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  • D’Tigress Wins 2019 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championships

    Image via FIBA.com The FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship took place this past weekend in Dakar Arena in Senegal where Nigeria was victorious against host country Senegal 60 -55. The D’Tigress win gave them their second straight AfroBasket title (fourth overall).

  • Josh Okogie Will Play For Nigeria In FIBA World Cup

    Via Josh Okogie Twitter Josh Okogie took to Twitter today to announce that he will suit up for the Nigeria National Basketball Team in the upcoming 2019 FIBA World Cup. The tournament begins on August 31st in China. Okogie had…

  • GIANNIS WINS NBA MVP AWARD

    Via @Bucks Twitter Giannis Antetokounmpo won the 2018-2019 Most Valuable Player award for his phenomenal dominant season. Giannis became the third youngest player to win MVP over the past 40 seasons and also the fifth player born outside of the…

  • GIANNIS SIGNATURE SHOES WILL DEBUT DURING PLAYOFFS

    Via @NikeBasketball Twitter There’s been a lot of speculation and rumors about when Giannis Antetokounmpo’s signature shoes with Nike were going to debut. Well we finally have an answer about the Nike Freak 1. During Nike’s Quarter 3 2019 Earnings…

  • ERICA OGWUMIKE WINS CONFERENCE USA PLAYER OF THE YEAR

    Via @RiceWBB Twitter Erica Ogwumike won Conference USA Player of the Year as she led the Rice to Conference USA regular season and Conference Tournament titles. Erica averaged 16.5 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 2.7 APG, and 1.6 SPG in helping Rice…

  • Kristine Anigwe Makes History with 30-30 Game

    Via @CalAthletics Kristine Anigwe, University of California senior center, recorded 32 points (14/22 FG and 4/8 FT) and 30 rebounds in a win vs. Washington State. Anigwe becomes the first player in Division I college Women basketball with a 30…

  • Kamaru Usman Becomes First African Champion in UFC History

    Via @UFC Twitter Kamara “The Nigerian Nightmare” Usman defeated Tyron Woodley last night during UFC 235 to become the first African champion in UFC history. Usman is now the new Undisputed UFC Welterweight Champion after a unanimous decision. He is…

  • Nneka Ogwumike Alumnae Reflections

    Former Stanford Women Basketball All American, Nneka Ogwumike reflects on her past experiences and learnings as a student athlete at Stanford University.

  • Ogunbowale Becomes Lady Irish All-Time Scoring Leader

    Via @CalAthletics Arike added to her stellar career when she became the Women’s Notre Dame Basketball all-time scoring leader on Friday. She passed Skylar Diggins with 2,358 points and counting. Congrats to Arike on an amazing accomplishment. I’m excited to…

  • Basketball Africa League Announced for 2020

    Image via @NBA Twitter During the 6th annual NBA Africa All Star Luncheon in Charlotte, the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) announced the plan to launch the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in 2020. The Basketball…