The Rivers-based side were crowned champions of the 2023 Nigeria Premier Basketball League with an unbeaten run after they defeated Nigeria Customs 77-57.
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The Rivers-based side were crowned champions of the 2023 Nigeria Premier Basketball League with an unbeaten run after they defeated Nigeria Customs 77-57.
The victory cemented Rivers Hoopers’ supremacy as the unbeaten Kings of Nigerian Basketball, having gone through all league phases without tasting defeat.
The celebrations will last a while, after which the KingsMen will focus on preparations for the 2024 Basketball Africa League, where they hope to put up a much better showing than their first appearance at Africa’s biggest club basketball fiesta during its inaugural edition.
Rivers Hoopers will join Al Alhy of Egypt, Petro from Angola, APR from Rwanda, AS Dounes from Senegal, US Monastir from Tunisia, Bangui from Central Africa Rep.
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