Nigeria national basketball team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).

Nigeria

FIBA ranking

Joined FIBA

1964

FIBA zone

FIBA Africa

National federation

NBBF

Coach

Olympic Games

Appearances

Unknown

Medals

World Championships

Appearances

Unknown

Medals

FIBA Africa Championship

Appearances

Unknown

Medals

Silver: 1997, 1999, 2003
Bronze: 1995, 2005

Uniforms




Home




Away

The Nigeria national basketball team is the national team of Nigeria and is generally considered one of the best in Africa along with Angola and Senegal. They are ranked 22nd in the world FIBA rankings ^[1].

The team joined FIBA in 1964.

[edit] 2006 FIBA World Championship

Nigeria took part in the 2006 FIBA World Championships in Japan. They were drawn in Group A with Argentina, France, Lebanon, Serbia and Montenegro, and Venezuela. They finished third in Group A, then were narrowly defeated by Germany in the Round of 16. Overall they finished 14th.

[edit] Notable players

Several players for the Nigeria team have had success playing for professional teams in the NBA or in Europe, including:

[edit] References

^ FIBA rankings. FIBA. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.

This Nigeria-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article about a basketball team is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

International basketball

v • d • e

Asia: FIBA Asia – Asian Championship Africa: FIBA Africa – Africa Championship Americas: FIBA Americas – Americas Championship Oceania: FIBA Oceania – Oceania Championship Europe: FIBA Europe – Eurobasket