2021 Rivers Hoopers season

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2021 Rivers Hoopers season
CoachOgoh Odaudu
Attendanceper game
Results
Record1–2 (.333)
Place3rd (Group A)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Team Leaders
PointsBen Uzoh (14.7)
ReboundsChris Daniels (8.3)
AssistsBen Uzoh (5.3)

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 .[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.

Roster[]

Team[]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Rivers Hoopers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G 00 Nigeria 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 23 – (1998-12-17)17 December 1998
SG 2 Nigeria 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 27 – (1994-05-08)8 May 1994
F 10 Nigeria 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (1998-08-20)20 August 1998
C 11 Nigeria Koko, Victor 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 24 – (1997-06-04)4 June 1997
PF 12 Nigeria 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1995-11-02)2 November 1995
PG 14 Nigeria Uzoh, Ben 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1988-03-18)18 March 1988
SG 15 Uganda Opong, Robinson (I) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 32 – (1989-05-10)10 May 1989
SF 21 Nigeria 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1995-07-07)7 July 1995
SG 22 Nigeria  (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (1997-06-04)4 June 1997
C 23 Nigeria 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 29 – (1992-12-14)14 December 1992
SF 24 United States  (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1995-07-30)30 July 1995
SG 33 Nigeria 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1995-11-23)23 November 1995
C 55 United States Daniels, Chris (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 37 – (1984-04-19)19 April 1984
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Nigeria
  • Nigeria
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: May 16, 2020

Additions[]

No. Pos. Nat. Name Moving from Date Source
14 PG Nigeria Ben Uzoh Paris France April 15, 2021 [1]
24 SF United States Erie BayHawks United States April 16, 2021 [4]
55 C United States Chris Daniels Alaska Aces Philippines April 16, 2021 [2]
15 SG Uganda Robinson Opong Saskatchewan Rattlers Canada April 22, 2021 [5]

Regular season[]

2021 game log
Total: 1–2
May
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 19 May L 83–60 (15) Victor Koko (5) Ben Uzoh (4) Kigali Arena
2,000 		0–1
2 20 May L 70–99 Chris Daniels (25) Chris Daniels (11) Ben Uzoh (8) Kigali Arena
412 		0–2
3 May 19 W 69–80 (19) Victor Koko (9) Three players (3) Kigali Arena
TBD 		1–2

Statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Source:[6]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ben Uzoh 3 3 29.1 55.9 0 66.7 4.7 5.3 1.0 0.7 14.7
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
3 3 23.4 25.0 23.1 – 4.0 1.3 1.0 0.3 7.3
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
3 0 9.3 16.7 22.2 33.3 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.3
3 0 8.9 25.0 33.3 100 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 2.3
3 0 9.4 33.3 – – 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.3
3 0 8.8 20.0 0 – 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.7
1 0 6.6 0 – – 1.0 1.0 0 0 0
2 0 2.3 – – – 0.0 0.0 0 0 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Rivers Hoopers sign D'Tigers star ahead of Basketball Africa League – AllBallerZone". Allballerzone.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "B/Ball: Rivers Hoopers Sign American Duo Chris Daniels, Taren Sullivan". The Busy Buddies. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Festus Ezeli signs with Rivers Hoopers in NBA/FIBA's Basketball Africa League". Sportando.basketball. April 17, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "B/Ball: Rivers Hoopers Sign American Duo Chris Daniels, Taren Sullivan". The Busy Buddies. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Ugandan International Robinson Opong Joins Rivers Hoopers". Channels Television. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Rivers Hoopers Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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