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2019 NBBF President Cup

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2019 NBBF Premier League
LeagueNigerian Premier League
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 2 – October 12, 2019 (League stage)
November 12 – November 17, 2019 (Final 8)
Number of teams22
League stage
Final 8
President's Cup
ChampionsRivers Hoopers (3rd title)
  Runners-upRaptors
Finals MVPAbdul Yahaya (Rivers Hoopers)
Seasons
← 2018

The 2019 NBBF Nigerian Premier League was the national championship for Nigerian basketball organised by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). The draw was held on 11 November 2019.[1] All game were played at the National Stadium in Lagos. The winners of the President Cup qualify for the 2020 Basketball Africa League (BAL), the newly established pan-African league by FIBA and the NBA.[2] Rivers Hoopers won its third Nigerian championship.[3]

League stage

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The league stage was played in a round-robin format. The Atlantic Conference was played from October 12, to October 2022, in the Indoor Sports Hall of the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria.[4] The Savannah Conference was played in the Indoor Sports Hall in Lagos. The top four teams advance to the Final 8.

Atlantic Conference

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Pos. Team GP W L W% PF PA PD
1 Rivers Hoopers
2 Kwara Falcons
3 Raptors Lagos
4 Lagos Islanders
5 Police Baton
6 Hoops and Read
7 Delta Force
8 Customs Lagos
9 Dodan Warriors
10 Invaders
11 Coal City Miners
12 Azure Raiders

Savannah Conference

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Pos. Team GP W L W% PF PA PD
1 Niger Potters
2 Mark Mentors
3 Nigeria Army Rockets
4 Abuja Defenders
5 Plateau Peaks
6 Gombe Bulls
7 Kada Stars
8 Bauchi Nets
9 Kano Pillars
10 Benue Braves

Final 8

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The Final 8 took place from November 12, to November 17, 2021.

Group A

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Pos. Team GP W L W% PF PA PD
1 Rivers Hoopers
2 Lagos Islanders
3 Nigeria Army Rockets
4 Benue Braves

Group B

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Pos. Team GP W L W% PF PA PD
1 Kwara Falcons
2 Niger Potters
3 Abuja Defenders
4 Raptors Lagos

Final round

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 November
 
 
Raptors84
 
17 November
 
Niger Potters81
 
Raptors57
 
16 November
 
Rivers Hoopers97
 
Rivers Hoopers78
 
 
Kwara Falcons64
 
Third place
 
 
17 November
 
 
Niger Potters76
 
 
Kwara Falcons77

Individual awards

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  • Highest Scorer: Oyebanji Mustapha (Kwara Falcons)
  • Highest Rebounder: Ebuka Innocent (Raptors)
  • Highest Blocked Shots: Victor Anthony
  • Highest three points: Ginikachukwu Godpower (Raptors)
President's Cup Best Five[5]
Guards Forwards Center
Abdul Yahaya (Hoopers)
Ikechukwu Godwin (Hoopers)
Godwin David (Falcons)
Gabriel Erameh (Potters)
Ginikachukwu Godspower (Raptors)
President's Cup MVP: Abdul Yahaya (Hoopers)

References

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  1. ^ "NBBF President Cup Final 8: Rivers Hoopers Drawn In Group A". 11 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Lagos set to host Final 8 –NBBF board member". 2 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. ^ "River Hoopers win 2019 NBBF President's Cup, qualify for Basketball Africa League". 18 November 2019.
  4. ^ KICK442 (2019-10-04). "Basketball: 2019 NBBF Men League to Dunk Off on October 13". KICK442. Retrieved 2022-08-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "@nbbfonline 2019 President Cup Top Five Players". 18 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.