2021 Rivers Hoopers season

Rivers Hoopers
2021 season
Head coachOgoh Odaudu
BALGroup stage
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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 Taren Sullivan.[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.

The Hoopers were allocated in Group A, but were unable to advance to the playoffs with their 1–2 record.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference uzoh was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  3. ^ "Festus Ezeli signs with Rivers Hoopers in NBA/FIBA's Basketball Africa League". Sportando.basketball. April 17, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.