2024 Rivers Hoopers season

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Rivers Hoopers
2024 season
Head coach Ogoh Odaudu
NPL To be played
BAL Third Place
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The 2024 Rivers Hoopers season is the 19th season in club history and the second season of the team in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The Hoopers will play in the Nigerian Premier League (NPL) once again as defending champions.

Contents

The Hoopers enforced their team with American guard Will Perry, [1] as well as with Devine Eke. [2] Eke and Perry were named to the All-BAL Second Team after the conclusion of the season. [3] They were allocated in the Sahara Conference, and surprisingly won the conference and sealed their first ever playoff spot. [4] In the quarterfinals, they defeated US Monastir, and in the semi-finals they lost to Al Ahly Ly in overtime. [5] The Hoopers defeated South Africa's Cape Town Tigers to clinch the third place, becoming the first Nigerian team in the BAL to finish with a medal. [6]

Roster

BAL roster

The final roster was revealed by the BAL on 4 May 2024. [7]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

2024 Rivers Hoopers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
CG 2 Flag of Nigeria.svg Offia, Abel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)20 – (2005-02-14)14 February 2005
SF 4 Flag of Nigeria.svg Daramola, Michael 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)22 – (2002-10-20)20 October 2002
PG 5 Flag of Nigeria.svg Anaiye, Johnson 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)27 – (1997-11-06)6 November 1997
F 6 Flag of Nigeria.svg Ike, David  (E)2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)17 – (2007-07-16)16 July 2007
SF 7 Flag of Nigeria.svg Nwaiwu, Onyebuchi 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)26 – (1998-08-20)20 August 1998
G 10 Flag of Nigeria.svg Oyebanji, Mustapha 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)24 – (2001-04-20)20 April 2001
PG 12 Flag of the United States.svg Perry, Will  (I)1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)31 – (1993-10-11)11 October 1993
G 13 Flag of Nigeria.svg Amayo, Kelvin 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)33 – (1992-01-09)9 January 1992
C 14 Flag of Nigeria.svg Olisemeka, Peter 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)33 – (1991-12-09)9 December 1991
PF 15 Flag of Nigeria.svg Koko, Victor Anthony  (C)2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)32 – (1992-12-14)14 December 1992
SF 23 Flag of Nigeria.svg Eke, Devine 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)28 – (1996-07-29)29 July 1996
PF 34 Flag of France.svg Wilkins, John  (I)2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)35 – (1989-07-13)13 July 1989
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • (E): BAL Elevate player
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: 4 May 2024

Games

BAL

Sahara Conference

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPCTQualification
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Hoopers 642441413+28.667Advance to playoffs
2 Flag of Senegal.svg AS Douanes (H)633409385+24.500 [a]
3 Flag of Tunisia.svg US Monastir 633437450−13.500 [a]
4 Flag of Rwanda.svg APR 624432471−39.333
Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head: AS Douanes 1–1 US Monastir, AS Douanes won on aggregrate point difference (+1).
May 4, 2024 AS Douanes Flag of Senegal.svg 68–77 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Hoopers Dakar Arena, Dakar
5:30 PMScoring by quarter: 23–18, 16–19, 9–19, 20–21
Pts: Akec 19
Rebs: Obekpa 14
Asts: Boissy 4		 Livestats Pts: Eke 31
Rebs: Eke 12
Asts: Amayo 8		Attendance: 8,543
Referees: Tyler Mirkovich, Aboolo Amr, Hassan Kamate
May 5, 2024 APR Flag of Rwanda.svg 82–86 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Hoopers Dakar Arena, Dakar
2:30 PMScoring by quarter: 18–19, 22–21, 22–23, 20–23
Pts: Noel 32
Rebs: Noel 7
Asts: Filer, Robeyns 4		 Livestats Pts: Perry 31
Rebs: Eke, Ike 8
Asts: Amayo 7		Attendance: 734
Referees: Kaitlynn Versoza, Kalume Tonton Banza, Adlen Larouci
May 7, 2024 US Monastir Flag of Tunisia.svg 63–84 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Hoopers Dakar Arena, Dakar
4:00 PMScoring by quarter: 13–24, 16–25, 22–18, 12–17
Pts: Doucouré 21
Rebs: Crawford 7
Asts: Crawford 14		 Livestats Pts: Amayo 30
Rebs: Eke 12
Asts: Amayo, Perry 9		Attendance: 973
Referees: Tyler Mirkovich, Kalume Tonton Banza, Hassan Kamate
May 9, 2024Rivers Hoopers Flag of Nigeria.svg 54–56 Flag of Senegal.svg AS Douanes Dakar Arena, Dakar
7:00 PMScoring by quarter: 5–14, 21–19, 15–7, 13–16
Pts: Perry 17
Rebs: Olisemeka 18
Asts: Perry 5		 Livestats Pts: Akec 17
Rebs: Thomas 9
Asts: Boissy 4		Attendance: 6,876
Referees: Cameron Gelinas, Yann Vezo Davidson, Natascha Onono
May 11, 2024Rivers Hoopers Flag of Nigeria.svg 78–71(2OT) Flag of Rwanda.svg APR Dakar Arena, Dakar
2:30 PMScoring by quarter: 16–19, 15–11, 10–20, 17–8, Overtime: 17–8, 20–3
Pts: Eke 18
Rebs: Eke 20
Asts: Perry 6		 Livestats Pts: Nshobozwabyosenumukiza 16
Rebs: Hunt 14
Asts: Hunt 7		Attendance: 750
Referees: Cameron Gelinas, Aboolo Amr, Kalume Tonton Banza
May 12, 2024Rivers Hoopers Flag of Nigeria.svg 62–73 Flag of Tunisia.svg US Monastir Dakar Arena, Dakar
2:30 PMScoring by quarter: 13–19, 20–19, 9–18, 20–17
Pts: Eke 13
Rebs: Olisemeka 10
Asts: Amayo 7		 Livestats Pts: Crawford 21
Rebs: Majok 16
Asts: Crawford 9		Attendance: 2,604
Referees: Kenny Jones, Kalume Tonton Banza, Walelign Fikadu Gebeto

