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Player of the tournament: Adaora Elonu

All-star five:
Marina Ewodo
Ezinne Kalu
Mariam Coulibaly
Adaora Elonu
Yacine Diop

Player of the tournament: Adaora Elonu

All-star five:
Marina Ewodo
Ezinne Kalu
Mariam Coulibaly
Adaora Elonu
Diop Yacine

Nigeria does a three-peat at the FIBA Women's Afrobasket, defeating Mali 70 to 59

Elizabeth Macaulay 15 pts
Ify Ibekwe 13 pts
Ezinne Kalu 13 pts

Nigeria does a three-peat at the FIBA Women's Afrobasket, defeating Mali 70 to 59

Elizabeth Macaulay 15 pts
Ify Ibekwe 13 pts
Ezinne Kalu 13 pts

And the winner...by unanimous decision...and the new...

ESPN put up this question on Twitter yesterday and I'm shocked a couple of people chose something other than windy day. As long as the ball bounces then we good. No net shouldn't even be much of an issue. Double rims? Just shoot better. But you see that wind? It basically f*cks everything up—your dribble, your passes, and most annoyingly, your shots (and that includes layups).

Nigeria defeats Senegal 73 to 63 to book a place in the finals of the FIBA Women's Afrobasket.

Amy Okonkwo 16 pts
Ify Ibekwe 14 pts
Adaora Elonu 12 pts

Nigerian defeats Senegal 73 to 63 to book a place in the finals of the FIBA Women's Afrobasket.

Amy Okonkwo 16 pts
Ify Ibekwe 14 pts
Adaora Elonu 12 pts

End of 3rd quarter. Nigeria 60-44 Senegal

dankorode:
you sure say those Senegalese didn't come with a game plan? they May start hitting d'tigress in 3rd to 4th quarter.

And what could be the game plan? To wait until the 3rd quarter before they begin to play well?

Half time: Nigeria 45-31 Senegal

Nigeria shot 50% from the field and 33% from deep. They added 22 rebounds.

Half time: Nigeria 45-31 Senegal

Nigeria shot 50% from the field and 33% from deep. They added 22 rebounds.

Amy Okonkwo with the quick 5 points to end the first quarter. 22-11 to Nigeria against Senegal in the Semifinal of the FIBA Women's Afrobasket.

Amy Okonkwo with the quick 5 points to end the first quarter. 22-11 to Nigeria against Senegal in the Semifinal of the FIBA Women's Afrobasket.

Nigeria defeat Angola 85-65 to move into the quarterfinals of the FIBA Women's Afrobasket.

PDPGuy:
The team started slowly, but destroyed Mozambique in the second half! They channeled the spirit of the US teams at the Olympics

Yea. It was actually very concerning. Maybe they just needed to get in the feel of things.

Nigeria defeats Mozambique 67 to 50.
Eziinne Kalu 19 pts
Adaora Elonu 13 pts
Victoria Macaulay 9 rebs

Nigeria defeats Mozambique 67 to 50.
Eziinne Kalu 19 pts
Adaora Elonu 13 pts
Victoria Macaulay 9 rebs

Halftime. Nigeria 29-33 Mozambique.
Nigeria not looking dominant at all.

The Nigerian female basketball team just kicked off the Women's Afrobasket against Mozambique. 2-2

birdman:
Yeah, you right. Lots of bigger bodies - again I see it as insurance to have a viable team if Lebron or AD goes down. These are all has been players, but what they bring is not necessarily shown in the stats. Its the veteran presence, know how and calm. At the very least no team can bully you on the floor.

One weakness though, it doesnt account for teams that can win playing small ball, like the Warriors. This will be a problem to solve come playoffs

AD can be our small ball centre. Or even LeBron. The essence of small ball is to have mobile centres/PFs that can switch multiple positions on defense as well as be able to do their primary duty of protecting the rim. And also be able to spread the floor on offense and be able to knock down shots wherever they find themselves. AD can be that guy, LeBron too.

Looks like the Lakers are going back to the formula that won them the chip in 2020: agile big men who can grab rebounds and protect the rim. Gasol is as good as gone. With enough playmaking and shooting now the least they need is an immobile center that does more playmaking and shooting than rebounding and protecting the rim. I see a lot of sense in the acquisition of DeAndre. He's good for the regular season, just as JaVale was.

SmooshCHN:
The Lakers are deeper than Mia Khalii say those point. The NBA has too be a joke.

Why, because they took players that other teams rejected? Lmao

Aldridge and Milsap to the Nets. Ómó, see superteam. Wahala dey o

birdman:
I wish they had picked up IT instead. But I guess the emphasis is on size for defense vs offense

Well, one is a scorer while the other is a playmaker. They chose playmaking. I think we need more of that with the way this team is built.

Nigeria trails Uganda 12-24 in the quarterfinals of the Afrobasket. End of first quarter.

birdman:
Thats how you know Skip no understand basketball I would like to see Rondo back on the Lakers though. He wont win you a ring, but he is very smart, complemented Lebron well on the floor

I don't mind him being the backup to the backup point guard. At this stage of his career he can't be a key factor on a championship team.

Nigeria drop their first game at the Afrobasket 77-68 against Ivory Coast. They'll play the loser of Sudan vs Uganda in the next round.

Ivory Coast extent the lead. It's 54-47 at the end of the third quarter.

It's half time in the third group game between Nigeria and Ivory Coast. Nigeria crawled back from a large deficit to go within two points of their West African neighbours, but two late three pointers, including a buzzer-beater bank shot, from Ivory Coast sees them trail by 5 points going onto the break.

Nigeria 34-39 Ivory Coast