Crown Elite Basketball Championship

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Crown Elite Basketball League
Organising bodyCrown Elite Sports
Founded2021
First season2021
Countries Nigeria
Regions West Africa
Number of teams8
Related competitions Nigerian Premier League
Current champions Rivers Hoopers (1st title)
(2022)
Most championships Rivers Hoopers
Ebun Comets
(1 title each)
CEO Hanson O. Oguche

The Crown Elite Basketball Championship is a professional basketball league for men's and women's teams in Nigeria and Western Africa. It is founded and organised by the Crown Elite Sports, a sports management company. [1] The organization is affiliated with the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) and the Nigerian University Games Association. The first season was played in 2020. [1]

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Men

The inaugural season was held on July 13 and July 14, 2021, in the indoor hall of the National Stadium in Lagos. The Ebun Comets won the inaugural title. [2] The second season was held from February 1 to February 6, 2022, when the Rivers Hoopers won the second men's title and claimed the 1.5 million prize money. [3]

List of champions

EditionSeasonChampionsFinal scoreRunners-upThird placeFourth place
12021 Ebun Comets 58–52Lagos Legends
22022 Rivers Hoopers 79–71 University of Lagos Lagos Legends Lagos Islanders

2022 season

Group A

TeamWL
Lagos Islanders 21
University of Lagos21
Kwara Falcons 12
Ebun Comets 12

Group B

TeamWL
Rivers Hoopers 21
Lagos Legends21
Raptors12
Dodan Warriors03

Final Four

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Lagos Islanders 49
4 Rivers Hoopers 64
Rivers Hoopers 79
University of Lagos 74
3 Lagos Legends 53
2 University of Lagos 64 Third place
Lagos Legends 75
Lagos Islanders 40

Women

From August 21, to August 27, 2022, the first women competition was held. [4] The tournament existed of six Nigerian teams, one team from Togo, and one team from Ghana.

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