Tag: OLYMPIC BASKETBALL
Basketball: D’Tigers up nine places in FIBA world ranking
Nigeria national basketball team, the D'Tigers, have moved nine places in the latest FIBA World Ranking released on Thursday.
The African champions jumped from 25...
Olympic basketball: D’Tigers beat Croatia to keep qualification hope alive
The door to the men's basketball quarterfinal remains wide open in Group B after Nigeria upset Croatia 90-76 Saturday night to capture the team's...
Olympic basketball: Oguchi blames lack of focus for D’Tigers woes
Nigeria basketball star, Chamberlain Oguchi, has blamed lack of focus for the three consecutive defeats the D'Tigers have suffered at the ongoing Rio Olympic...
Olympic Basketball: D’Tigers on the brink after loss to Lithuania
Nigeria national male basketball team, D'Tigers, are on the brink of elimination after suffering their second consecutive defeat of the Rio Olympics to Lithuania...
Olympic Basketball: US Dream Team outclass D’Tigers in test game
Nigeria national basketball team, D'Tigers, were taught a hard lesson on Tuesday morning when they clashed with the American Dream Team in an Olympic...
Rio Olympics: All you need to know about Nigeria’s basketball team
Nigeria national male basketball team, D'Tigers, head into this summer's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as the only African team.
They face gold medal favourites...
D’Tigers beaten in second test game against Argentina
Argentina earned their revenge against the D'Tigers of Nigeria in a second test game played in Las Vegas, United States of America (USA) on...
D’Tigers captain pulls out of Olympics
Captain of Nigeria national basketball team, the D'Tigers, Olumide Oyedeji, has shockingly pulled out of this summer's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The former...
Rio 2016: D’Tigers outclass Argentina in exhibition game
Nigeria national basketball team, D'Tigers, defeated Argentina, 96-92, in an exhibition game played in the United States of America (USA), on Monday.
The African champions,...
Rio 2016: D’Tigers beat China again in warm-up game
Nigeria national basketball team, the D'Tigers, on Saturday, completed a double over host China at the 2016 Stankovic Cup.
The African champions, who defeated their...