2021 NBBF Premier League explained

2021 NBBF Premier League
League:Nigerian Premier League
Sport:Basketball
Season:League stage
Playoffs:Final 8
Playoffs Link:
  1. Final 8
Finals Champ:Rivers Hoopers (4th title)
Finals Mvp:Victor Anthony Koko (Rivers Hoopers)
Finals Runner-Up:Gombe Bulls
Nextseason Link:2022 NBBF Premier League
Nextseason Year:2022
Prevseason Year:2019
Prevseason Link:2019 NBBF President Cup
Association:Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports

The 2021 NBBF Premier League was the 20th season of the Nigerian Premier League, the top division of basketball in Nigeria. While normally the league is organised by the Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF), this season was held by the Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports.[1]

Rivers Hoopers won their fourth national championship after defeating Gombe Bulls in the final. As such, they qualified directly for the 2022 BAL season.[2] However, as the league was not organised by the national federation, Nigeria's place was retracted by the BAL.[3]

Final 8

The Final 8 was played in the Abuja Sports Hall in Abuja.

Individual awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-10-27 . Sports ministry dissolves NBBF caretaker committee . 2022-06-28 . TheCable . en-US.
  2. News: Saliu . Mohammed . Rivers Hoopers Knock Bulls to Claim Championship, BAL TIcket . 18 November 2021 . Brila.net . 18 November 2021.
  3. Web site: 2022-02-15 . Why did Nigeria's Rivers Hoopers get booted out of the BAL? . 2022-06-28 . ESPN.com . en.
  4. Web site: Season MVP . 19 November 2021.
  5. Web site: MVP of the Final . 19 November 2021.
  6. Web site: Best Five . 19 November 2021.
  7. Web site: Highest Scorer. 19 November 2021.