Kano Pillars Edge Stubborn Dodan Warriors To Semifinal….As Mark Mentors Seal A Trip To The Semis

Defending champions Kano Pillars kept their title defense on track, but not without a stiff battle from the Dodan Warriors, as the Lagos boys came from behind twice to tie the champions only to lose by 1 point in the closing seconds 67-66, after Matthew Omenya stole an inbound pass from John Oweh to score an easy layup with the game tied at 63-63.

Dele Ademola caused further damage to entend their lead to 4 points with 11 seconds to go before Romaric Quenum buried a consolation buzzer beater 3pointer to bring the Warriors to within one with no time on the game clock.

Highlight of the afternoon was Abubakar Usman’s 5 straight 3pointers totalling 26 points while Simone Owochio banged 2- 3points shots reply in the 3rd quarter.

Romaric Quantum top scored for the gallant Warriors with 22 points as Warriors lost the Semi final place to Union Bank who beat Kada Stars 69-60 to join the reigning champions from Group B.

In Group A, Mark Mentors cemented their place in the Semi finals with a 65-52 points victory over Customs, thanks to captain Stanley Gumut who has been outstanding all playoffs bagging in 15 of his 19points from behind the arc with 3 wins from 3, in a tight group that has Lagos Islanders lose the Semi final ticket to Gombe Bulls in a 72-62 point win after in a 3 way fight for final semi final ticket with 1 win 2 loses each in between the 3 teams.

The Semi Finals tomorrow will see Kano Pillars take on Gombe Bulls at 4 pm while Mark Mentors takes on Union Bank at 6pm for a place in the Finals.

A Dodan Worriors player going for a dunk against Kada Stars during the final-8 playoff of 2015 DStv premier Basketball League at the indoor sports hall of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.

DSTV Premier Basketball League Final 8 Playoffs

Day 1 Results
Gombe Bulls 60-63 Customs
Dodan Warriors 78-53 Kada Stars
Union Bank 51-67 Kano Pillars
Mark Mentors 78-68 Lagos Islanders

Femi Adefeso
photo credit Akinkunmi Farinto

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)

Tunde Popoola’s Decision Was Spot On – Says NBBF President

Adeola Olaiya of Kano Pillars dribbles Akpara Akita of Mark Mentors in jersey no 9 PHOTO CREDIT AKINKUMI FARINTO

The president of the Nigerian Basketball federation Mr Tijjani Umar on Saturday at the indoor sports hall of the National Stadium said umpire Tunde Popoola got the decision to cancel the final basket scored by Mark Mentors basketball club of Abuja right at the Final Match of the DSTV Premier Basketball League Final 8, After he and the chairman of Mark Mentors club Mark Igoche came out of the OB van of TV right owners SuperSport to review the dying seconds of the epic final match.

“From the replay it was clear that Musa Usman still had possession of the ball as time expired. The referee dully indicated that, and from the video footage I and the Mark Mentors chairman saw, the referee got the decision spot on”.

Controversy struck at the indoor sports hall of the National Stadium in Lagos when referee Tunde Popoola cancelled Mark Mentors guard, Musa Usman’s basket at the end of the game on Saturday. Mark Mentors who lead all through the game, lead by 4 points with 21 seconds of the game to spare.

However there was a dramatic twist of fortune when Pillars took the lead by one, 89-88 points with 5 seconds left on the game clock courtesy a 3 points shot from Abubakar Usman after team mate Adeolu Olaiya’s dunk reduced the deficit to 2 points earlier.

With the championship title still at stake, Mark Mentors pushed to score within the 5 seconds left. They did score, but it was a tale of too little too late. As time expired before they could get the ball in the basket.

Kano Pillars successful defended the title they won last season and match winner Abubakar Usman going home with his 2nd consecutive Most Valuable Player of the Final 8 award.

Nda’ Abu as he is popularly called also won the highest scorer award having ended the tournament as the leading scorer with 138 points in 5 matches. While Mark Mentors Forward Abdul Yahaya went home with the highest rebounder award.

Mathew Onmonya, Kano Pillars Captain, receiving the 1st place trophy from PR Manager, MultiChoice Nigeria, Caroline Oghuma; Mark Igoche and Nigeria Basketball Federation President, Tijjani Umar during the final of 2014 DStv Basketball League PHOTO CREDIT AKINKUNMI FARINTO

DStv Premier Basketball League Final 8 Classification Games Results

Classification Games Results (Today)

Union Bank 66-72 Oluyole Warriors OT
Islanders 74-70 Plateau Peaks

Tomorrow’s Fixtures (Friday 18th July, 2014)

CLASSIFICATION GAMES
5th place Playoff Game
Oluyole Warriors Vs Islanders 12pm

7th place Playoff Game
Union Bank Vs Plateau Peaks 2pm

SEMI FINAL Games
Kano Pillars Vs Gombe Bulls 4pm
Mark Mentors Vs Dodan Warriors 6pm

