Africa

07/06/2020 12:05

Zagklis: FIBA is more interested in shaping landscape, rather than fully controlling and owning it

FIBA Secretary General confirms an opening to ECA: “I think down the line there will be opportunities, and this is why we have started to talk”

21/05/2020 20:30

Basketball Africa League launches “BAL Hang Time” on League’s YouTube Channel

The show will feature African leaders, former players, coaches, artists and media personalities associated with and active in the game of basketball on the African continent.

23/03/2020 15:41

Message from FIBA President Hamane Niang and Secretary General Andreas Zagklis

In the coming weeks, a decision will be made regarding the Basketball Champions League, the Basketball Champions League Americas and the Basketball Africa Leagu

04/03/2020 09:00

Basketball Africa League Postpones Start of Inaugural Season

The BAL, a partnership between the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the NBA, is a new professional league featuring 12 club teams from across Africa

26/02/2020 17:15

Tony Mitchell signs with AS Sale for Basketball Africa League

Mitchell moves to Morocco

23/02/2020 10:58

Tunisia appoints Dirk Bauermann as head coach

German will coach for Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament in June.

22/02/2020 11:38

Alhaji Mohammed joins US Monastir for inaugural season of Basketball Africa League

The forward will play for the Tunisian team

16/02/2020 15:51

Basketball Africa League announces the 12 teams that will compete in inaugural season

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) today announced the 12 club teams from 12 African countries that will compete in the league’s inaugural season, which will tip off Friday, March 13 at the Dakar Arena in Dakar,

11/02/2020 14:55

Basketball Africa League Names Luol Deng as League’s Global Ambassador

Deng was a member of the Great Britain National Team in the 2012 Olympic Games in London and captained Team Africa in the NBA Africa Games in 2015 and 2017

03/02/2020 19:43

Ater Majok agrees to deal with US Monastir

Majok will play in the NBA/FIBA’s Basketball Africa League

04/01/2020 14:17

Chris Crawford signs with US Monastir

Crawford will play for Miodrag Perisic, who coached him in Lebanon last season

20/12/2019 09:24

Basketball Africa League unveils official logo

The Basketball Africa League (BAL), a new professional league featuring 12 club teams from across Africa and scheduled to begin play in March 2020, today unveiled the league’s official logo

04/12/2019 21:53

NBA-FIBA’s Basketball Africa League combine is underway

Yakhouba Diawara, Tim Quarterman, Chris Smith among the players attending the combine

02/12/2019 16:15

First Basketball Africa League Combine to be held Dec. 4-5 in Brooklyn, New York

The Basketball Africa League (BAL), a new professional league featuring 12 club teams from across Africa and scheduled to begin play in March 2020, today announced the first BAL Combine

09/10/2019 15:21

African clubs to compete in Qualifying Tournaments for the Basketball Africa League confirmed

FIBA Africa has announced the 32 clubs across Africa who will participate in the Qualifying Tournaments for the Basketball Africa League 2020

05/10/2019 09:16

Shane Lawal announces his retire

Former Barcelona and Sassari center gave the news on his Instagram profile.

19/08/2019 20:32

Nigeria participation to the World Cup at risk over lack of funds

The National Team was supposed to travel today to China.

31/07/2019 13:45

Basketball Africa League announces seven host cities for inaugural season

The BAL announced NIKE and Jordan Brand will be the exclusive outfitter of the new professional league featuring 12 club teams from across Africa and scheduled to begin play in March 2020.

23/07/2019 21:20

Michael Dixon signs with Al Ittihad Alexandria

Dixon is headed to Egypt

09/07/2019 18:21

NBA, FIBA and Senegalese Basketball Federation to host 17th Basketball Without Borders Africa

The annual FIBA and NBA Event will take place Sunday, July 28 – Wednesday, July 31 in Senegal.

23/06/2019 22:46

Anibal Manave elected as FIBA Africa President

Anibal Aurelio Manave was elected as President of FIBA Africa by the General Assembly on Sunday June 23 in the Malian capital city of Bamako for the 2019 – 2023 term.