2024 Rivers Hoopers season explained

Club:Rivers Hoopers
Season:2024
Coach:Ogoh Odaudu
League:NPL
League Result:To be played
League2:BAL
League2 Result:Third Place
Prevseason:2021 (BAL)
2023
Nextseason:2025

The 2024 Rivers Hoopers season is the 19th season in club history and the second season of the team in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The Hoopers will play in the Nigerian Premier League (NPL) once again as defending champions.

The Hoopers enforced their team with American guard Will Perry,[1] as well as with Devine Eke.[2] Eke and Perry were named to the All-BAL Second Team after the conclusion of the season.[3] They were allocated in the Sahara Conference, and surprisingly won the conference and sealed their first ever playoff spot.[4] In the quarterfinals, they defeated US Monastir, and in the semi-finals they lost to Al Ahly Ly in overtime.[5] The Hoopers defeated South Africa's Cape Town Tigers to clinch the third place, becoming the first Nigerian team in the BAL to finish with a medal.[6]

Roster

BAL roster

The final roster was revealed by the BAL on 4 May 2024.[7]

Games

BAL

See main article: 2024 BAL season.

Sahara Conference

See main article: 2024 BAL Sahara Conference.

Playoffs

See main article: 2024 BAL playoffs.

Third-place game

Player statistics

BAL

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| || 10 || 26.0 || .250 || .232 || .429 || 3.0 || 0.7 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 6.4|-| || 9 || 35.2 || .443 || .375 || .919 || 4.2 || 5.4 || 2.3 || 0.1 || 17.2|-| || 9 || 8.0 || .207 || .231 || .500 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 2.2|-| || 9 || 31.3 || .536 || .000 || .516 || 12.2 || 2.1 || 2.0 || 1.2 || 10.0|-| || 7 || 5.9 || .125 || .000 || .750 || 2.0 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 0.4 || 0.7|-| || 2 || 3.7 || .200 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0|-| || 10 || 8.7 || .444 || .000 || .571 || 3.2 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.8 || 2.0|-| || 10 || 14.7 || .444 || .500 || .250 || 4.1 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 0.8 || 4.5|-| || 10 || 36.1 || .444 || .182 || .531 || 10.8 || 2.6 || 1.8 || 0.3 || 16.6|-| || 2 || 3.4 || .000 || .000 || .500 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.5|-| || 7 || 5.7 || .263 || .100 || 1.000 || 1.0 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 0.0 || 2.0|-| || 9 || 9.3 || .176 || .125 || .500 || 1.6 || 1.4 || 1.1 || 0.0 || 1.2|-| || 10 || 37.0 || .343 || .227 || .391 || 5.3 || 6.7 || 2.2 || 0.5 || 16.0|}

References

  1. Web site: Sikubwabo . Damas . 2024-02-24 . Patriots star Perry joins Rivers Hoopers ahead of BAL 2024 . 2024-02-24 . The New Times . en.
  2. Web site: 2024-04-22 . D'Tigers Forward, Devine Eke, Joins Rivers Hoopers For BAL . leadership.ng. 2024-08-03 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Mabunda . Sindiswa . 2024-06-06 . Eke banks on Hoopers' BAL run to lift image of Nigerian basketball . 2024-08-03 . The Big Tip Off . en-US.
  4. Web site: Rivers Hoopers clinch playoffs spot in first BAL double-overtime game . 2024-05-12 . The BAL . en.
  5. Web site: Al Ahly Ly are one win away from the 2024 BAL title . 2024-05-30 . The BAL . en.
  6. Web site: Rivers Hoopers finish third at 2024 BAL . 2024-06-06 . The BAL . en.
  7. Web site: Rivers Hoopers (NIGERIA) . 2024-05-06 . The BAL . en.