2021 season | |
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Head coach | Ogoh Odaudu |
BAL | Group stage |
The 2021 BAL season was the 1st season for the Rivers Hoopers of the Basketball Africa League. The team began the season on May 16, 2021, in the season opener against Rwanda's Patriots BBC.
Coming off a third Nigerian Premier League, the team of Ogoh Odaudu qualified for the inaugural BAL season. Ahead of the season, the Hoopers signed Ben Uzoh, [1] along with the American duo Chris Daniels and Taren Sullivan. [2] They also signed ex- NBA champion Festus Ezeli. [3] However, Ezeli got injured and had to miss the season. He was later replaced by Robinson Opong.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Updated: May 16, 2020 |
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Moving from | Date | Source | |
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14 | PG | Ben Uzoh | Paris | April 15, 2021 | [1] | ||
24 | SF | Taren Sullivan | Erie BayHawks | April 16, 2021 | [4] | ||
55 | C | Chris Daniels | Alaska Aces | April 16, 2021 | [2] | ||
15 | SG | Robinson Opong | Saskatchewan Rattlers | April 22, 2021 | [5] |
2021 game log Total: 1–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Source: [6]
Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
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Ben Uzoh | 3 | 3 | 29.1 | 55.9 | 0 | 66.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 14.7 |
Taren Sullivan | 3 | 3 | 26.4 | 41.0 | 26.7 | 77.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 |
Chris Daniels | 3 | 3 | 23.6 | 60.0 | 44.4 | 80.0 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 14.0 |
Benjamin Ikechukwu | 3 | 3 | 23.4 | 25.0 | 23.1 | – | 4.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
Solomon Ajegbeyi | 3 | 0 | 19.0 | 36.8 | 0 | 75.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
Victor Koko | 3 | 3 | 20.8 | 27.8 | 0 | 33.3 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 |
Robinson Opong | 3 | 0 | 17.4 | 15.8 | 8.3 | – | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
Precious Saliu | 3 | 0 | 9.3 | 16.7 | 22.2 | 33.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
Simon Ameh | 3 | 0 | 8.9 | 25.0 | 33.3 | 100 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
Onyebuchi Nwaiwu | 3 | 0 | 9.4 | 33.3 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Emmanuel Balogun | 3 | 0 | 8.8 | 20.0 | 0 | – | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Victor James Ugo | 1 | 0 | 6.6 | 0 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ronald Alalibo | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | – | – | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 season | |
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Head coach | Ogoh Odaudu |
BAL | Group stage |
The 2021 BAL season was the 1st season for the Rivers Hoopers of the Basketball Africa League. The team began the season on May 16, 2021, in the season opener against Rwanda's Patriots BBC.
Coming off a third Nigerian Premier League, the team of Ogoh Odaudu qualified for the inaugural BAL season. Ahead of the season, the Hoopers signed Ben Uzoh, [1] along with the American duo Chris Daniels and Taren Sullivan. [2] They also signed ex- NBA champion Festus Ezeli. [3] However, Ezeli got injured and had to miss the season. He was later replaced by Robinson Opong.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Updated: May 16, 2020 |
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Moving from | Date | Source | |
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14 | PG | Ben Uzoh | Paris | April 15, 2021 | [1] | ||
24 | SF | Taren Sullivan | Erie BayHawks | April 16, 2021 | [4] | ||
55 | C | Chris Daniels | Alaska Aces | April 16, 2021 | [2] | ||
15 | SG | Robinson Opong | Saskatchewan Rattlers | April 22, 2021 | [5] |
2021 game log Total: 1–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Source: [6]
Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
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Ben Uzoh | 3 | 3 | 29.1 | 55.9 | 0 | 66.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 14.7 |
Taren Sullivan | 3 | 3 | 26.4 | 41.0 | 26.7 | 77.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 |
Chris Daniels | 3 | 3 | 23.6 | 60.0 | 44.4 | 80.0 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 14.0 |
Benjamin Ikechukwu | 3 | 3 | 23.4 | 25.0 | 23.1 | – | 4.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
Solomon Ajegbeyi | 3 | 0 | 19.0 | 36.8 | 0 | 75.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
Victor Koko | 3 | 3 | 20.8 | 27.8 | 0 | 33.3 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 |
Robinson Opong | 3 | 0 | 17.4 | 15.8 | 8.3 | – | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
Precious Saliu | 3 | 0 | 9.3 | 16.7 | 22.2 | 33.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
Simon Ameh | 3 | 0 | 8.9 | 25.0 | 33.3 | 100 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
Onyebuchi Nwaiwu | 3 | 0 | 9.4 | 33.3 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Emmanuel Balogun | 3 | 0 | 8.8 | 20.0 | 0 | – | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Victor James Ugo | 1 | 0 | 6.6 | 0 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ronald Alalibo | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | – | – | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |