Kenya will be returning to the AfroBasket for the first time in 28 years.
Africa
25/11/2020
08:24
Luol Deng to coach South Sudan at FIBA AfroBasket 2021 Qualifiers
South Sudan Basketball Federation (SSBF) President Luol Deng has taken matters into his own hands and will coach the senior men’s national team at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021 Qualifiers in the Rwandan capital from November 25-29
10/08/2020
19:00
NBA names Victor Williams CEO of NBA Africa
New Role Will Oversee League’s Business and Basketball Development Initiatives Across the Continent.
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.
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.
29/05/2019
09:40
Anibal Manave appointed as President of the Board for the Basketball Africa League
In 2017, he was elected president of Mozambique’s National Olympic Committee (CONM).
16/02/2019
20:44
NBA and FIBA plan to launch the Basketball Africa League
Basketball Africa League to mark NBA’s first collaboration to operate a league outside North America