Akinwale Seun in jersey No 10 of Islanders going for a dunk against a player of Mark Mentors during the 2014 Nigeria DStv Premier Basketball League Final 8

DSTV Basketball League Final 8 Day Three Results

Day 3 Results 15/7/2014

2014 Nigeria DStv Premier Basketball League Final 8 , Adeola Olaiya in jersey No 9 of Kano Pillars and Philemon Dimka Plateau Peaks

Union Bank 77-71 Plateau Peaks
Emeka. A 25 Pts, 7 rebs / Njoku C. 16 pts, 10 rebs
Ikonshul G.18 Pts, 3 rebs / Prewit G. 10 Pts, 4 rebs

Oluyole Warriors 34-53 Gombe Bulls
Balogun K. 10 Pts , 3 rebs / Sylvanus Yakubu 22 Pts, 10 rebs
Bayo A. 8 Pts, 5 rebs / Austin Eye 10 Pts, 4 rebs

Islanders 50-53 Mark Mentors
Hillary A. 22 Pts, 1 rebounds / Gumut S. 13 Pts, 6 rebs
Solomon I. 6 Pts, 5 rebs / Victor Anthony 11 Pts, 6 rebs

Dodan Warriors 79 -84 Kano Pillars
Romaric Q. 27 Pts, 7 rebs / Abu Usman 31 Pts, 4 rebs
Azuoma D. 19 Pts, 8 rebs, 4 asts / Ademola D.16 Pts, 10rebs

Semi Finals ( Fri. 17/7/2014)
Kano Pillars Vs Gombe Bulls
Mark Mentors Vs Dodan Warriors

Prewet Gagara in jersey No 5 of Plateau Peaks going for a dunk against Kano Pillars player during the 2014 Nigeria DStv Premier Basketball League Final 8

Note: Tomorrow Wednesday 16th July, 2014 will be observed as a rest day.
Action resumes on Thursday in the classification games.

DSTV Premier Basketball League Final 8 Playoffs Day 2 Results

DSTV Premier Basketball League Final 8 Playoffs, Day 2 Results and Top performers

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Day 2 Results and Top performers

Oluyole Warriors 43-63 Islanders
Bayo. A 7 Pts, 8 rebs / Ibrahim Okpe 16 pts, 10 rebs

Kano Pillars 93-53 Plateau Peaks
A.Usman 25 Pts, 4rebs / C. Njoku 13 Pts,10 rebs

Gombe Bulls 58-76 Mark Mentors
Yakubu s. 13 Pts, 3 rebs / Yahaya 17 Pts, 10rebs

Union Bank 52-65 Dodan Warriors
Emmanuel A. 10 Pts, 1 reb/ Azuoma 31 Pts, 5 rebs

Live action at the National Stadium Lagos and on Supersport9

DSTV Pro Basketball League Play-off Fixtures And Results

DStv PREMIER BASKETBALL LEAGUE

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

GROUP A
LAGOS ISLANDERS
MARK MENTORS
GOMBE BULLS
OLUYOLE WARRIORS

GROUP B
KANO PILLARS
UNION BANK
DODAN WARRIORS
PLATEAU PEAKS

DAY 1

DATE: 13/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS.

GAME 1

Dodan Warriors vs Plateau Peaks

DATE: 13/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS

TIME: 12noon – 2pm

GAME 2

Mark Mentors vs Oluyole warriors

DATE: 13/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS

TIME: 2pm – 4pm

GAME 3

Kano pillars vs Union bank

DATE: 13/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS

TIME: 4pm – 6pm

GAME 4

Islanders vs Gombe Bulls

DATE: 13/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS

TIME: 6pm – 8pm

DAY 1 RESULTS

DODAN WARRIORS 71 – 47 PLATEAU PEAKS

MARK MENTORS 82 – 61 OLUYOLE WARRIORS

KANO PILLARS 88 – 71 UNION BANK

ISLANDERS 42 – 45 GOMBE BULLS

DAY 2

DATE: 14/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS.

GAME 5

Oluyole vs Islanders

DATE: 14/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS

TIME: 12 – 2pm

GAME 6

Kano pillars vs Plateau peaks

DATE: 14/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS

TIME: 2pm – 4pm

GAME 7

Mentors vs Gombe bulls

DATE: 14/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS

TIME: 4pm – 6pm

GAME 8

Union bank vs Dodan warriors

DATE: 14/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS

TIME: 6pm – 8pm

DAY 2 RESULTS

Oluyole Warriors 43-63 Islanders

Kano Pillars 93-53 Plateau Peaks

Gombe Bulls 58-76 Mark Mentors

Union Bank 52-65 Dodan Warriors

DAY 3

DATE: 15/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS.

