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Educational Basketball is Africa's first premiere select player development program [1]founded in Lagos, Nigeria in 2015. The objective of Educatioal Basketball is to get athletes scholarships with the view of them making the professional leagues regardless of their background and circumstances. In 2021, Educational Basketball partnered with 2x Super Bowl Champion Osi Umenyiora who is the head of NFL Africa with the aim of identifying top athletes in the country. In doing so 12 Educational Basketball athletes were invited to the first NFL Africa Touchdown camp in Ghana. 7 were invited to the NFL International Combine London 2022 and 2 received scholarships to the NFL Academy.
The British-Nigerian Founders Olutobi Adepitan & Iseolupo Adepitan were raised in Houston, Texas, USA. The two Brothers trained extensively with NBA Champion Mike James. They are alumni of John Lucas Enterprises Basketball Training and Development. John Lucas is the current Assistant Coach and Director of Player Development For The Houston Rockets. In 2015 the two brothers moved back to Nigeria and founded Educational Basketball.
Meet Sam Orji, the NFL prospect who brought Osi Umenyiora to Lagos
Meet the man scouting Nigeria for the next generation of NBA and NFL talent
Nigeria's Okorafor commits to Louisville after BAL success
TheKnightReport - Educational Basketball talks Ogbole's journey from Nigeria to Rutgers
Nigerian Linebacker Kenneth Odumegwu grateful for his opportunity in Green Bay
Who is Emmanuel Okoye, the new Tennessee Vols commit from Nigeria?
NFL International Player Pathway Program: 'Nigeria's got next'
How Nigerian basketball produced a dozen NFL International Combine hopefuls
Chiefs newbie Godrick welcomed to NFL by Mahones, Kelce
Rutgers Ogbole defied expectations by choosing hoops over both footballs
David Agoha forging his own path to NFL with hopes to grow football internationally
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Educational Basketball is Africa's first premiere select player development program [1]founded in Lagos, Nigeria in 2015. The objective of Educatioal Basketball is to get athletes scholarships with the view of them making the professional leagues regardless of their background and circumstances. In 2021, Educational Basketball partnered with 2x Super Bowl Champion Osi Umenyiora who is the head of NFL Africa with the aim of identifying top athletes in the country. In doing so 12 Educational Basketball athletes were invited to the first NFL Africa Touchdown camp in Ghana. 7 were invited to the NFL International Combine London 2022 and 2 received scholarships to the NFL Academy.
The British-Nigerian Founders Olutobi Adepitan & Iseolupo Adepitan were raised in Houston, Texas, USA. The two Brothers trained extensively with NBA Champion Mike James. They are alumni of John Lucas Enterprises Basketball Training and Development. John Lucas is the current Assistant Coach and Director of Player Development For The Houston Rockets. In 2015 the two brothers moved back to Nigeria and founded Educational Basketball.
Meet Sam Orji, the NFL prospect who brought Osi Umenyiora to Lagos
Meet the man scouting Nigeria for the next generation of NBA and NFL talent
Nigeria's Okorafor commits to Louisville after BAL success
TheKnightReport - Educational Basketball talks Ogbole's journey from Nigeria to Rutgers
Nigerian Linebacker Kenneth Odumegwu grateful for his opportunity in Green Bay
Who is Emmanuel Okoye, the new Tennessee Vols commit from Nigeria?
NFL International Player Pathway Program: 'Nigeria's got next'
How Nigerian basketball produced a dozen NFL International Combine hopefuls
Chiefs newbie Godrick welcomed to NFL by Mahones, Kelce
Rutgers Ogbole defied expectations by choosing hoops over both footballs
David Agoha forging his own path to NFL with hopes to grow football internationally