2021 NBBF Premier League

2021 NBBF Premier League
AssociationNigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports
LeagueNigerian Premier League
SportBasketball
League stage
Final 8
Finals championsRivers Hoopers (4th title)
  Runners-upGombe Bulls
Finals MVPVictor Anthony Koko (Rivers Hoopers)
Seasons

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for the 2022 BAL season.[2] However, as the league was not organised by the national federation, Nigeria's place was retracted by the BAL.[3]

  1. ^ "Sports ministry dissolves NBBF caretaker committee". TheCable. 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  2. ^ Saliu, Mohammed (18 November 2021). "Rivers Hoopers Knock Bulls to Claim Championship, BAL TIcket". Brila.net. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Why did Nigeria's Rivers Hoopers get booted out of the BAL?". ESPN.com. 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-06-28.