GAME 9

Union bank vs plateau peaks

DATE: 15/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS

TIME: 12pm– 2pm

GAME 10

Oluyole vs Gombe bulls

DATE: 15/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS

TIME: 2pm – 4pm

GAME 11

Islanders vs Mentors

DATE: 15/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS

TIME: 4pm – 6pm

GAME 12

Dodan warriors vs kano pillars

DATE: 15/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS

TIME: 6pm – 8pm

DAY 3 RESULTS

Union Bank 77-71 Plateau Peaks

Oluyole Warriors 34-53 Gombe Bulls

Islanders 50-53 Mark Mentors

Dodan Warriors 79 -84 Kano Pillars

DAY 4

DATE: 16/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS.

REST DAY

DAY 5

GAME 14

3rd Group A vs 4th Group B

DATE: 17/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS.

TIME: 3pm-5pm

GAME 15

3rd Group B vs 4th Group A

DATE: 17/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS.

TIME: 5pm-7pm

Classification Games Results

Union Bank 66-72 Oluyole Warriors OT

Islanders 74-70 Plateau Peaks

DAY 6

GAME 16

Loser 14 vs Loser 15

DATE: 18/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS.

TIME: 12pm –2pm

GAME 17

Winner 14 vs Winner 15

DATE: 18/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS.

TIME: 2pm- 4pm

GAME 18

1st Group A vs 2nd Group B – Semi-final

DATE: 18/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS.

TIME: 4pm-6pm

GAME 19

1st Group B vs 2nd Group A – Semi-final

DATE: 18/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS.

TIME: 6pm-8pm

DAY 7

GAME 20

Loser 18 vs Loser 19 (3rd place game)

DATE: 19/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS.

TIME: 1pm-3pm

Winner 18 vs Winner 19 (Finals)

DATE: 19/7/14

VENUE: NATIONAL.STADIUM, SURULERE, LAGOS.

TIME: 4pm-6pm

NOTE:
A. Teams named first are The Home Team.

B. Top 2 placed teams in each group shall quality for the SEMI-FINALS.

C. For the SEMI-FINALS A 1st vs B 2nd and B 1st vs A 2nd

FINALS
• WINNER of A vs WINNER of B.
• Losers of A vs loser of B for Third place.

Results of Week 14 DSTV Basketball Premier league (Atlantic Conference games)

Kwara Falcons 80 – 78 Union Bank

Royal Hoopers 83 – 72 Dodan Warriors

Police Baton 89 – 81 Oluyole Warriors

Customs 54 – 67 Lagos Islanders

Royal Hoopers officially relegated.

Atlantic Conference Log
Pos. Team Win- Loss Pts
1. Islanders 10-4 24
2. Dodan Warriors 10-4 24

3. Union Bank 9-5 23
4. Oluyole Warriors 9-5 23

5. Customs 6-8 20
6. Kwara Falcons 6-8 20
7. Police Baton 4-10 18
8. Royal Hoopers 4-10 17*

(*) lost 1 point due to match forfeit (Walked over)

Savannah Conference Fixtures (Friday)

Niger Potters Vs Mark Mentors – 4pm – Abuja
Bauchi Nets Vs Plateau Peaks – 4pm – Bauchi
Gombe Vs Kano Pillars – 4pm – Gombe
Immigration Vs Kada Stars – 4pm – Kaduna

Savannah Conference Log
Pos. Team Win- Loss Pts
1. Kano Pillars 12-1 25
2. Mark Mentors 11-2 24
3. Gombe Bulls 10-3 23
4. Plateau Peaks 6-7 19
5. Immigration 4-9 17

6. Niger Potters 4-9 16*

7. Bauchi Nets 3-10 16

8. Kada Stars 2-11 15

(*) lost 1 point due to match forfeit (Walked over)

Oluwafemi Adefeso

DSTV Basketball Premier league, Log, Fixtures and Updates

Frank Okafor in jersey No 8 of Police Baton going for a lay-up against Dodan Warriors player during the 2014 Nigeria DStv Premier

With all playoffs spots sealed in both the Atlantic and the Savannah Conference. Most of the Week 14 games in the DSTV Premier league will be a formality. Union Bank, Lagos Islanders, Dodan Warriors and Oluyole Warriors have made it through the highly competitive Atlantic Conference, while the Savannah Conference easily produced defending champions Kano Pillars, who stood head and shoulders above of the rest of the pack with a solitary loss all season. Kano Pillars is joined by the impressive Mark Mentors and Gombe Bulls while Plateau Peaks completes the quartet of savannah conference playoffs teams.

With much said about the playoffs bound teams the battle for premier league survival will enter the last 40 minutes of regular season basketball. With all fingers pointing to former back to back champions Royal Hoopers taking the drop ahead of Police Baton in the Atlantic conference. It’s a more interesting affair in the Savannah Conference with Bauchi Nets, Kada Stars and Niger Potters all locked in the relegation battle.

