Baba Jubril

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Baba Jubril
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Jubril in 2023
Kwara Falcons
Position Head coach
League Nigerian Premier League
Personal information
Born (1990-01-18) 18 January 1990 (age 35)
Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria
Coaching career2018–present
Career history
As a player:
Nigeria Customs
Kwara Falcons
As a coach:
2018–2019 Kwara Falcons (assistant)
2019–presentKwara Falcons
2023–present Nigeria (assistant)
Career highlights
As head coach:

Kadri Baba Jubril (born 18 January 1990) is a Nigerian professional basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the Kwara Falcons of the Nigerian Premier League (NPL).

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Playing career

Jubril competed with the Nigeria Under-19 team at the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, where he averaged 15 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. [1] During his professional career, he played for the Kwara Falcons (where he was the captain), the Ebun Comets and the Nigeria Customs, [2] among others.

Coaching career

Since 2023, Jubril is also an assistant coach for the Nigeria national men's team. [3] In 2018, Jubril started as assistant coach with the Kwara Falcons, under Lateef Erinfolami. [4] Since assuming the position a year later, Jubril has been the head coach of Kwara Falcons. He guided the team to their first-ever Premier League title in 2022. [5] As a result, he coached the Falcons in their debut season in Season 3 of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). [6] The Falcons went winless in the Sahara Conference, finishing in sixth place with a 0–5 record.

Head coaching record

BAL

Legend
Regular seasonGGames coachedWGames wonLGames lostW–L %Win–loss %
PlayoffsPGPlayoff gamesPWPlayoff winsPLPlayoff lossesPW–L %Playoff win–loss %
TeamYearGWLW–L%FinishPGPWPLPW–L%Result
Kwara Falcons 2023 505.0005th in Sahara Conference Did Not Qualify

References

  1. ↑ "Kadri Baba Jibril profile, World Championship for Junior Men 1999". FIBA.COM. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Nigeria Customs not shaken by inaugural appearance at FIBA Africa Champions Cup 2016". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Fayiga, Kunle (10 February 2023). "FIBA World Cup Qualifiers: NBBF announce 21-man D'Tigers squad - AfrosportNow" . Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Online, The Eagle (25 January 2018). "Kwara Falcons gets new coach -". The Eagle Online. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Omoniyi, Oluwaferanmi (13 November 2022). "NBBF Final 8: Kwara Falcons wins first title as High school student emereges MVP". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Kwara Falcons Coach Baba Jubril Unfazed On BAL Draws". 15 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.


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