divided over four groups. Zamalek won th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Hoopers
Rivers Hoopers is a Nigerian basketball team based in Port Harcourt, Rivers. The team plays in the Nigerian Premier League. Established in 2009 as Royal Hoopers, the team has played in the Premier League since its inception. Hoopers have won the national championship four times, with titles in 2011, 2012, 2019 and 2021. History The club was established in 2009 as Royal Hoopers, with Ogoh Odaudu at the reins as head coach. The team won its first NPL championship in 2011. In December 2018, Hoopers played in the FIBA Africa Zone 3 Championship and won all five games to emerge as its Champions and went on to play in the 2019 Africa Basketball League in March. On 17 November 2019, the Hoopers won its third Nigerian title when it beat Raptors in the final. With this achievement, the team qualified directly for the inaugural season of Basketball Africa League (BAL). To strengthen the team for the inaugural BAL season, the Hoopers acquired former NBA-player Ben Uzoh and Festus Ezel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabs Newby
Jabulani "Jabs" Newby (born August 15, 1991) is a Jamaican-Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the Fraser Valley Bandits of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. Newby played college basketball for Eastern Kentucky University and Gannon. High school career Newby initially competed at the high school level with St. Marguerite d'Youville Secondary School in his hometown of Brampton, Ontario. Newby played his junior and senior years of high school prep basketball under head coach Rob Fulford at Mountain State Academy in Beckley, West Virginia. As a junior, his team finished with a record of 29–7 and was considered one of the top-30 in the United States. In Newby's final season, he averaged 10 points, 7 assists, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals, leading the Falcons to a 22–4 record in 2010. Mountain State was ranked within the top-25 high school teams in the country by '' USA Today Sports''. He took part in the West Virginia State Scott Brown Memorial Classic Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LEB Plata
The LEB Plata is the third basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system and the second basketball division organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. Since 2019, three teams are promoted to LEB Oro and six teams are relegated to Liga EBA. LEB Plata history League names * 2000–2006: LEB 2 * 2006–2007: Adecco LEB 2 * 2007–2015: Adecco The Adecco Group, is a Swiss-French company based in Zurich, Switzerland, and is the world's second largest Human Resources provider and temporary staffing firm, and a Fortune Global 500 company. They directly employ 700,000 people a day ... Plata * 2015–present: LEB Plata Champions Performance by club Current clubs Copa LEB Plata The Copa LEB Plata (LEB Plata Cup) is a championship played since 2001. In the first editions, the three top teams in the first half season and an organizer team played the Cup in a Final Four format. Since 2009, the teams who play this cup are two first qualified in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBA G League
The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is the National Basketball Association's (NBA) official List of developmental and minor sports leagues, minor league basketball organization. The league was known as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) from 2001 to 2005, and the NBA Development League (NBA D-League) from 2005 until 2017. The league started with eight teams until NBA commissioner David Stern announced a plan to expand the NBA D-League to 15 teams and develop it into a true minor league farm team, farm system, with each NBA D-League team affiliated with one or more NBA teams in March 2005. At the conclusion of the 2013–14 NBA season, 33% of NBA players had spent time in the NBA D-League, up from 23% in 2011. As of the 2020–21 NBA G League season, 2020–21 season, the league consists of 30 teams, 28 of which are either single-affiliated or owned by an NBA team, along with the NBA G League Ignite exhibition team. In the 2017–18 season, Gatorade became th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UMBC Retrievers Men's Basketball
The UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represents the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I competition as a member of the America East Conference. They play their home games at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Catonsville, Maryland. Their current head coach is Jim Ferry (basketball), Jim Ferry. UMBC made its first Division I postseason appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, NCAA tournament in 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2008, in which it qualified by winning the 2008 America East men's basketball tournament, America East tournament. The Retrievers are best known for when they qualified for their second 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament appearance in 2017–18 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team, 2018 by beating the 2017–18 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team, Vermont Catamounts in the 2018 America Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