Playoffs

Seeding game (3rd–4th seed)
25 May 2024Rivers Hoopers Flag of Nigeria.svg 57–63 Flag of Senegal.svg AS Douanes BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
5:30 PMScoring by quarter: 9–22, 14–15, 5–13, 29–13
Pts: Ike 11
Rebs: Olisemeka 13
Asts: Amayo 7		 Livestats Pts: Harouna 16
Rebs: Akec, Fofana 7
Asts: Akec 4		Attendance: 5,992
Referees: Hortensia Sanchez-Carrizales, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Amir Taboubi
Quarterfinal
27 May 2024Rivers Hoopers Flag of Nigeria.svg 92–88 Flag of Tunisia.svg US Monastir BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
5:00 PMScoring by quarter: 20–21, 25–19, 23–22, 24–26
Pts: Perry 33
Rebs: Eke 12
Asts: Amayo 11		 Livestats Pts: Crawford 31
Rebs: Majok 7
Asts: Crawford 10		Attendance: 3,032
Referees: Chelisa Painter, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Aboolo Amr
Semifinal
29 May 2024Rivers Hoopers Flag of Nigeria.svg 83–89(OT) Flag of Libya.svg Al Ahly Ly BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
5:00 PMScoring by quarter: 21–27, 16–21, 23–8, 13–70, Overtime: 10–16
Pts: Amayo 26
Rebs: Amayo 15
Asts: Amayo 6		 Livestats Pts: Lual-Acuil 27
Rebs: Deng 13
Asts: Golden 5		Attendance: 4,037
Referees: Chelisa Painter, Yann Vezo Davidson, Mbaye Seye
Third-place game
31 May 2024Rivers Hoopers Flag of Nigeria.svg 80–57 Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town Tigers BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
8:00 PMScoring by quarter: 25–8, 18–21, 20–9, 17–19
Pts: Amayo 25
Rebs: Koko 11
Asts: Perry 8		 Livestats Pts: Deing 17
Rebs: Sibanyoni 15
Asts: Manyang, Whitbread 2		Attendance: 4,379
Referees: Julian Scott, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Kalume Tonton Banza

Player statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG  Points per game

BAL

Rivers Hoopers statistics
PlayerGPMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
John Wilkins 1026.0.250.232.4293.00.70.80.46.4
Will Perry 935.2.443.375.9194.25.42.30.117.2
Mustapha Oyebanji 98.0.207.231.5000.60.10.20.02.2
Peter Olisemeka 931.3.536.000.51612.22.12.01.210.0
Buchi Nwaiwu 75.9.125.000.7502.00.40.10.40.7
Victor Mohammed 23.7.200.000.0001.01.00.00.01.0
Victor Koko 108.7.444.000.5713.20.30.10.82.0
David Ike 1014.7.444.500.2504.10.50.40.84.5
Devine Eke 1036.1.444.182.53110.82.61.80.316.6
Michael Daramola 23.4.000.000.5000.50.50.00.00.5
Offia Abel Chidiebere 75.7.263.1001.0001.00.40.60.02.0
Johnson Anaiye 99.3.176.125.5001.61.41.10.01.2
Kelvin Amayo 1037.0.343.227.3915.36.72.20.516.0

References

  1. ↑ Sikubwabo, Damas (24 February 2024). "Patriots star Perry joins Rivers Hoopers ahead of BAL 2024". The New Times. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "D'Tigers Forward, Devine Eke, Joins Rivers Hoopers For BAL". leadership.ng. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Mabunda, Sindiswa (6 June 2024). "Eke banks on Hoopers' BAL run to lift image of Nigerian basketball". The Big Tip Off. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Rivers Hoopers clinch playoffs spot in first BAL double-overtime game". The BAL. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Al Ahly Ly are one win away from the 2024 BAL title". The BAL. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Rivers Hoopers finish third at 2024 BAL". The BAL. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Rivers Hoopers (NIGERIA)". The BAL. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
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