The League management board moved Atlantic Conference Week 14 games to Midweek (11th June) in other to accommodate the Zenith Bank female league Final 8 which tips off on Friday 13th June, 2014 at the National Stadium. Lagos. Th board however left the Savannah Conference week 14 schedule the same. You can be rest assured the final day in both conferences promises some mouthwatering encounters.

In the Atlantic Conference on Wednesday…

Police Baton Vs Oluyole Warriors – 4pm – Lagos.
Royal Hoppers Vs Dodan Warriors – 4 pm- Port Harcourt
Customs Vs Lagos Islanders – 6pm – Lagos
Kwara Falcons Vs Union Bank- 4pm – Ilorin

While the Savannah Conference has…..

The Survival Battle Royale which tips off by 4 pm in all venues.

Immigration V Kada Stars (Kaduna Derby)

Kada Stars struggles took a turn for the worse last week as their 38 point loss to defending Champions Kano Pillars took them to the bottom of the Savannah conference log. With just 2 wins, 11 losses and 15 points in their kitty, Kada will need will an outright win on friday and hope that either Bauchi Nets or Niger Potters or both clubs lose in week 14 to have a chance to save their premier league status. With their fate not in their hands, the Kaduna derby promises to be full of intrigue.
Bauchi Nets Vs Plateau Peaks – Bauchi

The Nets are just a point ahead of Kada Stars with 16 points from 3 wins and 10 losses. With the Peaks having secured the Playoffs. The Nets have their premier league status hanging on a thin thread. The Nets unlike Kada Stars have their fate in their hands. A win will seal it, but a loss will leave their survival hope hanging on the result of the other two relegation bound teams. With Plateau Peaks having little to play for and home advantage in their favour. The odds favour the Nets to survive. But will They?
Niger Potters Vs Mark Mentors – Minna

Niger Potters finally ported out of the bottom of the log to 6th place last week. Benefiting from slip ups by the Nets and Kada Stars. Though not totally safe, Potters still need to win to cement the premier league stake. However a loss will not be devastating for the Niger Boys if Bauchi Nets lose at home to the Peaks and Kada fall prey to the Mentors.

Current Log DStv Premier Basketball League.

Atlantic Conference
Pos. Team Win- Loss Pts
1. Islanders 9-4 22
2. Dodan Warriors 9-4 22
3. Union Bank 9-4 22
4. Oluyole Warriors 8-5 21
5. Customs 6-7 19
6. Kwara Falcons 5-8 18
7. Police Baton 3-10 15
8. Royal Hoopers 3-10 14*

Savannah Conference
Pos. Team Win- Loss Pts
1. Kano Pillars 12-1 25
2. Mark Mentors 11-2 24
3. Gombe Bulls 10-3 23
4. Plateau Peaks 6-7 19
5. Immigration 4-9 17
6. Niger Potters 4-9 16*
7. Bauchi Nets 3-10 16
8. Kada Stars 2-11 15

(*) lost the 1 point for loss due to match forfeit (Walked over)

Malu Williams in jersey No 9 of Police Baton trying to dribble Agladima Emmanuel in jersey No 7 of Union Bank during the 2014 Nigeria DStv Premier Male Basketball League

Oluwafemi Adefeso

Photo Credit:Akinkunmi Farinto

Dodan, Mark Mentors, 6 Others Seal Play-off Places…

2014 Nigeria DStv Premier Basketball League Week 13 Results

DSTV Week 13 Results:

Frank Okafor in jersey No 8 of Police Baton going for a lay-up against Dodan Warriors player during the 2014 Nigeria DStv Premier

Atlantic Conference

Islanders 67-61 Union Bank

Oluyole 95-73 Customs

Royal Hoopers 100-67 Kwara Falcons

Dodan Warriors 83-64 Police Baton

Savannah Conference

Plateau Peaks 73-49 Immigration

Mark Mentors 89-63 Bauchi Nets

Niger Potters 42-37 Gombe Bulls

Kada Stars 53-92 Kano Pillars

With only just one more round of games to go in the Regular Season the Playoff places are now complete, while it might rosy for the top four teams four teams in both the Savannah and Atlantic Conferences, what left now is the relegation battle between teams that are trying to beat the drop.

While that will come to fore on the last day of the league, here is the List of teams that have made it to the Play-offs

UNION BANK, ISLANDERS, DODAN WARRIORS OLUYOLE WARRIORS, have all made it from the Atlantic Conference while for the Savannah Conference we’ve got KANO PILLARS, MARK MENTORS, GOMBE BULLS AND PLATEAU PEAKS.

William Malu in jersey No 9 of Police Baton going for a dunk against Dodan Warriors player during the 2014 Nigeria DStv Premier Basketball League

Photo Credit: Akinkunmi Farinto