Nigeria unveils Tokyo 2020 roster with eight NBA stars
Written by: FIBA ABUJA (Nigeria) - Nigeria have unveiled their final 12-man roster for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with four players expected to debut for the D'Tigers. Nigeria [...]
Paxful Donates To Friends of Nigerian Basketball in Olympic Push
Written by: Paxful Team Today we are happy to announce that Paxful will be donating to the Friends of Nigerian Basketball Foundation (FONB), a non-profit corporation with a mission to [...]
Tokyo field promises to be a dogfight after USA fall to Nigeria and Australia
Written by: Fiba.basketball LAS VEGAS (USA) - The men's basketball tournament at the Tokyo Olympics is shaping up to be among the most competitive in recent memory if friendly wins [...]
Nigeria Wins Historic Upset Over Team U.S.A. in Olympic Exhibition
Written by: Jonathan Abrams, New York Times The U.S. men’s basketball team was upset by Nigeria on Saturday evening in its first exhibition game ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, a [...]
Nigeria’s D’Tigers follow up USA win by smashing Argentina
Written by: Jida Alaka, Premium Times After achieving a first-ever win over the USA on Sunday morning, Nigeria’s national men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, smashed Argentina 94-71 on Monday evening at [...]
Team USA stunned by Nigeria in rare exhibition basketball loss ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Written by: Brian Windhorst, ESPN LAS VEGAS -- Team USA suffered a stunning and sobering defeat in its first exhibition game before the Olympics, getting outplayed by Nigeria in a [...]
Nigeria basketball’s Twitter account is out here dunking on everyone and it’s so good
Written by: Charles Curtis, For The Win It’s time to give some respect to Nigeria’s basketball team. The roster that includes NBA players like Josh Okogie, Jahlil Okafor, Chimezie Metu, [...]
Nigeria stuns Team USA men’s basketball in Olympic tune-up for one of biggest upsets in international history
Written by: Brad Botkin & Jack Maloney, CBS Sports The U.S. men's basketball team started its Olympic exhibition slate on Saturday, and it didn't go well. In one of the [...]
Team USA stunned by Nigeria in pre-Olympic opener
Written by: Associated Press, New York Post LAS VEGAS — This is not how USA Basketball expected to open its Olympic summer. Nigeria probably didn’t expect it, either. If there [...]
Nigeria name eight NBA players for pre-Olympic basketball camp
Written by: ESPN Staff Nigeria have announced a 16-man training camp roster in advance of a trio of exhibition games in Las Vegas, where D'Tigers will face the United States [...]