2019 NBBF Premier League | |
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League | Nigerian Premier League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 2 – October 12, 2019 (League stage) November 12 – November 17, 2019 (Final 8) |
Number of teams | 22 |
League stage | |
Final 8 | |
President's Cup | |
Champions | Rivers Hoopers (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Raptors |
Finals MVP | Abdul Yahaya (Rivers Hoopers) |
The 2019 NBBF Nigerian Premier League was the national championship for Nigerian basketball organised by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). The draw was held on 11 November 2019.[1] All game were played at the National Stadium in Lagos. The winners of the President Cup qualify for the 2020 Basketball Africa League (BAL), the newly established pan-African league by FIBA and the NBA.[2] Rivers Hoopers won its third Nigerian championship.[3]
The league stage was played in a round-robin format. The Atlantic Conference was played from October 12, to October 2022, in the Indoor Sports Hall of the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria.[4] The Savannah Conference was played in the Indoor Sports Hall in Lagos. The top four teams advance to the Final 8.
Pos. | Team | GP | W | L | W% | PF | PA | PD |
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1 | Rivers Hoopers | |||||||
2 | Kwara Falcons | |||||||
3 | Raptors Lagos | |||||||
4 | Lagos Islanders | |||||||
5 | Police Baton | |||||||
6 | Hoops and Read | |||||||
7 | Delta Force | |||||||
8 | Customs Lagos | |||||||
9 | Dodan Warriors | |||||||
10 | Invaders | |||||||
11 | Coal City Miners | |||||||
12 | Azure Raiders |
Pos. | Team | GP | W | L | W% | PF | PA | PD |
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1 | Niger Potters | |||||||
2 | Mark Mentors | |||||||
3 | Nigeria Army Rockets | |||||||
4 | Abuja Defenders | |||||||
5 | Plateau Peaks | |||||||
6 | Gombe Bulls | |||||||
7 | Kada Stars | |||||||
8 | Bauchi Nets | |||||||
9 | Kano Pillars | |||||||
10 | Benue Braves |
The Final 8 took place from November 12, to November 17, 2021.
Pos. | Team | GP | W | L | W% | PF | PA | PD |
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1 | Rivers Hoopers | |||||||
2 | Lagos Islanders | |||||||
3 | Nigeria Army Rockets | |||||||
4 | Benue Braves |
Pos. | Team | GP | W | L | W% | PF | PA | PD |
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1 | Kwara Falcons | |||||||
2 | Niger Potters | |||||||
3 | Abuja Defenders | |||||||
4 | Raptors Lagos |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
16 November | ||||||
Raptors | 84 | |||||
17 November | ||||||
Niger Potters | 81 | |||||
Raptors | 57 | |||||
16 November | ||||||
Rivers Hoopers | 97 | |||||
Rivers Hoopers | 78 | |||||
Kwara Falcons | 64 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
17 November | ||||||
Niger Potters | 76 | |||||
Kwara Falcons | 77 |
Guards | Forwards | Center |
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Abdul Yahaya (Hoopers) Ikechukwu Godwin (Hoopers) |
Godwin David (Falcons) Gabriel Erameh (Potters) |
Ginikachukwu Godspower (Raptors) |
President's Cup MVP: Abdul Yahaya (Hoopers) |