Nigeria’s DStv Basketball League Starts Today

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has announced that it’s will be starting it’s domestic league season for both Men and Women this weekend of the 18th and 19th of March 2016 respectively.

The men’s DStv Premier Basketball league, which was scheduled to jumpball last weekend will now commence resume today as defending champions Mark Mentors start their title defence against Kada Stars of Kaduna in front of their home fans at the indoor sports hall of the national stadium Abuja. While plateau Peaks host Bauchi Nets and Niger Potters welcome Immigrations to Minna on the Friday fixture. Former triple champions Kano Pillars will host Bauchi Nets in one of 4 fixtures on Sunday in the Savannah Conference at home in Kano.

The Southern Conference also known as the Atlantic Conference will feature just 5 teams of the regular 8 teams this season following the suspension of Lagos Islanders, Lagos Warriors and Union Bank by the NBBF after opting to play in what it described as an illegal league, in the ABL.

The Nigerian Customs team will host newly promoted Royal Hoopers of Port Harcourt in Lagos, while Oluyole Warriors welcome Kwara Falcons in the first of 2 encounters on Friday before playing again on Sunday.

The league is expected to last for 13 weeks with playoffs and finals coming up in June.

DStv Premier Basketball League Results

2015 DStv Premier Basketball League Results

DStv PREMIER BASKETBALL LEAGUE

Atlantic Conference

Oluyole Warriors 62-86 Lagos Islanders

Customs 54-50 Kwara Falcons

Police Baton 52-68 Union Bank

Dodan Warriors 52-42 Delta Force.

Solomon Igho in jersey No 14 of Lagos Islander blocks off Union Bank player from makes a basket during the 2015 DStv Basketball League

Savannah Conference

Kano Pillars 80-48 Plateau Peaks

Kada Stars 53-49 Immigration

Bauchi Nets 61-85 Gombe Bulls

Mark Mentors 89-58 FCT Rocks

DStv Premier Basketball League

DStv Premier Basketball League

ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
Kwara Falcons 58-61 Union Bank
Oluyole Warriors 69-53 Delta Force
Lagos Islanders 69-56 Police Baton
Customs 73-72 D.Warriors

SAVANNAH CONFERENCE
Kano Pillars 94-48 Bauchi Nets
Kada Stars 48-83 Mark Mentors
Plateau Peaks 90-62 FCT Rocks
Immigration 40-47 Gombe Bulls

DStv Premier Basketball League Week 2 Results

DStv PREMIER BASKETBALL LEAGUE

Wk 2 Results DStv Premier Basketball League

Atlantic Conference

Oluyole Warriors 78-70 Kwara Falcons

Union Bank 54-59 Lagos Islanders

Customs 60-55 Delta Force

Dodan Warriors 61-42 Police Batons

Savannah Conference

Bauchi Nets 45-77 M.Mentors

Kano Pillars 70-64 Gombe Bulls

Peaks 60-52 Immigration

Kada Stars vs FCT Rocks Postponed. (Force Majeure)

DStv Premier Basketball League Week 4 Fixtures and titbits

Week 4 Fixtures

Atlantic

Oluyole Warriors Vs Kwara Falcons

D.Warriors Vs Islanders (Lagos derby)

Royal Hoopers Vs Union Bank

Police Baton Vs Customs (Paramilitary derby)

Savannah

Plateau Peaks Vs Gombe Bulls

Mark Mentors Vs Kada Stars

Niger Potters Vs Kano Pillars

Bauchi Nets Vs Immigration

DStv Premier Basketball League Week 4 Fixtures and titbits

•Kwara Falcons won their rescheduled game against Union Bank 57-53 on Tuesday in Lagos. The newly promoted side start the season with a perfect 2 wins from 2 after they beat Customs in their first game of the season last Friday before upsetting the Atlantic conference champions in front of their home crowd at the national stadium.

•Union Bank have now suffered 2 surprising defeats this season to Customs and Falcons and their next game will perhaps set the tone for their their season as they travel to Port Harcourt to face former double champions Royal Hoopers.

•There are 2 derby matches in Atlantic conference this Friday.

•In the Savannah Conference Leading team Mark Mentors of Abuja will lock horns with Kaduna’s Kada Stars where they recruited 3 players from during the off season.

Femi Adefeso

NBBF/DSTV PBL and Zenith Bank Women Basketball League Updates

NBBF/DSTV PBL: WEEK-3 RESULTS

ATLANTIC CONFERENCE

UNION BANK 72 – 58 POLICE BATON

OLUYOLE WARRIORS 91 – 86 DODAN WARRIORS

KWARA FALCONS 58 – 53 CUSTOMS

ISLANDERS 62 – 45 ROYAL HOOPERS

SAVANNAH CONFERENCE

KANO PILLARS 119 – 55 BAUCHI NETS

KADA STARS 68 – 39 NIGER POTTERS

PLATEAU PEAKS 45 – 54 MARK MENTORS

GOMBE BULLS 72 – 43 IMMIGRATION

Zenith Bank Women Basketball League Update

Group A
(Day 1)
Sunshine Angels 45-41 Delta Force.

Day 2 (SAT)
First D.Water 71-14 Taraba Hurricane
IGP Queens 53-30 GT 2000
Oluyole Babes 25-42 Immigration

Day 3 (SUN)
Oluyole Babes 47-65 Taraba Hurricane
Immigration 36-58 IGP Queens
GT200 36-58 Sunahine Angels
Delta Force 35-63 First Deep Water

Group B
(Day 1) FRI
FCT Angels 51-31 AHIP Queens

Day 2 (SAT)
Dolphins 78-43 Coal city
Customs 32-35 Plateau Rocks
First Bank 66-20 Benue Princess

Day 3 (SUN)
First Bank 97-18 Coal city
Benue Queens 42-53 Customs
Plateau Rocks 45-60 FCT Angels
AHIP Queens 30-71 Dolphins

FEMI ADEFESO

PHOTOS COURTESY AKINKUNMI FARINTO

NBBF/ Dstv Premier Basketball League Week 2 Round Up

A Recap of week 2 games in the NBBF/ DStv Premier Basketball League

Femi Adefeso

Three games in the Atlantic conference 4 games in the Savannah conference.

In the Atlantic Conference.
Lead by player coach Seyi Ayodele’s 15 points Lagos Islanders defeated Police Baton 48-39 in a very low scoring encounter. A match that saw Islanders captain Seun Akinwale ruled out for the rest of the season after he dislocated his left elbow in the 4th quarter of the game.

The Nigerian Customs bounced back from last week’s loss to Islanders by taking a ride on the Stallions of Union Bank 61-53. And Port Harcout based Royal Hoopers who were walked over in week 1 defeated visiting Oluyole Warriors of Ibadan by just 1 point 54-53 in a very fierce encounter to round up proceedings in the Atlantic conference. The Dodan Warriors versus Kwara Falcons game was postponed to 1st of April due to the request of Kwara Falcos after 4 of their players were involved in a car crash which lead to the demise of one of their players Joseph Aduku.

From the Savannah Conference there were 2 away wins in week 2. League champions Kano Pillars went to Kaduna to defeat Immigration 69-47 and Plateau Peaks defeating Niger Potters 65-61 win in Minna.

In Abuja, Mark Mentors reaffirmed their title credentials by beating new comers Gombe Bulls 89-51. While the last game in the coference saw 2 teams who lost in week one Bauchi Nets and Kada Stars go head to head in Bauchi. The Nets however rode on home court advantage to ensure Kada Stars remain winless this season with a 68-64 point win.

Femi Adefeso