Kadri Baba Jubril (born 18 January 1990) is a Nigerian professional basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the

Kwara Falcons The Kwara Falcons are a Nigerian basketball team based in Ilorin, Kwara. The team plays in the Nigerian Premier League (basketball), Nigerian Premier League and has won one championship in 2022. Following their national championship, the Falcons a ...

of the

Nigerian Premier League The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is the highest level of the Nigerian football league system, for the Nigerian club-football championships. The Nigerian league has suffered, like many others, from the financial impact and dwindl ...

(NPL).

Playing career

Jubril competed with the Nigeria Under-19 team at the

1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship The 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Portuguese: Campeonato Mundial Sub-19 da FIBA de 1999) was the 6th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. It was held in multiple cities in Portugal, with the later rounds held in the capital city o ...

, where he averaged 15 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. During his professional career, he played for the

(where he was the captain),

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and the

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, among others in the

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Coaching career

Since 2023, Jubril is also an assistant coach for the Nigeria national men's team. In 2018, Jubril started as assistant coach with the

, under Lateef Erinfolami. Since assuming the position a year later, Jubril has been the head coach of

. He guided the team to their first-ever Premier League title in 2022. As a result, he coached the Falcons in their debut season in Season 3 of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The Falcons went winless in the Sahara Conference, finishing in sixth place with a 0–5 record.

Head coaching record

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References

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