Nigeria’s Josh Okogie praises Mike Brown, makes history at All-Star weekend
Written by: Colin Udoh, ESPN One has to go all the way back to Hakeem Olajuwon to find a Nigerian presence at the NBA All Star weekend, and even that [...]
Former Georgia Tech captain Mfon Udofia earns unlikely opportunity
Written by: Ken Sugiura, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Even before he got to Georgia Tech in 2009, Mfon Udofia had been identified as a coach in the making. The one who [...]
Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia and Egypt finish unbeaten at FIBA AfroBasket 2021 Qualifiers
Written by: Evelyn Watta, olympics.com Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia ended their FIBA AfroBasket 2021 first round campaign with a perfect record in Kigali, Rwanda. Hosts Egypt also stayed top of their group after their final match on Sunday [...]
Mike Brown to stay with Warriors as Alex Nwora temporarily resumes Nigeria head coaching job
Written by: Colin Udoh, ESPN Golden State Warriors assistant coach Mike Brown will not be available to lead the Nigeria national team at their AfroBasket qualifiers in February, and will [...]
Behind Nigeria’s bid to land Brooklyn Nets’ Spencer Dinwiddie for the Olympics
Written by: Colin Udoh, ABC 7 New York The Nigerian basketball community was as stunned as the rest of the world when news broke that Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer [...]
Nigeria coach Mike Brown is leaving no NBA stone unturned to find D’Tigers stars
Written by: Colin Udoh, ESPN Golden State Warriors associate coach Mike Brown took charge of the Nigeria national basketball team for the first time this past November, in the first [...]
Warriors assistant Mike Brown to coach Nigeria in the 2020 Olympics
Written by: Brady Kopler, Golden State of Mind Golden State Warriors assistant coach Mike Brown is heading to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Brown, who is in his fourth [...]
Coach Mike Brown on Nigeria Olympic aims: “We’re going there to try and win”
From the NBA to Nigeria, coach Mike Brown is using Nelson Mandela's words to inspire his players ahead of the Tokyo 2020 basketball tournament. And he's targeting an Olympic medal [...]